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Permanently Protected – Park Creek Station Mitigation Bank!
Colorado Open Lands has completed a conservation project in Larimer County that permanently protects 240 acres along Park Creek north of Fort Collins. The property serves as important wildlife habitat and includes 33 acres of wetlands. Owned by the Colorado State Land...
Acres Added – Hearthland Ranch!
COL continues its successful partnership with the Southern Plains Land Trust (SPLT), which has a mission to protect shortgrass prairie for flora and fauna. On this latest phase, we have partnered to add 320 acres of protected land to the 67-square-mile Heartland Ranch...
Barnes Place – Permanently Protected!
Located in western Routt County about 7 miles southeast of Craig and 6 miles southwest of Hayden, the 810-acre Home Place property is owned by the Barnes family, which manages the property for cattle grazing. Part of a land patent from the State of Colorado in 1964,...
Moon Place – Permanently Protected!
Comprising 5,813 acres, the Moon Place property is owned by the Tuttle family and serves as seasonal grazing ground. The Tuttle family is a 7th generation sheep ranching family that manages land spread throughout the lower Yampa River Valley. The family has a strong...
Permanently Protected – Hudson Ranch!
Hudson Ranch is a nearly 1,600-acre property across two parcels southwest of Pueblo near Beulah, an area which is facing rapid growth and development. The property consists of piñon-juniper woodlands, open grasslands, and steep canyons, and is adjacent to other...
Conserved Colorado Holiday Gift Guide
Since COL officially relaunched Conserved Colorado with our Summer Guide, we have gathered even more exciting options in our new Holiday Guide! This guide lists both goods and services that you can purchase from conserved land in Colorado. Do you have a friend or...
South Platte Mitigation Bank now complete!
Colorado Open Lands is pleased to announce we’ve just completed our fifth mitigation bank conservation easement project! This property in Morgan County consists of 197 acres owned by the State Land Board, which owns and manages land to earn money for Colorado public...
Nelson Property – permanently protected!
The 120-acre Nelson Property in Montrose and Delta Counties was homesteaded in the 1880s, and many of the original structures are still standing. Today, the property is used for livestock grazing and hay production. It’s just three miles outside the Town of Crawford...
McDermand Ranch – permanently protected!
In 2018, a motivated conservationist purchased 422 acres just north of Gunnison that was adjacent to 108 acres she already owned. The newly-purchased land was previously platted for a 12-lot subdivision. Instead of developing the land for a potentially large profit,...