The Box Elder Creek conservation easement, located in Adams County, is Colorado Open Lands’ fourth wetlands mitigation bank conservation easement. The property is located near Denver International Airport and consists of 147 acres of the riparian corridor along Box Elder Creek. The State Land Board owns the property and will be able to sell wetland and stream mitigation credits as part of the conservation easement. In addition to conserving the property, restoration and enhancement work will begin on the protected corridor. Situated on the Great Plains, the property provides an important ecosystem comprised of the stream bed, adjacent forest, shrub-scrub, and emergent-herbaceous wetlands. Upland of the stream is a well-established black-tailed prairie dog town, which serves as a major food source for raptors, foxes, coyotes, and badgers. An occupied bald eagle nest is also located within the easement area.
Box Elder Creek – permanently protected!
