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2015 REAL ESTATE ACCOMPLISHMENTS Colorado Parks & Wildlife
2015 Closed Transactions
Transaction Type Acreage Monetary Consideration*
Conservation Easements 7,078 $5,237,600
Public Access Easements 28,476 $275,399
Fee Title 430 $1,472,500
Term Interests 24,129 $14,824
Other Acquisitions 647 – SLB Leases $375
3rd Party Conservation Easements
9,417 $2,477,850
Dispositions 2,474 $1,163,244
*Note: some transactions may be bargain-sale or have no monetary consideration; only monetary consideration is reflected in these numbers
Two Paths Which Bring Real Estate Work to CPW
Leadership Team approves REAP
Field staff fills out REAP form
RFP application and evaluation process
Real Estate Section conducts the transaction process
PWC approves list of RFP projects
RFP application and evaluation process
PWC approves list of RFP projects
Real Estate Section conducts the transaction process
103 ACTIVE PROJECTS AS OF FEBRUARY 2016 24 ACTIVE RFP PROJECTS AS OF FEBRUARY 2016
Colorado Wildlife Habitat Protection Program
2015 Closed RFP Transactions
Jumping Cow Ranch SWA Woodard Ranch Parcel
2,934 acre 3rd party Conservation Easement & Public Access Easement for fishing and hunting (limited basis)
Elbert County Contains nearly 4 miles of Middle Bijou Creek drainage High priority habitat types: eastern plains river/streams,
ponderosa pine woodlands, and short grass prairie
Slater Lake Ranch SHA
4,440 acre Conservation Easement
Routt County Managed for livestock
production, wildlife habitat, and hunting
Elk and deer migration corridor and habitat for mountain lion, black bear, antelope, and occasional moose
Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Funding Breakdown
Funding Source Amount
GOCO $294,000
Habitat Stamp $272,000
Funding Source Amount
GOCO $900,000
Habitat Stamp $1,350,000
Jumping Cow Ranch SWA – Woodard
Slater Lake Ranch SHA
Bitter Brush SHA Charles Tucker Laimbock
320 acre Fee Title Moffat County Wildlife species include
antelope, mule deer, elk, and Greater Sage Grouse
Surrounded on 3 sides by the Bitter Brush SWA, and 1 side by BLM
McStay Ranch SHA
3,492 acre 3rd party Conservation Easement
Moffat County Held by The Nature
Conservancy “Ground zero” for
Greater Sage grouse habitat
One of the State’s largest known lek sites
Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Funding Breakdown
Funding Source Amount
GOCO $80,000
Wildlife Cash $80,000
Funding Source Amount
GOCO $220,000
Habitat Stamp $230,000
Bitter Brush SHA – Charles Tucker Laimbock
McStay Ranch SHA
4UR Ranch SHA
1,080 acre 3rd party Conservation Easement &10-year Access ROW
Mineral County Big game hunting
Partnered with Rio Grande Headwaters Land Trust to acquire this CE. The ROW will allow 10 hunters per year access to the Weminuche Wilderness and San Juan National Forests.
