EnergyNet Contract Communications

The State Land Board has received your request to review our records. In compliance with Colorado State Statute 24-72-203 (Public Records Open to Inspection), the Records Custodian will respond within the next 3 business days of receiving your request.  If additional time is needed, the Records Custodian will contact you.  Please note:  if your request involves more than 3 Complete Lease Files, it is very likely your request could take longer than 3 business days.  Please plan appropriately.
The State Land Board requires a completed CORA Request Form which is located at:
www.colorado.gov/statelandboard under "Public Notices" and then "Colorado Open Records Act(CORA)". Scroll down to the Records (CORA) Request Form.pdf.  Email your completed form to: (http://www.colorado.gov/statelandboard) dnr_slb_corarequests@state.co.us (mailto:dnr_slb_corarequests@state.co.us)
Documents will be electronically transmitted unless requested otherwise. Printed copies will incur a charge of $0.25/page and/or $30/hour depending on use of staff time.  Communication will be made to the CORA requester with regard to anticipated costs if applicable. Payment must be received by the State Land Board office prior to release of the documents.
Please feel free to call the State Land Board office
(303-866-3454) with any questions you may have regarding your request. Sherry Lee  x3322 or  Alicia Hawthorne x3339
Thank you.
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Records Custodian Transactions and Records Services
P 303.866.3454  | 1127 Sherman Street, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80203 dnr_slb_corarequests@state.co.us  | (mailto:sue.black@state.co.us) www.colorado.gov/statelandboard (http://www.colorado.gov/statelandboard)

Dear Mr. Sherwood,

We have received your new request for additional records.

We will get back to you soon with an idea of the estimated time and the
approximate charges that will be involved in collecting the records.

Thank you,

Andy
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*Records Custodian*

*Transactions and Records Services*
P 303.866.3454 |
1127 Sherman Street, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80203
dnr_slb_corarequests@state.co.us <sue.black@state.co.us> |
www.colorado.gov/statelandboard

Hello Mr. Sherwood,

We are estimating your request will take us at least 15 hours of Staff time
to coordinate, review and release to you ($30/hour). Once we are ready to
release the records to you, we will reach out to give you a final cost
associated with the request. We will provide you with an invoice, which is
required to be paid before we release the records. If we find the
estimated time is more than 15 hours, we will be sure to communicate that
to you.

Because of the number of Staff involved, we anticipate needing at least
seven business days from the time we start the request to coordinate the
records collection. Should we find we can turn your request around more
quickly, we'll reach out to you to let you know.

Once you have confirmed with us you are willing to accept and pay the fees
associated with your request, we will begin the process. Please feel free
to give me a call if you have any questions or concerns.

Kind regards,
Alicia

303-866-3454 x3339 <(303)%20866-3454>
--
*Records Custodian*

*Transactions and Records Services*
P 303.866.3454 |
1127 Sherman Street, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80203
dnr_slb_corarequests@state.co.us <sue.black@state.co.us> |
www.colorado.gov/statelandboard

Hello Mr. Sherwood,

Thank you for your reply. We are now moving forward in the collection of
the records and will let you know as soon as they are available and the
final, associated costs.

Kind regards,
Alicia
--
*Records Custodian*

*Transactions and Records Services*
P 303.866.3454 |
1127 Sherman Street, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80203
dnr_slb_corarequests@state.co.us <sue.black@state.co.us> |
www.colorado.gov/statelandboard

Hello Daniel,

Thanks for taking our call a minute ago. As discussed, we are having a few
issues with the software that will allow us to automatically pull email
communications that may be responsive to your CORA request. In the spirit
of saving Staff time of manually searching and pdf-ing each email, we
appreciate your willingness to understand we need more time to respond to
your request in order to implement the software. We think we'll be able to
turn this around by mid to late next week.

Again, thanks for your understanding.

