Double El Conservation District
Conserving Natural Resources
The Annual Dinner & Meeting of Double El Conservation District will take place on October 24, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. at the Simla School Cafeteria, 18091 CR 125, Simla, Colorado. Enjoy a catered dinner with other conservation cooperators, along with awards, educational presentation, door prizes and business session. Meal costs are $7 per person, please Contact Us to place your reservation […]
The backyard compost pile is the ideal way to reuse most of your garden and kitchen waste and get benefits galore. Composting is a way of speeding up the natural process of decomposition breaking down organic materials. The decay process happens naturally but slowly. The moisture, and air circulation of a compost pile encourages this […]
Summer in full swing across our district and everywhere, green and gold shimmer, as the year of pastures full of clover marches on and lush wheat fields daily move towards the amber waves of grain lauded in America the Beautiful. CSU Small Acreage Summer Newsletter arrives full of timely information for the conservation minded landowner, […]
Pic post of annual maintenance and repair for public living snow fences and windbreaks, performed by conservation district personnel, community organizations and volunteers.
Learn to identify and control the spread/infestation on your land by the Knapweed family of noxious weeds – Diffuse, Russian and Spotted.
As a spring storm rolled across the plains on the afternoon of June 13, 2016, Double El & Agate Conservation District, Colorado DOT, NRCS and McKnight Tree Planting Service joined land-owner Chad Li to install 150 Rocky Mountain Junipers in two rows along a 225 foot run of Highway 86. Each year, Double El & Agate […]
Spring morphs into summer across our district and we just had to share pictures of some the flora and fauna that graces our landscape:
On Monday, June 13, 2016, with cooler conditions, clouds gathering on the horizon and a touch of humidity in the air, the Double El team, in partnership with NRCS, El Paso County DOT, McKnight Tree Planting and local Conservation Cooperators, installed three Living snow fences in eastern El Paso County before lunchtime. A total of 785 Rocky Mountain Juniper trees […]
We have a few remaining seedling trees for sale at 50% Discount. Snag one or more of these neighbors to grace and enhance your homestead. Trees can be purchased Monday – Friday from 8:30 am – 3:30 pm at our office, located at 504 Washington Avenue, Simla, Colorado. Austrian Pine – Potted: $1.75 each Bur Oak – Bareroot Bundle […]
On May 12th and 13th, local, state and federal conservation partners, board members & families, local organizations and individual volunteers came together to serve the Double El Conservation District community during the 2016 Annual Seedling Tree Day– during which, 15,000 trees were handed off to 170 district residents for conservation efforts. Thursday, May 12th – Morning Good […]
