2011 Program
These funds are used for natural resource conservation on private lands, and in these difficult economic times can boost local efforts to address priority conservation issues. Since each dollar from the state reaps at least an equal amount or more dollars in matching funds, this is a great investment for the citizens of Colorado to protect our natural resources. In previous years a ratio of up to 3:1 of matching to state funds has been realized.
In 2011 twenty-five new projects were funded from 36 projects submitted, receiving $555,871.
| District | County/Region | 2011 Matching Grant Project Funded |
| Agate | Elbert | Reduce soil erosion, improve range management and control noxious weeds . |
| Branson Trinchera | Las Animas | Incentives for rangeland conservation practices and to prevent plowing of erodible soils. |
| Burlington | Kit Carson | Cost-share for windbreaks and energy audits and for energy saving practices. |
| Center | Saguache | Noxious weed control service and cost-share for Saguache county. |
| Central + El Paso | El Paso | Workshops and conservation practice incentives for small acreage landowners |
| Cope | Washington | Plugging dangerous abandoned wells and promoting rangeland conservation practices. |
| Debeque Plateau Valley | Garfield/Mesa | Improve water conservation by installation of efficient irrigation water control structures |
| Double El | Kiowa/El Paso | Incentives to address natural resource issues - wind effects on soil erosion and snowdrift onto public roads, range management, Canada thistle infestation, and renewable energy use |
| Eagle County | Eagle | Noxious weed treatment incentives in Eagle county. |
| Flagler | Kit Carson | Incentives to address natural resource issues - especially tamarisk/Russian olive removal, rangeland health and energy savings or renewable energy use. |
| Fremont | Fremont | Noxious weed education and treatment on Four Mile Creek. |
| High Plains + Prairie | Lincoln | Water quality testing, noxious weed mapping and promote rangeland conservation. |
| Kiowa | Elbert/El Paso | Noxious weed treatment cost-share for small acreage landowners |
| Mancos | Montezuma | Schools To Farm Education Program |
| Morgan | Morgan | Soil erosion control by cost-share for windbreaks on small acreage properties. |
| Olney Boone | Crowley/Pueblo | Incentives for rangeland conservation practices and to prevent plowing of erodible soils. |
| Prowers | Prowers/Bent | Incentives for rangeland conservation practices and to prevent plowing of erodible soils. |
| Rio Grande Assn. of CDs | Rio Grande | Student and teacher conservation education in the schools curriculum. |
| San Juan | Archuleta/Mineral/Hinsdale | Workshops and conservation practices incentives for small acreage landowners |
| Spanish Peaks - Purgatoire River | Las Animas | Incentives for landowners to install rangeland conservation practices. |
| West Otero- Timpas | Crowley/Otero | Timpas Creek Restoration Project - tamarisk and other invasive species control |
| Washington County | Washington | Soil erosion control by cost-share for windbreaks on small acreage properties. |
| West Greeley | Weld | Big Thompson River Restoration Project -tamarisk and Russian Olive control |
| White River | Rio Blanco | Testing of wood utilization options for beetle killed trees. |
| Yuma County | Yuma | Reduce soil erosion through rangeland conservation practices and windbreaks |
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