Kind regards,
Alicia
--
*Records Custodian*

*Transactions and Records Services*
P 303.866.3454 |
1127 Sherman Street, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80203
dnr_slb_corarequests@state.co.us <sue.black@state.co.us> |
www.colorado.gov/statelandboard

The State Land Board has received your request to review our records. In compliance with Colorado State Statute 24-72-203 (Public Records Open to Inspection), the Records Custodian will respond within the next 3 business days of receiving your request.  If additional time is needed, the Records Custodian will contact you.  Please note:  if your request involves more than 3 Complete Lease Files, it is very likely your request could take longer than 3 business days.  Please plan appropriately.
The State Land Board requires a completed CORA Request Form which is located at:
www.colorado.gov/statelandboard under "Public Notices" and then "Colorado Open Records Act(CORA)". Scroll down to the Records (CORA) Request Form.pdf.  Email your completed form to: (http://www.colorado.gov/statelandboard) dnr_slb_corarequests@state.co.us (mailto:dnr_slb_corarequests@state.co.us)
Documents will be electronically transmitted unless requested otherwise. Printed copies will incur a charge of $0.25/page and/or $30/hour depending on use of staff time.  Communication will be made to the CORA requester with regard to anticipated costs if applicable. Payment must be received by the State Land Board office prior to release of the documents.
Please feel free to call the State Land Board office
(303-866-3454) with any questions you may have regarding your request. Sherry Lee  x3322 or  Alicia Hawthorne x3339
Thank you.
--
Records Custodian Transactions and Records Services
P 303.866.3454  | 1127 Sherman Street, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80203 dnr_slb_corarequests@state.co.us  | (mailto:sue.black@state.co.us) www.colorado.gov/statelandboard (http://www.colorado.gov/statelandboard)

Hello Mr. Sherwood,

Your documents have been prepared and the invoice is attached. I will
deliver the documents after confirming that payment has been received.

We accept checks or you can pay online via our Customer Portal. Could you
please let me know how you would like to pay?

If you will be paying via the Portal I will need to test whether
requests@muckrock.com will be accepted as a valid email.

If someone other than you will be paying online, please reply all and
provide the name and email address of that individual.

Otherwise, you can mail a check to our office at 1127 Sherman Street, #300,
Denver, CO 80203
<https://maps.google.com/?q=1127+Sherman+Street,+%23300,+Denver,+CO+80203&entry=gmail&source=g>
.

​Thank you,​

Andy
--
*Records Custodian*

*Transactions and Records Services*
P 303.866.3454 |
1127 Sherman Street, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80203
dnr_slb_corarequests@state.co.us <sue.black@state.co.us> |
www.colorado.gov/statelandboard

Hello Mr. Sherwood,

I have confirmed that you now have access to make payment of your open
invoice via our Customer Portal
<https://checkout.na1.netsuite.com/c.3596240/checkout-2-02-0/login.ssp?whence=&origin=customercenter&sc=6&login=T#login-register>
if
you would like.

The email address for access will be: requests@muckrock.com

The Password is: Colorado2017.

Otherwise, you can mail a check to our office at 1127 Sherman Street, #300,
Denver, CO 80203
<https://maps.google.com/?q=1127+Sherman+Street,+%23300,+Denver,+CO+80203&entry=gmail&source=g>
.

Thank you,

Andy

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: CORA - DNR, SLB <dnr_slb_corarequests@state.co.us>
Date: Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 4:51 PM
Subject: Re: Colorado Open Records Act Request: EnergyNet Contract
Communications
To: requests@muckrock.com

Hello Mr. Sherwood,

Your documents have been prepared and the invoice is attached. I will
deliver the documents after confirming that payment has been received.

We accept checks or you can pay online via our Customer Portal. Could you
please let me know how you would like to pay?

If you will be paying via the Portal I will need to test whether
requests@muckrock.com will be accepted as a valid email.

If someone other than you will be paying online, please reply all and
provide the name and email address of that individual.

Otherwise, you can mail a check to our office at 1127 Sherman Street, #300,
Denver, CO 80203
<https://maps.google.com/?q=1127+Sherman+Street,+%23300,+Denver,+CO+80203&entry=gmail&source=g>
.

