Managing cattle with new technology
Virtual fencing could help ranchers meet new and old challenges Use of public lands by outdoor enthusiasts has boomed in Chaffee County since the pandemic started. Many of these lands…
Category: Sustainable Agriculture
Common Ground invests in irrigation system to help keep the valley green
Bowen Ditch, dug in 1868, receives important repairs to keep water flowing By Tara Flanagan Bowen Ditch Company Secretary With its origins in a tight and somewhat remote canyon on…
Virtual fencing helps ranchers address evolving changes
New tech can help mitigate conflicts between livestock and recreational land users Agriculture has been practiced for millennia, but that doesn’t mean farmers and ranchers have stopped innovating since the invention…
Centerville Ranch, protected forever!
In early 2022, 650 acres of the historic Centerville Ranch in the heart of Chaffee County were protected forever through a conservation easement agreement between the landowner and Central Colorado…
Stunning Arrowpoint Ranch protected in perpetuity
The Central Colorado Conservancy has completed a conservation easement on the mid-valley Arrowpoint Ranch, situated in a stunning setting along the Arkansas River and scenic Highway 285 in Nathrop. The…
Innovative program keeps working lands in operation
Community Conservation Connection, a new program led by the Central Colorado Conservancy with funding from Chaffee Common Ground, is seeing success as more rural lands stay in agricultural operation while Chaffee County…
