Audubon lobbying leads to open space

What about the wildlife?

That, in essence, was the question in a letter the Fort Collins Audubon Society wrote to the Larimer County planning department outlining some of the concerns the group has had about a residential development near Fossil Creek Reservoir.

Construction on the $200 million, 406-unit development could begin in a year and was just approved by county commissioners, but the original plan elicited a letter from the Audubon Society back in June.

The society listed a negative impact to animals as its main concern, including birds and small mammals.

The developers of the project worked together with county and city…