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May 19, 2009: Colorado Leaders, Businesses, Nonprofits Meet to Combat Climate Change
Protecting global forests is a critical strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and can help American businesses control their costs as the nation searches for solutions to climate change.
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Aaron Drew
Phone: (720) 425-3930
E-mail: adrew@tnc.org
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May 14, 2009: Innovative Partnership Developed to Balance Energy and Natural Resources
The Nature Conservancy and Questar Market Resources (Questar) have formed an innovative collaboration in order to balance the dual purpose of energy development and natural resource conservation in the Hiawatha Region of Northwest Colorado and Southwest Wyoming with a program called Energy by Design.
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Aaron Drew
Phone: (720) 425-3930
E-mail: adrew@tnc.org
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February 05, 2009: Conservancy and Colorado Department of Transportation Protect 32,000 Acres of Threatened Grasslands
The Nature Conservancy and Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) have completed a seven-year project that protects 32,000 acres of critical prairie habitat and also saves money for taxpayers.
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Aaron Drew
Phone: (720) 974-7083
E-mail: adrew@tnc.org
Bob Wilson, CDOT
Phone: (303) 757-9431
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January 27, 2009: Rio Grande Initiative Partners Work Together to Protect More Than 2,000 Acres
A broad-based, public- private effort to protect water and wildlife habitat along Colorado’s Rio Grande River secured the protection of more than 2,200 acres and six miles of river after the partners successfully negotiated a series of transactions in the past several weeks.
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Aaron Drew
Phone: (720) 425-3930
Email: adrew@tnc.org |
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October 24, 2008: Tamarisk Removal Complete on the San Miguel River
For the first time, a western river infested with tamarisk is now essentially tamarisk-free. An eight-year effort to control this invasive tree that is clogging river banks across the West is coming to a successful close along southwestern Colorado’s San Miguel River.
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Aaron Drew
Phone: (720) 974-7083
E-mail: adrew@tnc.org |
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October 16, 2008: Colorado Conservation Partnership: KEEP IT COLORADO
The Colorado Conservation Partnership (CCP) has announced that it has awarded grants to five Colorado land trust organizations whose land conservation projects advance the goals and objectives of the Colorado State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP).
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Aaron Drew
Phone: (720) 974-7083
E-mail: adrew@tnc.org |
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June 25, 2008: Colorado Names Environmental Attorney to Lead Colorado River Program Team
Taylor Hawes has joined The Nature Conservancy’s Rocky Mountain Conservation Region staff as director of the Colorado River Program.
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Christine Broda-Bahm
Phone: (720) 974-7002
Cell: (303) 910-5427
E-mail: cbrodabahm@tnc.org |
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February 26, 2008: Round River Resource Management to Steward Steels Fork Ranch
The Nature Conservancy, working with the State Land Board (SLB), has selected Round River Resource Management (RRM) to steward the 49,061 acre Steels Fork Ranch (formerly the Smith Ranch) beginning March 1st, to help ensure the ranching heritage of the community while managing the land for its livestock and natural values.
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Christine Broda-Bahm
Phone: (720) 974-7002
Cell: (303) 910-5427
E-mail: cbrodabahm@tnc.org |
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January 02, 2008: Portion of the Yampa Valley Preserved With Second Wolf Mountain Easement
The Nature Conservancy and the Colorado Division of Wildlife completed the second phase of easements on the Wolf Mountain Ranch.
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Christine Broda-Bahm
Phone: (720) 974-7002
E-Mail: cbrodabahm@tnc.org
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October 02, 2007: Unique Conservation Transaction Protects Land
The Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust (CCALT) and The Nature Conservancy of Colorado (TNC) announced today the permanent protection of an important 160-acre property near the town of Saguache in the northern San Luis Valley.
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Nancy Fishbein, TNC
Phone: (303) 444-2950
Chris West, CCALT
Phone: (303) 225-8677
Chris Leding, GOCO
Phone: (303) 225-4530 |
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July 09, 2007: Fish and People have Cause to Celebrate Enlarged Elkhead Reservoir
On July 11, Elkhead Reservoir State Park will be the site of a public celebration to mark the reopening and enlargement of Elkhead Reservoir.The enlarged reservoir will provide 5,000 acre-feet of water permanently and up to another 2,000 acre-feet of leased water annually to augment flows for federally endangered fish in the Yampa River during middle and late summer.
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Christine Broda-Bahm
Phone: (720) 974-7002
Cell: (303) 910-5427
E-mail: cbrodabahm@tnc.org
Dan Luecke, Ph.D., Western Resource Advocates
Phone: (303) 443-5815
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May 23, 2007: Conservancy Partners with Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado to Build New Trail at Medano-Zapata Ranch
More than 100 volunteers from across Colorado joined forces on May 5th and 6th, to build a new 1.2 mile public hiking trail on the historic Medano-Zapata Ranch. The ranch, owned and managed by The Nature Conservancy, spans some of the most biologically diverse and historically significant land in the San Luis Valley.
