Double El Conservation District
Conserving Natural Resources
Double El CD is pleased to honor Monty and Dani Hankins, Bailey and Jaelyn of Matheson, Colorado as the 2015 Outstanding Small Acreage Manager. Monty and Dani purchased their land from Dani’s parents, Tex and Linda Aduddell in 2006. Tex and Linda had planted several Rocky Mt Junipers and Ponderosa before they sold the land […]
Hundreds of species of grasses can be found on the Eastern Plains. Many provide excellent forage, and do so year-around, whether on the ground or as hay.
Double El Conservation District has the grass seed available that is good for this region. Contact Us to submit your soil sample and receive the custom grass mix that is right for your land and needs.
Big Sandy: 1st: $15: Adele Stonehouse 2nd: $10: Shoshanna Rode 3rd: $5: Macey Braun Calhan: 1st: $15: Courtney Frazier 2nd: $10: Sarah Archuleta 3rd: $5: Isabelle Parker Frontier Charter Academy: 1st: $15: Danika Meyers 2nd: $10: Dawnae Meyers 3rd: $5: Ashton Champlin Champion Overall: Personalized Jacket – Adele Stonehouse, Simla Reserve Champion Overall: Personalized Jacket […]
Learn the steps we’ve found to give the best return on investment to your Trees for Conservation Goals. How-To, Tips and Resources to aide you every step of the way.
By understanding the delicate balance and connection between horses, grass, manure, soil, and water, landowners can implement steps to enhance the health of their horses, pastureland and water sources.
In conservation tillage systems, farmers disturb the soil as little as possible by using special equipment, such as disk-chisels, no-till planting drills, and subsoilers. A protective cover of residue from the previous crop—a minimum 30 percent coverage—is retained as mulch on the soil surface. This residue provides a number of benefits. During the growing season, […]
Double El & Agate Conservation Districts completed eight more matching grant funded living snow fences in 2015.
Tori Doven, a graduate of Calhan High School received the 26th annual Double El Conservation District (CD) scholarship for $500 with a renewable option of $1000. Tori graduated with a 4.102 GPA. She plans to attend Colorado School of Mines to pursue a degree in Petroleum Engineering and minor in Business and Foreign Language. Tori […]
Double El is pleased to honor Dwight and Carolyn Bevans of Rush, Colorado, as Outstanding Small Acreage Manager for 2014. Dwight and Carolyn purchased 46 acres from his father, the late James Bevans in 1978. James’ parents purchased the land in 1952. In 1956 they built the home Carolyn and Dwight now own. There were 3 […]
Double El Conservation District has chosen Ted & Nancy Reeves of Simla, Colorado as Outstanding Ranching Conservationist of the Year for 2014. They were chosen for their dedication and work towards improving the land resources on their operation, which is in the Upper Arkansas Watershed and consists of 1,930 acres of range-land and 113.7 acres Conservation Reserve Program. […]
