What We Do
Colorado Open Lands believes that Colorado’s lands and waters are critically important to our unmatched quality of life. Our work is dedicated to ensuring their continued preservation for future generations. Our conservation successes to date include:
716,052
Acres of land
798
Projects
50
Counties
3,398
miles of waterways
Latest News
East Roatcap Ranch – expanding a protected property!
East Roatcap Ranch is located in Paonia in Delta County and contributes to the incredibly scenic surroundings. Previous owners had conserved 80 acres of the ranch in 2007 with a vision for conservation of the complete property. The current owners have achieved that...
Waggener Farm – additional water rights protected!
In a typical project announcement, COL shares good news about protected acres of land. Today, we’re very excited to share that a family has chosen to protect the water on their land after the land itself had already been conserved. Waggener Farm is an irrigated family...
Rock Ridge Ranch – Permanently Protected!
The 2,564-acre Rock Ridge Ranch property is located in Moffat County between Meeker and Craig. The property consists of sagebrush shrublands, montane meadows, rock outcroppings, and gambel oak shrubland. Exceptional wildlife habitat is provided for bald eagle,...