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This 593-acre property is situated between Fort Collins and the Pawnee National Grasslands and operates as a dryland wheat farm. The farm is an important piece of the scenic viewshed from local county roads, given the relatively flat topography of the area. The farm...

This property is a third-generation farm located on the edge of Windsor in Weld County. The family purchased the 152-acre farm in 1943 and have since grown a variety of crops, including sugar beets, beans, corn, alfalfa, and even hops. With prime soils and a variety...

The ranch consists of 1,609 acres and features outstanding senior water rights. It is surrounded on three sides by Gunnison National Forest and Bureau of Land Management land, making for excellent habitat and migration connectivity. The ranch features irrigated...

This property south of Westcliffe in Custer County encompasses 1,232 acres. It features a mosaic of montane grasslands, piñon-juniper woodlands, stands of conifer and aspen forests, a small canyon with rocky outcroppings, and wetlands along Lapin Creek which traverses...

Colorado Open Lands continues our fruitful partnership with Southern Plains Land Trust (SPLT) as we celebrate this new project. The Purgatoire River property consists of 493 acres in Bent County near Las Animas and features shortgrass prairie habitat, a large pond, ¾...

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...

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...

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,...

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...