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Tucker Open Space – permanently protected!
Tucker Open Space is a 323-acre property that had been in private ownership until 2020 when it was purchased by Boulder County. ”This unique property, with its vast array of environmental resources, has been on the wish list for Boulder County’s open space program...
Arkansas River Preserve Phase 3 – permanently protected in partnership with Central Colorado Conservancy!
Central Colorado Conservancy has purchased 110 acres along the Upper Arkansas River as a third phase of the the Arkansas River Community Preserve (ARC Preserve). The ARC Preserve includes the Shawn Andrick Memorial Preserve, and with this new acquisition, now totals...
LGM Farms – permanently protected!
Colorado Open Lands is pleased to announce the permanent protection of this 272-acre agricultural property in Rio Grande County, which has been owned by the Schaefer family since the 1940s. It contains irrigated meadows and pasture and a ½-mile of frontage along the...
Box Elder Creek – permanently protected!
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...
Caldon Base Ranch – permanently protected!
The Caldon Base Ranch conservation easement lies in Conejos County, just north of the town of Manassa. Nearly 75% of the 529-acre ranch consists of prime agricultural soils, and approximately 30% of the ranch is classified as wetlands. The property provides habitat...
Big Bend Pasture – permanently protected!
COL partnered with Southern Plains Land Trust to expand Heartland Ranch by protecting an additional 17,899 acres of shortgrass prairie in Bent County! Southern Plains Land Trust owns and manages the property as a wildlife refuge focused on five priorities: American...
Heartland Ranch – Conserved Acres Added!
COL partnered with Southern Plains Land Trust to expand Heartland Ranch by protecting an additional 17,899 acres of shortgrass prairie in Bent County! Southern Plains Land Trust owns and manages the property as a wildlife refuge focused on five priorities: American...
Our Groundwater conservation work featured on National Public Radio!
As the drought in the San Luis Valley continues, Colorado Open Lands has explored creative approaches to help the community maintain viable water levels in its aquifer. One option we are employing is a groundwater conservation easement - applying our primary land...
South Platte wetlands – Permanently Protected!
In March 2022, COL and Westervelt Ecological Services officially closed the Front Range Mitigation Bank conservation easement in Morgan County. This 104-acre parcel lies just east of Fort Morgan and adjacent to I-76, and features a channel of the South Platte River....