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…
Category: Sustainable Agriculture
Protecting our best views
Chaffee Common Ground investments will help protect roughly 3,000 acres of rural lands through a package of conservation easements announced by the Central Colorado Conservancy. Conservation easements on four ranches…
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…
Common Ground invests in irrigation system to help keep the valley green
Bowen Ditch, dug in 1868, to receive important repairs to keep water flowing By Tara Flanagan Bowen Ditch Company Secretary With its origins in a tight and somewhat remote canyon…
Online directory a new way to discover locally raised and grown food
ChaffeeProvides.org connects consumers to producers, organizations and food banks to help improve food security and support sustainable agriculture in Chaffee County A new website at ChaffeeProvides.org at its essence is…
The Shine Farm gets a hand
Colorado Farm to Table hires a part-time farm hand to help the organization that feeds the hungry grow food more sustainably On a smoky August morning on the Shine Farm…
Colorado Land Link is connecting people and landscapes
Colorado Land Link is a cornerstone program of Guidestone Colorado, a non-profit organization based in Chaffee County, dedicated to growing a vibrant agricultural future through education, community building, and partnerships.…
Water project improves scenery, crop production on historic ranch
One of Chaffee County’s most beautiful, iconic ranches will be greener for years to come as nearly a mile of irrigation pipe is installed underground to improve agricultural operations at…