​Thank you,​

Andy

On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 8:13 AM, <requests@muckrock.com>
wrote:

>
> State Land Board
> CPR Office
> Suite 300
> <https://maps.google.com/?q=Suite+300+1127+Sherman+Street+Denver,+CO+80203&entry=gmail&source=g>
> 1127 Sherman Street
> <https://maps.google.com/?q=Suite+300+1127+Sherman+Street+Denver,+CO+80203&entry=gmail&source=g>
> Denver, CO 80203
> <https://maps.google.com/?q=Suite+300+1127+Sherman+Street+Denver,+CO+80203&entry=gmail&source=g>
>
> December 15, 2017
>
> This is a follow up to a previous request:
>
> Alicia,
>
> Absolutely! Thank you for catching me up on the status of my request.
>
> Have a great weekend - and good luck with the software!
>
> Best,
>
> Daniel
>
> Filed via MuckRock.com
> E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
> Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/accou
> nts/agency_login/state-land-board-10271/energynet-contract
> -communications-46346/?uuid-login=54af9d5a-a72e-4abb-bf6f-
> 93f0ce1c77b6&email=dnr_slb_corarequests%40state.co.us#agency-reply
> Is this email coming to the wrong contact? Something else wrong? Use the
> above link to let us know.
>
> For mailed responses, please address (see note):
> MuckRock News
> DEPT MR 46346
> 411A Highland Ave
> <https://maps.google.com/?q=411A+Highland+Ave+Somerville,+MA+02144&entry=gmail&source=g>
> Somerville, MA 02144
> <https://maps.google.com/?q=411A+Highland+Ave+Somerville,+MA+02144&entry=gmail&source=g>
> -2516
>
> PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is
> being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share,
> and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed
> (i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the
> department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.
>
> ---
>
> On Dec. 14, 2017:
> Hello Daniel,
>
> Thanks for taking our call a minute ago. As discussed, we are having a few
> issues with the software that will allow us to automatically pull email
> communications that may be responsive to your CORA request. In the spirit
> of saving Staff time of manually searching and pdf-ing each email, we
> appreciate your willingness to understand we need more time to respond to
> your request in order to implement the software. We think we'll be able to
> turn this around by mid to late next week.
>
> Again, thanks for your understanding.
>
> Kind regards,
> Alicia
> --
> *Records Custodian*
>
> *Transactions and Records Services*
> P 303.866.3454 <(303)%20866-3454> |
> 1127 Sherman Street, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80203
> <https://maps.google.com/?q=1127+Sherman+Street,+Suite+300,+Denver,+CO+80203&entry=gmail&source=g>
> dnr_slb_corarequests@state.co.us <sue.black@state.co.us> |
> www.colorado.gov/statelandboard
> ---
>
> On Dec. 7, 2017:
> Hello Mr. Sherwood,
>
> Thank you for your reply. We are now moving forward in the collection of
> the records and will let you know as soon as they are available and the
> final, associated costs.
>
> Kind regards,
> Alicia
> --
> *Records Custodian*
>
> *Transactions and Records Services*
> P 303.866.3454 <(303)%20866-3454> |
> 1127 Sherman Street, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80203
> <https://maps.google.com/?q=1127+Sherman+Street,+Suite+300,+Denver,+CO+80203&entry=gmail&source=g>
> dnr_slb_corarequests@state.co.us <sue.black@state.co.us> |
> www.colorado.gov/statelandboard
> ---
>
> On Dec. 7, 2017:
> Alicia,
>
> Thank you for reaching out. I agree to the anticipated (and approximate)
> cost of $450.00 in costs associated with searching for responsive records.
>
> I look forward to reviewing the documents subject to release!
>
> Best,
>
> Daniel
> ---
>
> On Dec. 6, 2017:
> Hello Mr. Sherwood,
>
> We are estimating your request will take us at least 15 hours of Staff time
> to coordinate, review and release to you ($30/hour). Once we are ready to
> release the records to you, we will reach out to give you a final cost
> associated with the request. We will provide you with an invoice, which is
> required to be paid before we release the records. If we find the
> estimated time is more than 15 hours, we will be sure to communicate that
> to you.
>
> Because of the number of Staff involved, we anticipate needing at least
> seven business days from the time we start the request to coordinate the
> records collection. Should we find we can turn your request around more
> quickly, we'll reach out to you to let you know.
>
> Once you have confirmed with us you are willing to accept and pay the fees
> associated with your request, we will begin the process. Please feel free
> to give me a call if you have any questions or concerns.
>
> Kind regards,
> Alicia
>
> 303-866-3454 x3339 <(303)%20866-3454> <(303)%20866-3454>
> --
> *Records Custodian*
>
> *Transactions and Records Services*
> P 303.866.3454 <(303)%20866-3454> |
> 1127 Sherman Street, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80203
> <https://maps.google.com/?q=1127+Sherman+Street,+Suite+300,+Denver,+CO+80203&entry=gmail&source=g>
> dnr_slb_corarequests@state.co.us <sue.black@state.co.us> |
> www.colorado.gov/statelandboard
> ---
>
> On Dec. 5, 2017:
> Andy,
>
> Thank you very much! Please let me know if there is any way I can help.
>
> I appreciate your time!
>
> Truly,
>
> Daniel Sherwood
> (248) 953-5327
> ---
>
> On Dec. 4, 2017:
> To State Land Board Records Custodians:
>
> Pursuant to the Colorado Open Records Act, I hereby request the following
> records:
>
> Correspondences, documents, or records exchanged between the Colorado
> State Land Board ("SLB") and EnergyNet.com, Inc. ("EnergyNet" or "ENET
> Holdings, LLC"), or anyone acting in their capacity as a representative of
> EnergyNet, from August 1, 2012 until December 1, 2013.
>
> The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and
> this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
>
> In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform
> me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer
> the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or
> CD-ROM if not.
>
> Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I
> look forward to receiving your response to this request within 3 business
> days, as the statute requires.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Daniel Sherwood
>
> Filed via MuckRock.com
> E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
> Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/accou
> nts/agency_login/state-land-board-10271/energynet-contract
> -communications-46346/?uuid-login=54af9d5a-a72e-4abb-bf6f-
> 93f0ce1c77b6&email=dnr_slb_corarequests%40state.co.us#agency-reply
> Is this email coming to the wrong contact? Something else wrong? Use the
> above link to let us know.
>
> For mailed responses, please address (see note):
> MuckRock News
> DEPT MR 46346
> 411A Highland Ave
> <https://maps.google.com/?q=411A+Highland+Ave+Somerville,+MA+02144&entry=gmail&source=g>
> Somerville, MA 02144
> <https://maps.google.com/?q=411A+Highland+Ave+Somerville,+MA+02144&entry=gmail&source=g>
> -2516
>
> PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is
> being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share,
> and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed
> (i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the
> department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.
>
>