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Audrey Wolk
Phone: (303) 444-2950
E-mail: awolk@tnc.org
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March 23, 2007: 23,300-acre Smith Ranch Conserved
Today a ranching gem in Lincoln County was protected as a living legacy to Colorado’s ranching and prairie heritage. The Nature Conservancy purchased a 23,300-acre parcel that will be transferred to the State Land Board, creating a 49,061-acre working cattle ranch in conjunction with their existing, adjacent holdings.
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Christine Broda-Bahm
Phone: (720) 974-7002
Cell: (303) 910-5427
E-mail: cbrodabahm@tnc.org |
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November 01, 2006: Keystone Gorge Waterfall Protected Through Partnership
The Nature Conservancy announced the purchase of 40 acres of crashing waterfalls and meandering river corridor known as the “Keystone Gorge Project.” The relatively small parcel is the only corridor between the Telluride Valley and Ilium Valley that can provide passage for deer, elk, cougar, bear and other native species.
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Christine Broda-Bahm
Phone: (720) 974-7002
Cell: (303) 910-5427
E-mail: cbrodabahm@tnc.org
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October 10, 2006: The Nature Conservancy and the Tamarisk Coalition Applaud Senate Passage of Invasives Bill
The Nature Conservancy and the Tamarisk Coalition commended the U.S. Senate for passing the “Salt Cedar and Russian Olive Control Assessment and Demonstration Act,” a bill that will help control two invasive plant species that have severely damaged millions of acres across the country.
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Charles Bedford
Charles Bedford
The Nature Conservancy
Phone: (720) 201-8366
Tim Carlson
The Tamarisk Coalition
Phone: (970) 256-7400
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August 21, 2006: Conservancy and Colorado Dept. of Transportation Partner to Conserve Disappearing Grasslands
The Nature Conservancy and the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) completed a 22,000 acre voluntary land preservation agreement, also known as a ‘conservation easement,’ on the Red Top Ranch designed to offset future habitat loss caused by impending transportation improvements while protecting large swaths of shortgrass prairie and 11 rare or declining species.
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Christine Broda-Bahm
Phone: (720) 974-7002
Cell: (303) 910-5427
E-mail: cbrodabahm@tnc.org |
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June 01, 2006: 'Heart of the Laramie Foothills' Protected by Agreement with Centennial Front Range Ranching Family
One of Colorado’s most fabled centennial ranches was conserved when Catherine Roberts and The Nature Conservancy signed a voluntary agreement legally protecting the entire historic Roberts Ranch.
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Christine Broda-Bahm
Phone: (720) 974-7002
Cell: (303) 910-5427
E-mail: cbrodabahm@tnc.org |
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June 01, 2006: Upper Colorado River Reservoirs Release Water to Benefit Native Fish
Water managers in the Upper Colorado River Basin turned the valves to enhance the spring snowmelt peak and provide habitat for the native fish such as the Colorado pikeminnow and humpback chub. These fish evolved in the Colorado River more than 3 million years ago, during the Pleistocene Era, and only live in the big rivers of the Colorado basin.
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Christine Broda-Bahm
Phone: (720) 974-7002
Cell: (303) 910-5427
E-mail: cbrodabahm@tnc.org |
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May 19, 2006: Governor Owens Endorses Report on Front Range Wildfire Risks and Forest Health
During a meeting of The Nature Conservancy’s Colorado Council, Governor Bill Owens endorsed the findings and recommendations in the Front Range Fuels Treatment Partnership Roundtable report, which focuses on community protection and forest health.
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Christine Broda-Bahm
Phone: (720) 974-7002
Cell: (303) 910-5427
E-mail: cbrodabahm@tnc.org |
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May 19, 2006: Governor Owens to Keynote Rollout of New Information on Front Range Wildfire Risks and Forest Health
Governor Bill Owens will be the keynote speaker at The Nature Conservancy’s Colorado Council Meeting to highlight the findings and recommendations of the Front Range Fuels Treatment Partnership Roundtable report, which focuses on community protection and forest health.
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Christine Broda-Bahm
Phone: (720) 974-7002
Cell: (303) 910-5427
E-mail: cbrodabahm@tnc.org |
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March 07, 2006: $7 Million for Nature and Fort Carson
The Nature Conservancy praises Senator Allard, R-Colorado and Representative Hefley, R-Colorado for “their valiant work in securing $7 million in funds that will safeguard the open space and beauty of this region, from peak to prairie, and ensure our soldiers have a place to train” said Charles Bedford, Director of The Nature Conservancy in Colorado.
