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Our mission…to conserve natural, cultural and agricultural resources and provide public uses that reflect sound resource management and community values.
Preserving Agricultureon the Urban Fringe
Boulder County Parks and Open Space
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The Boulder County Vision
Preserve rural places within the county as growth and development increased Direct new urban growth to cities and
towns Establish land buffers between
communities Maintain agriculture and agricultural land
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Establishing the Vision
1978 Boulder County Comprehensive Plan Urban-type growth would only occur in cities
and towns and not in the rural countryside Minimum parcel size 35 acres in
unincorporated county to maintain rural character
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Tool – Cluster Development
Cluster Development – bonus units allowed in exchange for keeping at least 75% of the land in a conservation easement
10,000+ acres preserved in conservation easements since 1978
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Tool: Transferable Density
Transferable Development Rights – TDRs transfer potential development from rural
areas to areas close to urban development Sending sites and receiving sites Sending sites have conservation easement to
preclude further development TDR program has brought the equivalent of
$35 million to open land preservation
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…Longmont Sending and Receiving Sites
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Tool: IGAs
Intergovernmental Agreements – define where cities and towns will grow and what land will remain as rural preservation Super IGA – County-wide binding
agreement. Nine cities and towns and the county agree to 20 year vision of where growth will occur. National awards for innovation in planning
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Super-IGA
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Open Space Preservation
Boulder County Open Space –30+ years old Multiple Objectives for Preservation
Wildlife Habitat Urban-shaping Buffers Preservation of Historic Structures Scenic Vistas Agricultural Land
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Open Space Taxes
General Funds appropriated since 70’s Voter approved sales taxes 1993 to now
Three taxes – 45/100 of a cent now in place Voter approved bonding authority Eight public votes since 1993 – all successful
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Land Preserved
95,000 acres preserved 65,000 acres fee simple 30,000 acres of conservation easements 50% of the land is in the mountains, 50% on
the plains
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Open Space 1975
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Agricultural Land
Agricultural land preservation a major priority Preserving not only the land but the
agricultural way of life 25,000 acres of farms and ranches owned fee
simple About 80% farmed by tenants prior to our
purchase 85 lessees – over 100 leases Crop Share and Cash Leases
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23,100 acres leased to farmers
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Farmers, our ‘Partners in Conservation’
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Agricultural Revenues
Net Lease Revenues are about $500,000 -$600,000 annually
Revenues used to improve our land and agricultural infrastructure
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Montgomery Farm east of Longmont
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Enhancing Infrastructure
Infrastructure Enhancements Hay Barns/Grain Bins Center Pivot Irrigation Other Irrigation Improvements Tenants participate in financing of
improvements – financial involvement of the tenant encourages financial involvement of the County
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Recent Initiatives
Our land is generally available in larger parcels Current Effort to make land available to
smaller scale farming Locally Grown Food Market Farms Farmer’s Market Enhancements
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Grower’s Associations
Association of individuals who want to do small parcel farming Association a necessity to deal with
irrigation/water use issues First association last year – this year two
more – many more in the future Have also lease smaller parcels to
individual market farm operators
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Training for New Farmers
More local food production means more trained small parcel farmers
CSU Cooperative Extension “Building Farmers” program Developed by Extension Agent Adrian Card Curriculum focuses on what it takes to
operate a small parcel farm
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Community Gardens
Use some open space land next to urban areas for community gardens.
Partnership with local non-profit – Growing Gardens – to manage gardens/gardeners
This farm will also be home to a market farm in several years
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Farmer’s Markets
Expand local Farmers’ Markets for direct sale opportunities
Enhance Boulder County Fairgrounds as site for large Farmers’ Market
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The History of Agriculture
Commitment to remember our past and to provide the public with cultural history information about farming and ranching in Boulder County
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Agricultural HeritageCenter
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Stroh/Dickens Barn and Silo~ photo by Rich Koopmann
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Lohr House
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Walker Ranch Homestead~ photo by Rich Koopmann
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Not everything that can be counted counts; not everything that counts can be counted.
~ Albert Einstein
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