2010 Program
Despite severe state budget difficulties, Colorado state legislators and Colorado Department of Agriculture continued their stalwart support of conservation districts effectiveness through significant Matching Grant funding. These funds are used for natural resource conservation on private lands, and in these difficult economic times can boost local efforts to address priority 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 matching to state funds has been realized.
The program received $352,000 in new funding for 2010 and 22 new projects have been funded from 29 projects submitted.
| Conservation District | County/Region | Project |
| Branson Trinchera | Las Animas | Rangeland conservation and incentives to prevent plowing of erodible soils |
| Center | Saguache | Noxious weeds treatment through integrated past management |
| Debeque Plateau Valley | Garfield/ Mesa | Irrigation water control structures for improved water management efficiency |
| Douglas County | Douglas | Leafy spurge control in Bayou Gulch |
| E. Adams/Deer Trail | Adams/ Arapahoe | Range management and prevention of soil erosion: wildlife habitat creation |
| Eagle County | Eagle | Cost-share for noxious weed control in Eagle county |
| Flagler | Kit Carson | Rangeland conservation and incentives to prevent plowing of erodible soils. Soil erosion prevention, and energy use decrease, through windbreaks. |
| Fremont | Fremont | Weed control on Four Mile Creek |
| High Plains/ Prairie | Lincoln | Rangeland conservation and incentives to prevent plowing of erodible soils. Leafy spurge control on Big Sandy Creek |
| Kiowa | Elbert/ El Paso | State B-listed noxious weed control on rangelands |
| Longmont/ Boulder Valley | Boulder | Youth conservation exposition |
| Mancos | Montezuma | Mancos River restoration |
| Prowers | Prowers | Weed rack and water control structure on irrigation waterway |
| Rio Grande | Rio Grande/ Mineral/ Hinsdale | Noxious weeds treatment through integrated past management |
| Rio Grande Assn of CDs | San Luis Valley | Student and teacher conservation education in the schools curriculum |
| S. Pueblo/ Turkey Creek | Pueblo | Noxious weed control service and cost-share for Pueblo county |
| San Juan | Archuleta/ Mineral/ Hinsdale | Workshops and cost-share for irrigation, range and wildlife conservation projects |
| Turkey Creek | Pueblo | Noxious weed control education in Pueblo county |
| Upper Huerfano | Huerfano | Cost share for water, grassland and riparian conservation projects |
| Washington County | Washington | Small acreage landowners cost-share to address soil erosion |
| Yuma | Yuma | CAM panels installation to improve irrigation water and energy efficiency |
| Yuma County | Yuma | Rangeland conservation and incentives to prevent plowing of erodible soils and develop wildlife habitat |
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