Conserving Natural Resources
For patrons living within the Agate Conservation District who would be interested in and willing to participate in the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS), Agate CD is willing to pay half the cost of the rain gauge. The offer is good for the first ten participants who purchase a rain gauge. For […]
The Double El Conservation District (CD) has received a Colorado State Conservation Board Matching Grant to provide cost share assistance for Pest/Noxious weeds, including Prairie Dogs, Canada Thistle and Leafy Spurge The cost share funds are a service of the Double El CD to help landowners improve and enhance their land. Approved applications can receive […]
The Double El Conservation District (CD) has received a Colorado Matching Grants to provide cost share assistance for Windbreaks, Living Snow Fences. The cost share funds are a service of the Double El CD to help landowners improve and enhance their land. Approved applications can receive up to 50% reimbursement of actual cost of conservation […]
The Agate Conservation District (CD) has received a Colorado State Conservation Board Matching Grant to provide cost share assistance for Range Health projects, including stockwater development, cross fencing, grass seeding, and dams, terraces and diversions. The cost share funds are a service of the Agate CD to help landowners improve and enhance their land. Approved […]
Approved applications can receive up to 50% maximum reimbursement of the actual cost of an approved windbreak, not to exceed $750. All approved applications must meet Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) guidelines and specifications (i.e. proper tree spacing, proper species selection and site location). Double El CD requires a minimum of two rows, weed barrier […]
Double El Conservation District Supervisors have funded a Drip Irrigation System Rebate program to encourage the installation of drip irrigation systems in windbreak plantings. Because of the ongoing drought conditions, Double El CD initiated a drip irrigation system rebate program to assist producers in making their windbreak plantings more successful. Anyone purchasing and installing a […]
Cost share funds available to Agate CD landowners The Agate Conservation Districts (CD) received a Colorado Matching Grants to provide cost share assistance to install conservation practices on rangeland. Following are rangeland health conservation practices eligible for cost share assistance: livestock water developments (wells, tanks, windmills, solar pumping systems, etc), pipelines, cross fencing, weed control, […]
Double El & Agate Conservation Districts completed eight more matching grant funded living snow fences in 2015.
Double El CD received $12,000 in Matching Grants for 2014 to provide assistance to landowners for range-land health conservation practices. Double El donated an additional $1,328 from their own funds to the grant funds to provide more cost share assistance. Six landowners received approval for cost share assistance on range-land. Projects Funded: 4 solar pumping […]
Double El Conservation District received $10,000 Matching Grants for windbreak/living snow fence cost share assistance. Double El CD provided an additional $5,333 funds to assist more landowners and projects. Projects Funded: 10,193 ft of windbreaks were installed by 11 landowners 12,429 ft of living snow fences with Elbert/ El Paso counties and six landowners Total […]
