welcome to the
Douglas county conservation district
serving landowners in Douglas County, Colorado for over 50 years
Box 688, 7519 E. Hwy 86, Franktown, CO 80116, 303-688-3042 ext. 100
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welcome to the Douglas county conservation district serving landowners in Douglas County, Colorado for over 50 years Box 688, 7519 E. Hwy 86, Franktown, CO 80116, 303-688-3042 ext. 100 |
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Updated 5/2/12
Annual Meeting Conservation Tour District Services Tree Seedling Program Conservation Camp The 2012 seedling tree program is over for this 2012 season. There were 169 landowners participating in the program with a total of over 11,000 seedling trees sold and planted in Douglas County.The seedling tree program enables farmers, ranchers, and rural landowners to obtain seedling trees and shrubs at a nominal cost. The program's aim is to encourage landowners with two acres or more to successfully establish conservation tree plantings such as windbreaks, wildlife thickets, erosion control, etc. The Douglas County Conservation District sells to landowners in their district which includes all of Douglas County Colorado. We are not able to ship any of these trees.Each season from November to March, we provide an opportunity for landowners to purchase seedling trees and shrubs for sale through the Colorado State Forest Service Nursery. These trees are pre-ordered by the landowners with distribution usually the first week in April in Castle Rock, CO. If you are interested in participating in the 2013 program you can the office at 303-688-3042 ext. 100 or email us and you will be added to our mailing list. $500.00 Scholarships for College StudentsThe Douglas County Conservation District will be awarding two $500.00 scholarships for the 2012 season. Congratulations to Patrick Taggart winner of a $500.00 scholarship in 2011 . The 2012 season scholarship will be available for qualified fall 2012 college freshman and sophomore students only. The amount and length of funding is $500.00 tuition assistance for one semester's studies. Accepted students will be reimbursed $500.00 towards their college tuition after proof of college acceptance. Applications as due on or before May 17, 2012. Application is to be made in the form of a letter to the Douglas County Conservation District. Applicants should detail their future educational and future professional plans, and how their course work relates to the conservation of natural resources. Applications should be from one to three pages in length and must include a copy of transcripts of previous course work. Applicants will be notified of the selection shortly thereafter. All letters of interest should be sent to: Douglas County Conservation District, PO Box 688, Franktown, Colorado 80116, or scan and email. Contact us by e-mail or by phone (303 688-3042 ext. 100) for more information regarding this scholarship.
We invite ages 7-14 to attend our 3rd annual Conservation Camp at Lowell Ranch June 14, 2012 in Castle Rock
The Douglas County Conservation District is hosting their third annual conservation camp for ages 7 - 14. This one day "no-cost" camp on Thursday June 14, 2012 will teach participating youth to agriculture through the use and conservation of our natural resources. The hands on learning Learning activities will include examining living waters in Plum Creek, bagging beneficial bugs, an animal husbandry talk, exploring wildlife artifacts, building bird houses, etc. The one day camp begins at 9am and ends at 3pm. If you would like to be put on our mailing list, please email us your name and address and we will had you to the list. Partial Scholarships to attend Camp Rocky for Students age 14-19 July 8 - 14, 2012Camp Rocky is a week long, residential camp for 14 through 19 year olds who enjoy the outdoors and are interested in natural resources. This camp is near Divide, Colorado for those who have finished 8th grade through 19 year old. The camp for 2012 is scheduled for July 8-July 14 and the cost is only $300.00 (all inclusive). Limited scholarships are available through the Douglas County Conservation District. The Camp Rocky professional staff helps participants learn about their environment through hands-on experience. The students work in teams making new friends from across Colorado. There students can choose one from the five resource fields to focus on. Recreation Management, Rangeland Science, Fish & Wildlife Management, Forest Management, or Soil and Water Conservation. For Camp Rocky information Contact us at 303-688-3042 ext. 100 for more information. Conservationist of the Year for the Douglas Conty Conservation District is:PINE CLIFF RANCHPine Cliff Ranch was recognized as the District’s Conservationists of the year for 2011. Ranch Managers Justin and Sheryl Walker accepted the award at our annual meeting in October 2011. To learn more about what conservation practices the ranch has implemented you can see the Pine Cliff Ranch Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGYk1lE5IhQ
Douglas County Conservation District Services We receive funds from several sources such as the County and state to help our District residents, none of which comes through direct taxation and the district receives revenue from product sales: Services and Conservation products include:
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