Flagg Creek SWA – Homestead Parcel
2,598 acre Conservation Easement and Access Easement
Rio Blanco County
Diverse habitats support a wide variety of wildlife including mule deer, elk, black bear, mountain lion and sage dependent species including greater sage-grouse.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Funding Breakdown
Funding Source Amount
Habitat Stamp $725,000
Funding Source Amount
GOCO $1,888,560
Habitat Stamp $1,259,040
4UR Ranch SHA
Flagg Creek SWA – Homestead
Headwaters Ranch SWA
550 acre 3rd party Conservation Easement held by Land Trust of the Upper Arkansas & 180 acre Public Access
Lake County Provides fishing access on 3 miles of the East Branch of the
Arkansas River
Designated as riparian wetland/shrubland habitat
Secret Canyon SHA – Washburn Ranch
1,361 acre 3rd party Conservation Easement held by Montezuma Land Conservancy
San Miguel County Gunnison sage grouse habitat & winter range for elk
and mule deer
Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Funding Breakdown
Funding Source Amount
Habitat Stamp $500,000
Funding Source Amount
GOCO $95,492.77
Federal Aid $211,357
Headwaters Ranch SWA
Secret Canyon SHA – Washburn
Coller SWA – Bradley Parcel
3 acre Fee Title acquisition Rio Grande County Rio Grande boat launch ramp,
used by the public since 1988 If CPW did not acquire the
property, the owners would have closed access to the ramp & river
Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area Placer Parcel
42 acre Fee title acquisition Chaffee County Relocated an existing boat
ramp from a steep, unsustainable area to a gentle, easy to access slope
Addition of approximately 1.5 miles of river to be used by anglers
Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Funding Breakdown
Funding Source Amount
GOCO $50,000
Habitat Stamp $83,500
Funding Source Amount
GOCO-Parks $317,500
Habitat Stamp $317,500
Coller SWA – Bradley
Arkansas Headwaters – Placer
2015 Closed RFP Transactions-Totals
Transaction Type Acreage Monetary Consideration*
Conservation Easements 16,455 (incl 3rd Party) $7,713,359
Public Access (Term and Perpetual)
5,717 $230,000
Fee Title 365 $928,500
*Note: some transactions may be bargain-sale or have no monetary consideration; only monetary consideration is reflected in these numbers
RFP Program History & 2015 Transactions Total RFP Acres by Transaction Type
5%
30%
65%
2007-2015
Fee Title
Access (Term & Perpetual) Conservation Easement
2%
25%
73%
2015
Average over History of RFP Program 2015 Transactions
Two Paths Which Bring Real Estate Work to CPW
Leadership Team approves REAP
Field staff fills out REAP form
RFP application and evaluation process
PWC approves list RFP projects
Field staff fills out REAP form
Leadership Team approves REAP
Real Estate Section conducts the transaction process
Real Estate Section conducts the transaction process
103 ACTIVE PROJECTS AS OF FEBRUARY 2016
79 ACTIVE REAP PROJECTS AS OF FEBRUARY 2016
Field-Initiated REAP Projects
Projects benefit landowners, mineral rights holders, and existing CPW properties
REAP projects include:
Some 2015 REAP projects include: Fee Title Exchange Term interest extension/amendment SLB Lease
SUA’s Utility easements Boundary line issues
Access easements Donations All Parks’ work
Colorado Parks and Wildlife
2015 Completed REAP Highlights
Rio Blanco Lake SWA - White River City
39 Acres Fee Title Rio Blanco County Appraised for $157,000, received at no cost to CPW Provides additional river access & land for public use for
fishing and hunting, extending public access on both sides of the White River.
Browns Park SWA – Cold Spring Mountain Unit
18,850 acre access lease Moffat County
Big game hunting 10 year lease term
Two Buttes Reservoir SWA – South Shore Access
CPW exchanged 80 acres of fee title for three new public access points along the south shore of the reservoir.
Baca County Provides additional
recreation access to the reservoir for both hunting & fishing opportunities.
Also provides CPW easier access to manage fee title lands.
Sandy Bluffs SWA – Wieser Parcel
2,543 acre term access Yuma County 10 year extension Big & small game hunting Over 2 miles of the Arikaree
River riparian area and the uplands and canyons
Big game hunting opportunities: mule deer, white-tailed deer, &
pronghorn. Small game hunting opportunities: turkeys, bobwhite
quail, coyote, bobcat, morning dove, greater prairie chickens
Yampa River State Park - South Beach- Juniper Springs River Access
7 acre SLB Lease Moffat County Acts as a priority
take out point for the endangered fish recovery effort
Primary access to Juniper Canyon
Trinidad State Park - Hoehne Ditch
1 acre Lease Renewal Las Animas County Meets a requirement of
a Water Court Decree which serves Trinidad Lake State Park to provide water storage and water return
Lessor maintains and monitors stream flow equipment
A brief overview of CPW Real Estate transactions
A Look Back
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Real Estate Historical Transactions – an Overview
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