La Plata Open Space Conservancy
La Plata Open Space Conservancy
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Mission
THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO PERMANENTLY PROTECT, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC, LANDS IN SOUTHWEST COLORADO THAT HAVE SIGNIFICANT AGRICULTURAL, WILDLIFE, OPEN SPACE, RECREATIONAL AND/OR HISTORICAL/ARCHEOLOGICAL RESOURCES.
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LAND PROTECTION AND STEWARDSHIP: SINCE INCORPORATING IN 1992, LPOSC, INCLUDING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OR LAND MANAGEMENT ENTITIES, HAS ACCEPTED DONATIONS OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS PROTECTING IN EXCESS OF 17,000 ACRES OF LAND WITH SUPERIOR CONSERVATION VALUES ACROSS SIX COUNTIES IN SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO. AFTER DIVESTING OVER THE YEARS CERTAIN CONSERVATION EASEMENTS TO GEOGRAPHICALLY BETTER-POSITIONED ORGANIZATIONS, LPOSC NOW HOLDS 167 EASEMENTS. AS A CERTIFIED CONSERVATION EASEMENT HOLDER, LPOSC IS LEGALLY OBLIGATED TO MONITOR LAND USE AND ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS ON EACH PROPERTY ON WHICH IT HOLDS A CONSERVATION EASEMENT TO ENSURE THAT THE CONSERVED LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES ARE BEING USED IN COMPLIANCE WITH EASEMENT RESTRICTIONS. MONITORING HELPS LPOSC TO ESTABLISH AND/OR MAINTAIN VALUABLE RELATIONSHIPS WITH OWNERS OF CONSERVED LAND, AND FURTHER HELPS TO FOSTER LPOSC'S IMAGE IN THE COMMUNITY AS A TRUSTED LAND STEWARD. DURING 2018, LPOSC FURTHERED ITS LAND PROTECTION EFFORTS IN SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO THROUGH REACHING AGREEMENTS WITH THE ARCHEOLOGICAL CONSERVANCY AND HISTORY COLORADO TO PERMANENTLY CONSERVE A GROUPING OF ANCESTRAL PUEBLOAN STRUCTURES ALREADY FEATURED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER AND HISTORIC PLACES. IN ADDITION, LPOSC BEGAN WORKING WITH COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE AND THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO SECURE WILDLIFE MIGRATION CORRIDORS AT KEY HIGHWAY INTERFACES IN ANTICIPATION OF FUTURE CONSTRUCTION OF WILDLIFE CROSSING BRIDGES.