--
*Records Custodian*

*Transactions and Records Services*
P 303.866.3454 <(303)%20866-3454> |
1127 Sherman Street, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80203
dnr_slb_corarequests@state.co.us <sue.black@state.co.us> |
www.colorado.gov/statelandboard
--
*Records Custodian*

*Transactions and Records Services*
P 303.866.3454 |
1127 Sherman Street, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80203
dnr_slb_corarequests@state.co.us <sue.black@state.co.us> |
www.colorado.gov/statelandboard

The State Land Board has received your request to review our records. In compliance with Colorado State Statute 24-72-203 (Public Records Open to Inspection), the Records Custodian will respond within the next 3 business days of receiving your request.  If additional time is needed, the Records Custodian will contact you.  Please note:  if your request involves more than 3 Complete Lease Files, it is very likely your request could take longer than 3 business days.  Please plan appropriately.
The State Land Board requires a completed CORA Request Form which is located at:
www.colorado.gov/statelandboard under "Public Notices" and then "Colorado Open Records Act(CORA)". Scroll down to the Records (CORA) Request Form.pdf.  Email your completed form to: (http://www.colorado.gov/statelandboard) dnr_slb_corarequests@state.co.us (mailto:dnr_slb_corarequests@state.co.us)
Documents will be electronically transmitted unless requested otherwise. Printed copies will incur a charge of $0.25/page and/or $30/hour depending on use of staff time.  Communication will be made to the CORA requester with regard to anticipated costs if applicable. Payment must be received by the State Land Board office prior to release of the documents.
Please feel free to call the State Land Board office
(303-866-3454) with any questions you may have regarding your request. Sherry Lee  x3322 or  Alicia Hawthorne x3339
Thank you.
--
Records Custodian Transactions and Records Services
P 303.866.3454  | 1127 Sherman Street, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80203 dnr_slb_corarequests@state.co.us  | (mailto:sue.black@state.co.us) www.colorado.gov/statelandboard (http://www.colorado.gov/statelandboard)

