Agreement Number
NR243A750011G034
Awardee Name
Colorado Open Lands
Grant Type
Classic
Project Title
Accelerating Conservation to the Speed of Development: Innovating to Protect Colorado’s South Platte River Basin
Awardee State/Territory
Colorado
Involved States/territories
Colorado
Award Year
2023
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$258,220.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Grassland (includes pasture/rangeland)
Watershed/Riparian Zone
Resource Concern (Broad)
Habitat
Soil
Water
Resource Concern (Specific)
Cover cropping
Erosion
Groundwater depletion
Inefficient irrigation water use
Plant productivity and health
Pollinator habitat
Soil Health
Soil organism habitat loss or degradation
Surface water depletion
Water Quantity
Wildlife habitat
Conservation Practice(s)
Conservation Crop Rotation
Cover Crop
Irrigation Water Management
Prescribed Grazing
Residue and Tillage Management, No Till
Project Background
Colorado’s most productive farmland is also the most highly valued for development and water rights, making it financially inaccessible to Beginning Farmers and Ranchers and threatening the long-term viability of the region’s agricultural economy. Colorado Open Lands and team will create a financial tool that can help Beginning Farmers and Ranchers purchase productive land while implementing Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices, water sharing opportunities, and permanently conserving Colorado’s best soils and senior water rights in agriculture.
Project Scale
Multi-farm
Regional
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No
Awardee Technical Contact Name
Carmen Farmer