Spring and Summer in the Parks! 

New for May: 
Zumba for Kids-starts May 7.
Women’s Bike Mechanics clinics on April 28 and May 12

Coming this summer:
Women’s Mountain Biking starts June 2nd 
Gonzo tennis for kids, teens and adults

Summer Camps:
Challenger Soccer
Square State Skate 

Don’t delay!  Sign up today!
https://www.townoflyons.com/624/Register-for-Recreation-Programs   

Lyons River Clean Up

Saturday, May 1st | 10 am - noon

As many of you know, a planned Earth Day River Cleanup by the Sustainable Futures Commission, along the Lyons St. Vrain River Corridor has been scheduled for Saturday, May 1, from 10 am to noon (rain or shine). After the gasoline spill on Tuesday, it feels important for many of us to gather as a community and clean up the area of trash, plastic, cans etc...that are along our river corridor and irrigation ditches. The Town has spoken with the EPA and they are comfortable with us doing our community clean up this weekend. 

Volunteers should meet at the Bohn Park shelter and restroom building at 9:45 am on Saturday. At that time, you will be assigned a cleanup area and provided with a waiver form. Trash bags will be provided by Can'd Aid and American Rivers. 

Organizers of the cleanup will offer a prize to whoever finds the strangest item of trash in or along the St. Vrain River. We'd appreciate it if you would pre-register in advance! 

We're looking forward to seeing you on Saturday, May 1, from 10 AM to noon (rain or shine). 

Lynx in Colorado

A new film released Wednesday by Colorado Parks and Wildlife showcases the ‘Shadows of the Forest’ in Colorado’s high-elevation wilderness - the Canada lynx.

The film was published on CPW’s YouTube, Facebook and Instagram channels. It tells the story of lynx in Colorado and how the big-footed felines are representatives of wild values and the natural world. The film was produced by Sean Ender of Peak to Creek films.

CPW is in charge of the management and monitoring of lynx in Colorado, but it is a species that lives in the national forest system. The U.S. Forest Service is really the ones providing the habitat for lynx and their primary food source, snowshoe hares. Part of CPW’s mission is to take care of the native species in the state. Prior to Colorado’s reintroduction of lynx starting back in 1999, no other state or Canadian province had ever completed a successful lynx reintroduction.

Watch the fifteen minute film here.

First Annual Lyons Garden Tour!

Save the Date | Saturday, June 19, 2021

The Lyons Garden Club is pleased to announce its first annual Garden Tour, Mountain Blooms. This event is set for Saturday, June 19, 2021 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

The variety of gardens on the tour will offer inspiration to everyone who visits them. It’s an opportunity to learn what plants thrive in our climate and explore outstanding creative spaces and gain fun landscaping tips.

Stay tuned for more information on purchasing tickets and registration beginning May 1, 2021.

Rocky Mountain Botanic Gardens Plant Sale Fundraiser

Saturday, May 22, 2021, 9 am – 3 pm

Where: At the Rocky Mountain Botanic Gardens, near the corner of Prospect St. and 4th Ave, Lyons, along the path to Bohn Park. 

Brighten up your garden and help our natural pollinators with beautiful, low-water native plants while supporting  efforts to build a public garden in Lyons! Garden volunteers will be on hand throughout the day to make recommendations and swap growing tips. Visitors will be able to explore the Gardens while they shop. Please wear a mask and practice thoughtful social distancing for the safety of volunteers & visitors. Visit www.rmbg.org for more information about the Gardens and the sale.