Hello Mr. Sherwood,

You did not need to separately register, I had already set up your access
as follows:

Customer Portal: <https://checkout.na1.netsuite.com/c.3596240/
checkout-2-02-0/login.ssp?whence=&origin=customercenter&
sc=6&login=T#login-register>

The email address for access will be: requests@muckrock.com

The Password is: Colorado2017.

Please let me know if you have any issues with submitting this payment.

Thank you,

Andy
--
*Records Custodian*

*Transactions and Records Services*
P 303.866.3454 |
1127 Sherman Street, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80203
dnr_slb_corarequests@state.co.us <sue.black@state.co.us> |
www.colorado.gov/statelandboard

Hello Mr. Sherwood,

I am sorry for the inconvenience, the only suggestion I have is to try
again using this information, being sure not to add a period after
Colorado2017

Email address: requests@muckrock.com

Password: Colorado2017

This has worked for me, as shown in the attached screenshot. If it does
not work for you after another try, I would agree a check in the mail may
be necessary.

​
Thanks,

Andy

--
*Records Custodian*

*Transactions and Records Services*
P 303.866.3454 |
1127 Sherman Street, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80203
dnr_slb_corarequests@state.co.us <sue.black@state.co.us> |
www.colorado.gov/statelandboard

Hello Mr. Sherwood,

Thank you for your payment. The link to the documents, including a copy of
your invoice, is below. You should see 27 documents. There may or may not
be previews showing (this is due to a file size issue with Google Drive)
but the file will be there. Please download each file to your computer and
verify the document opens correctly and is located where you expect it.
Then if you can reply to this email to let me know you successfully
retrieved the documents so I can close the request.

If we do not hear from you, your files will be removed from Google Drive on
January 3, 2018 at 5 PM.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/13lSS7h0fV22g6IFrb_tx0A4X_SqT2ktt?usp=sharing

Thanks for your patience with this request.

Please let us know if we can assist you further.
Thanks,

Andy

--
*Records Custodian*

*Transactions and Records Services*
P 303.866.3454 |
1127 Sherman Street, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80203
dnr_slb_corarequests@state.co.us <sue.black@state.co.us> |
www.colorado.gov/statelandboard

View this email in your browser (https://mailchi.mp/b761d531ca3f/greetings-from-the-colorado-state-land-board-7836614?e=be41cfebc3)

** Spring 2020
------------------------------------------------------------
AGRICULTURE GRAZING RATE ADJUSTMENTS

New agriculture grazing rates go into effect July 1, 2020. View the new rates (https://colorado.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4757c90d3b0b8452bf5d955c8&id=11183387cd&e=be41cfebc3) .

Rate adjustments vary for lessees. Adjustments are based on a four tiered system that accounts for geography (grazing regions), ownership of onsite improvements, and other factors.

Depending on those factors, rates per animal unit month (AUM) will range from $13.40 (tier 3) to $22.18 (tier 1). The vast majority of lessees fall into the tier 2 category with rates that will range from $14.29 to $19.71 per AUM. These rates will go into effect over a staggered, two-year period. An AUM is the amount of forage needed by an “animal unit” grazing for one month.

On average, the grazing rates on trust land are 20 percent lower than private rates. We offer lower rates because typically onsite improvements are owned by the lessee who is responsible for that maintenance. Also, we hold lessees accountable to a higher standard of land stewardship (https://colorado.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4757c90d3b0b8452bf5d955c8&id=3f2e8f34a7&e=be41cfebc3) .

Grazing rates are reviewed every three years. The new rates are based on a statewide survey completed by agriculture statisticians from Colorado State University. The next rent rate review occurs in 2022.

Details about the rate adjustment process are available in the meeting notes from our public board meetings (https://colorado.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4757c90d3b0b8452bf5d955c8&id=34d110e7c8&e=be41cfebc3) .

