2009 Program

Colorado Conservation Districts really gave the 2009 Matching Grants Program a run for its money! Fifty-seven proposals were submitted requesting over $1.2 million dollars. Twenty-eight projects were funded and received $448,446 in state funding and districts and their partners provided $631,525 in matching contributions - approaching a quarter of a million dollars more than the minimum required! What a great return-on-investment for Colorado taxpayers in conserving their local natural resources!

Reports will be listed as projects complete

Conservation District	County/Region	Project
Agate	Elbert	Cost share conservation practices for soil erosion and grazing management
Baca County	Baca	Cost-share for windbreaks and a District tree demonstration plot
Bent	Las Animas	Windbreaks/backyard conservation tree planting & Master Forester course
Burlington	Kit Carson	Cost-share new windbreaks and renovate existing windbreaks
Centennial	Logan	Diffuse knapweed control
Center	Saguache	Implementation of IPM plans for noxious weeds treatment
Cheyenne	Cheyenne	Cost-share various conservation practices- focus on projects not eligible for other funding
Rio Grande Association of CDs	San Luis Valley	Training teachers for including conservation education in school curriculum
Dolores	Montezuma/ San Miguel	Tamarisk control and native plant establishment along Mc Elmo creek
Double El	Elbert/ El Paso	Cost share conservation practices for soil erosion/ grazing mgt/noxious weeds
Douglas County	Douglas	Leafy spurge control along Bayou Gulch
Eagle	Eagle/ Garfield	Cost-share treatment of noxious weeds - focus on oxeye daisy/thistles
East Adams/Deer Trail	Adams/ Arapahoe	Cost-share various conservation practices- focus on projects not otherwise likely to be completed
Flagler	Kit Carson	Cost-share various conservation practices- focus flow meter installation
Fremont	Fremont	Mapping/control/management of noxious weeds along Four Mile Creek
Gunnison	Gunnison/ Hinsdale/ Saguache	Absinth wormwood eradication in Ohio Creek watershed
High Plains/Prairie	Lincoln	Cost share various conservation practices /establish leafy spurge alliance
Kiowa	Elbert/ El Paso	Maintenance of watershed flood control dams
North Park	Jackson	Community healthy forest establishment beyond defensible space areas
Northeast Prowers	Prowers	Cost-share for grazing land improvement - focus on non-EQIP eligible projects
Prowers	Prowers	Rangeland fence repair and installation - focus on maintaining CRP as range
Rio Grande	Rio Grande/ Mineral/ Hinsdale	Cost-share treatment of noxious weeds - focus on Black henbane, Hoary Cress, Pepperweed, Toadflax
San Juan	Archuleta/ Mineral/ Hinsdale	Cost share various conservation practices and provide two workshops - one on land stewardship and one on integrated pest management
San Miguel Basin	Montrose/ San Miguel	Eradication of sulphur cinquefoil in San Miguel county
Spanish Peaks-Purgatoire River	Las Animas	Treatment of newly discovered African Rue in Las Animas county
Turkey Creek	Pueblo	Establish weed control program for Pueblo County
Upper Huerfano	Huerfano	Cost share various conservation practices - target disadvantaged landowners
West Otero-Timpas	Crowley/ Otero	Tamarisk removal along Timpas creek