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The first three grants are part of Keep It Colorado’s Transaction Cost Assistance Program (TCAP) that re-grants GOCO funds to nonprofit land trusts to help cover the costs associated with conservation easement transactions. It helps landowners who have urgent opportunities to conserve their properties, but face financial barriers to completing the transaction, to conserve land more quickly.

Colorado Open Lands will use its $75,000 grant to permanently protect the 6,200-acre Taylor Ranch. The fourth-generation cattle ranch is one of the largest private properties in the region, includes over nine miles of year-round creeks, senior water rights, and 144 acres of wetlands, and connects adjacent public lands. Its water resources support wildlife habitat and irrigate 166 acres of pasture.

The property is highly biodiverse and climate resilient, with nine distinct ecosystems at elevations ranging from 7,900 to nearly 11,000 feet. It also sits atop a uranium deposit, and its protection will prevent future surface mining.

This conservation effort builds on the family’s long-standing commitment to the land. They employ sustainable practices, including rotational grazing, forest management, and cover crop planting, to maintain soil health. They also run an outfitting business and host youth and disabled veteran hunting groups twice a year.

“We are honored to partner with the Taylor Family to protect their ranch, which for over a century has received their careful stewardship,” said Ben Lenth, senior project manager with Colorado Open Lands. “It is a very special place worthy of protection, and we thank Keep it Colorado and GOCO for this grant award.”

With the $50,000 grant, Central Colorado Conservancy (Conservancy) will permanently protect the 598-acre Badger Creek Ranch located along nearly two miles of Badger Creek at an elevation of over 9,000 feet. The ranch is part of the Conservancy’s Badger Creek Watershed Partnership, which has restored over 10 miles of the creek and its tributaries. The conservation easement will help ensure these previous restoration gains are protected from future development.

The ranch is woman-owned and operated. The landowners use regenerative grazing practices to help rebuild healthy soil. They are also testing virtual fencing and solar-powered water stock tanks to care for their livestock more efficiently with less environmental impact. They also provide scholarships and stipends for internship and apprentice programs to support the next generation of land stewards.

A $23,000 grant will help Mountain Area Land Trust permanently protect the 67-acre Fourmile Creek Property located in the Mosquito Range Potential Conservation Area at the base of Sheep Mountain. The property sits at 11,000 feet in elevation and connects Pike National Forest to Fourmile Creek Road in Park County. It is visible from nearby hiking trails and can be seen from County Road 18 by nearly 20,000 visitors who annually climb the popular 14,000-foot peak, Mount Sherman.

The property features five acres of wetlands, a stretch of Fourmile Creek, and habitat for wildlife, including bear, moose, elk, fox, and deer. It is also home to 20 globally rare plant species and several species considered rare in Colorado. The Colorado Natural Heritage Program has identified the site as having Outstanding Biodiversity Significance.

The final grant is part of GOCO’s CPW Director’s Innovation Fund (DIF), a partnership between GOCO and CPW designed to fund small-dollar, unique projects across the state agency.

With $25,000 in funding, CPW will build a new structure to protect a 450-million-year-old fossil bed in the Indian Springs Trace Fossil Locality Natural Area. The privately owned site is designated as a National Natural Landmark. It is considered the best location in North America to study trace fossils from this period due to the excellent preservation and diversity of fossil types.

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