ZONE, ACQUIRE, PROTECT! Could the City bungle this issue anymore than it already has over the last 6+ years? Yes, of course it can.
Sadly, the City still refuses to protect Hughes as it is…a publicly-owned open space for all member of our community and the wildlife that inhabit the land.
If needed, the people of Fort Collins will work to protect Hughes themselves with another citizen initiative, this time designating Hughes an official and protected City Natural Area, just as the adjacent Maxwell and Pineridge Natural Areas are protected.