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Chris Broda-Bahm
Phone: (720) 974-7002
Cell: (303) 910-5427
E-mail: cbrodabahm@tnc.org
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February 17, 2006: Flaming Gorge Dam Releases to Mimic Natural Green River Flows
Public agencies and conservation groups celebrate an important victory for both native fish species and collaborative approaches to addressing western water issues. Based on a Record of Decision (ROD) just released by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, water will now be released from Flaming Gorge Dam—one of the largest dams in the American Southwest—to better mimic more natural flow patterns and temperatures to help recover endangered native fish.
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Christine Broda-Bahm
Phone: (720) 974-7002
Cell: (303) 910-5427
E-mail: cbrodabahm@tnc.org
Dan Luecke
Western Resource Advocates
Phone: (303) 443-5815 |
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November 15, 2005: Conservation Lands Along Yampa Grow
A voluntary land conservation agreement funded by a Great Outdoors Colorado Lottery grant, Routt County Purchase of Development Rights Program and The Nature Conservancy will protect an additional 486 acres in the Yampa Valley.
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Christine Broda-Bahm
Phone: (720) 974-7002
Cell: (303) 910-5427
E-mail: cbrodabahm@tnc.org |
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October 04, 2005: Colorado's Grasslands Draw Mongolian Conservationists
What do Mongolia and Colorado share in common? Large swaths of grasslands and an innovative partnership designed to protect these rapidly disappearing lands.
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Chris Broda-Bahm
Phone: (720) 974-7002
Cell: (303) 910-5427
E-mail: cbrodabahm@tnc.org |
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June 23, 2005: Agreement Protects Wildlife, Ranchlands and Views Along Yampa River
The Conservancy, working closely with landowners and partners, finalizes first of two conservation easements protecting Yampa Valley.
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Christine Broda-Bahm
Phone: (720) 974-7002
Cell: (303) 910-5427
Email: cbrodabahm@tnc.org |
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February 07, 2005: The Nature Conservancy and Colorado Department of Transportation Preserve Imperiled Prairie
The Nature Conservancy and the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) completed the first of three voluntary land preservation agreements designed to protect tens of thousands of acres of Colorado’s shortgrass prairie today. The agreement is part of the Shortgrass Prairie Initiative, a joint effort to offset habitat loss caused by future transportation improvements while safeguarding large blocks of shortgrass prairie, home to a number of imperiled species.
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Christine Broda-Bahm
Phone: (720) 974-7002
Cell: (303) 910-5427
Email: cbrodabahm@tnc.org |
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January 14, 2005: The Nature Conservancy Supports Buffer Zone Project at Fort Carson to Protect Wildlife Habitat
The Nature Conservancy joined Colorado Senator Wayne Allard and Congressman Joel Hefley to call for the allocation of funds to create a “buffer zone” that would protect open space around Fort Carson, protecting critical wildlife habitat, while preserving the Army’s ability to train soldiers at the installation.
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Christine Broda-Bahm
Phone: (720) 974-7002
Cell: (303) 910-5427
Email: cbrodabahm@tnc.org |
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January 03, 2005: Centerpiece of Laramie Foothills: Mountains to Plains Project Acquired
The Nature Conservancy and the Larimer County Open Lands Program acquired the Red Mountain Ranch, the centerpiece of the Laramie Foothills/Mountains to Plains Project.
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Christine Broda-Bahm
Phone: (720) 974-7002
Cell: (303) 910-5427
Email: cbrodabahm@tnc.org |
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December 02, 2004: GOCO Awards $11.6 Million to the Laramie Foothills: Mountains to Plains Project
The Board of Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) today awarded an $11.6 million lottery grant to the Laramie Foothills: Mountains to Plains project sponsored by Larimer County, the City of Fort Collins, The Nature Conservancy and Legacy Land Trust. The Laramie Foothills: Mountains to Plains project will protect 55,400 contiguous acres north of Fort Collins. With matching local funds of $13.7 million, the total project cost is just over $25 million.
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Christine Broda-Bahm
Phone: (720) 974-7002
Cell: (303) 910-5427
Email: cbrodabahm@tnc.org |
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November 23, 2004: Congress Passes Final Appropriation for Great Sand Dunes National Park
The Nature Conservancy today applauded the final federal appropriation from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for the purchase of the Baca Ranch, a key component of the Great Sand Dunes National Park. Pending final approval of the approximate $3.4 million appropriation, full ownership of the ranch will be transferred to the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and USDA Forest Service.
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Christine Broda-Bahm
Phone: (720) 974-7002
Cell: (303) 910-5427
Email: cbrodabahm@tnc.org |
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