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Colorado Open Lands and Colorado Headwaters Land Trust Have Merged operations
January 1, 2025 (Granby, Colo.)—Colorado Open Lands (COL) and Colorado Headwaters Land Trust (CHLT) announce today that they have merged operations, effective at midnight on December 31, 2024. The two nonprofit organizations share a goal – to permanently protect...
Permanently Protected – Salazar Ranches Conejos!
The ranches consist of 698 acres in Conejos County east of Antonito. Current uses include center-pivot irrigated crop fields, with all fields currently in organic alfalfa production which is rotated out every 7-10 years. Peas, oats, sorghum, and seed potatoes are also...
Permanently Protected – Michigan Creek Fishing Preserve!
The Michigan Creek Fishing Preserve is a 120-acre property in Park County, seven miles south of the town of Jefferson along Michigan Creek near its confluence with Tarryall Creek. The property is located off the well-traveled CR 77 and features a scenic meadow,...
Arkansas River Community Preserve – Expanded!
Colorado Open Lands is pleased to continue our partnership with Central Colorado Conservancy on this important public access project. This latest phase adds 74 acres to bring the total protected area to 345 acres, encompassing nearly all of the private lands in this...
Permanently Protected – Sanders Property!
The Sanders Property consists of 229 acres in the small community of Wetmore, west of Pueblo. The land is adjacent to San Isabel National Forest and connects the Wet Mountains to the sloping Front Range heading toward Pueblo. The landowners, Tom and Cec Sanders,...
Permanently Protected – Warner Ranch!
Warner Ranch is a Centennial Ranch located outside of Fort Lupton and owned by Bob Warner. Mr. Warner has a long history of being active with the Colorado Association of Conservation Districts and as a board member for the National Association of...
Permanently Protected – Lazy 3 Ranch!
Lazy 3 Ranch consists of 912 acres situated at the confluence of a creek and a major highway intersection outside of the Town of Gunnison. Approximately seven and a half miles of Cochetopa Creek and one mile of Tomichi Creek run through the property. It is also...
Permanently Protected – manzanares creek Ranch!
Manzanares Creek Ranch is a 500-acre property located at the confluence of Manzanares Creek and the Huerfano River, along the northern slope of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in western Huerfano County. The property is located in a key area for wildlife, particularly...
Permanently Protected – Greenleaf Ranch!
Greenleaf Ranch is a 1,090-acre property north of the Town of Westcliffe in Custer County. This project is connected to a large block of existing conservation easements, and is our first project on irrigated land on the Wet Mountain Valley floor since our 2021 merger...