Conserving Natural Resources
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 […]
Matching grant for $25,000 was received from CO State Conservation Board in 2014 which allowed Agate CD to provide cost share assistance for windbreaks, living snow fence and conservation practices for rangeland health improvements. Projects Funded: 1 windbreak 1 living snow fence 2,863 ft of pipeline 1 tank repair 2 livestock wells 2 solar pumping systems 1 livestock tank 2 stock […]
Double El & Agate Conservation Districts completed 7 Living Snow Fence (LSF) projects in partnerships with El Paso County and Elbert County and matching Grant funding. This marks seventeen years of partnership with El Paso County and five years of partnership with Elbert County. Elbert County – 3 Projects: County Rd 58 (T Cross Ranch) […]
Agate CD Matching Grants Program provided $25,000 cost share financial assistance to landowners to install needed conservation practices. Twenty seven producers submitted project requests totaling $69,886 cost share funds for total project costs of $147,771. Fourteen projects were completed and approved for $25,000 total cost share reimbursements. Total Project costs totaled $75793, with landowners providing […]
Double El CD Matching Grants program provided $25,000 grant funds for cost share reimbursement to landowners to address resource issues and provide needed maintenance on Pl566 dams to address public safety concerns and reduce downstream flood hazards. Twenty-one requests were received, resulting in $43,869 cost share assistance on total project costs of $86,126 Thirteen conservation projects […]
