Double El Conservation District
Conserving Natural Resources
El Paso County, in partnership with the Town of Palmer Lake is hosting a free seminar and tour to learn about noxious weeds on June 23, 2016 from 8:30 am – 4:00 pm. Topics What are Noxious Weeds and why we care Identification Techniques Treatment Options Management Methods Lunch (included) Nature Walk to Identify Weeds […]
*The following news release provided by Sharon Pattee of the Colorado Association of Conservation Districts. Woodland Park High School’s AP Environmental Science team took first place honors at the 2016 Colorado Envirothon Competition held on April 26 and 27, in Castle Rock! This year’s event took place at the Douglas County Events Center, with a new record […]
Our final order-by date for our Tree Programs arrived on April 22nd. Seedling Tree orders are due to arrive for pick-up on May 13, 2016 – as the time nears, we will send out notices to our customers of the confirmed pick-up date/time – barring late spring blizzards or early tornado season… 🙂 If you were […]
Spring in Colorado has arrived – Beautiful days to get in some vitamin D sun exposure as we are lured outdoors, to plan, plant and weed, followed by storm fronts that bring great moisture… um… via blizzards (is winter done yet?) Thankfully, the CSU Small Acreage Newsletter for Spring 2016 has arrived! In this issue, you’ll find tips and […]
Friday, April 22nd, is deadline to order seedling trees in 2016. The seedling trees are provided at production cost to landowners through “Trees for Conservation” program sponsored by Colorado State Forest Service Nursery in Ft. Collins. There are over 35 different varieties of deciduous trees and about 15 different varieties of conifer trees. Bareroot trees […]
Each year, prior to the opening of our CSFS Trees for Conservation Program, we look to past years’ numbers and place reservations for the expected number of tree species we project will supply our customers’ needs. Although we currently have available stock to fulfill projected/expected orders for our Seedling Tree Program from those species available […]
CSU Extension in partnership with Elbert County Master Gardeners, are hosting a free tomato and irrigation seminar on Saturday, March 5, 2016 in the Agriculture Building at Elbert County Fair Ground from 1 pm – 3 pm. Elbert County Master Gardeners keynote speakers will share their tips, tricks and lessons-learned to aid you in scoring a bountiful harvest this gardening […]
Monday, March 14, 2016 Double El Conservation in partnership with Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Colorado State Forest Service will be conducting a free Windbreak Design and Tree Workshop at Simla School on March 14, 2016 at 7:00 pm. The workshop is open to anyone who is interested in learning how to successfully grow trees in our area […]
The NRCS with Burlington and Flagler Conservation District, will host a workshop to learn more about soil health test on March 8th from 10:30 – noon at the Burlington Community Building. If you can’t attend the Burlington Seminar, a brief presentation will be given at Flagler Conservation District , 319 Main Ave in Flagler from […]
About Colorado Envirothon In 1979, the Soil and Water Conservation Districts of Pennsylvania created an “Environmental Olympics” competition to encourage engagement of high school students in conservation and environmental issues. Quickly becoming popular as a hand-on, outdoor competition to both challenge and test participating student’s knowledge of key issues facing our world, the program grew […]