Ninety-eight percent of trust land in Colorado is leased for agriculture. Money earned from rent supports Colorado public schools. We've generated $1.7 billion for schools since 2008. We are proud to be the primary funding source for the Department of Education’s Building Excellent Schools Today (BEST), which provides capital construction grants to schools.

Watch a 90-second video (https://colorado.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4757c90d3b0b8452bf5d955c8&id=3ba2f3deae&e=be41cfebc3) about how your rent flows to Colorado schools.

https://colorado.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4757c90d3b0b8452bf5d955c8&id=78798bf3ec&e=be41cfebc3
Mountain Valley elementary students in Saguache County cut the ribbon at the grand opening of their new school. The school district received a $27 million capital construction BEST grant.
PROFESSOR HOSTS VIRTUAL CLASSES ON TRUST LAND DURING QUARANTINE
Biologist studies rare lichens at Chancellor Ranch

Students, teachers, and families are adjusting to virtual classrooms during the COVID-19 quarantine guidelines. In particular, how do teachers offer science classes that would otherwise include hands-on experiments or field work?

Erin Tripp, assistant professor at the department of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Colorado-Boulder, had an innovative solution to host virtual field lessons for her biology students on state trust land.

While hosting her virtual lessons from Chancellor Ranch in Las Animas County, Tripp studied rare lichen communities along the Purgatoire and Perly canyon escarpments (pictured right). The lichens have special micro-climates, including one or two that support small, disjunctive populations of aspen at relatively low elevations.

"Being able to include rare lichen biota on state trust lands in a short series of educational films gave my students an especially meaningful, online 'field' experience when COVID-19 stay-in-place restrictions prevented them from going into the field," said Tripp.

Upon request, Colorado trust land is available for educational and research activities. FFA and 4H groups visit properties regularly, and past research partners include CU-Boulder, Colorado State University, the Nature Conservancy, Colorado Herbarium, Denver Botanic Gardens, Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, and more.

Watch a 90-second tutorial (https://colorado.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4757c90d3b0b8452bf5d955c8&id=dae240e780&e=be41cfebc3) about lichens that Professor Tripp filmed at Chancellor Ranch:

https://colorado.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4757c90d3b0b8452bf5d955c8&id=f78c964e9d&e=be41cfebc3
HISTORIC SCHOOLHOUSE ON TRUST LAND TO BE CONVERTED TO LOCAL MUSEUM
Mount Pleasant Schoolhouse (c. 1911) in Alamosa listed on the national historic registry

In 1888, a single-room public school was built on a section of trust land located eight miles northwest of Alamosa, Colorado.

The original school building was replaced twice and the last structure, built in 1911, remains on the site today (pictured right and below).

The Mount Pleasant School served three generations of students until 1965 when it was shuttered. The schoolhouse was also used as a place to register for the draft during World War II, and as a site for volunteers to roll bandages during the war.

In 1989, the Mount Pleasant School Association took ownership of the building and successfully got it listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. The size, scale, window placement, and interior configuration epitomize a typical American rural schoolhouse. The clustered windows and hipped roof reflect turn-of-the-century “innovations” in rural school design.

Today the Mount Pleasant School building is in a state of deterioration. The Mount Pleasant School Association is restoring the structure to convert it to a museum. Ownership of the underlying land is required in order to qualify for certain grants.

The State Land Board rarely sells trust land. Yet in March 2020 our Commissioners accepted a one acre purchase offer from Alamosa County for the land located beneath the schoolhouse.

"We are delighted to help the Alamosa community preserve this historic schoolhouse," said Greg Ochis, Assistant Director, Colorado State Land Board. "We hope that by owning the land under the building, the Alamosa community is successful in obtaining grants to restore the unique and historic building that has deep ties to the community dating back to the turn of the 20th century."
ANNUAL STEWARDSHIP TRUST QUESTIONNAIRE
Questionnaire helps determine cost-sharing opportunities

All agriculture and recreation lessees who lease trust land designated in the Stewardship Trust are required to complete an annual questionnaire (https://colorado.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4757c90d3b0b8452bf5d955c8&id=c01e0ad44e&e=be41cfebc3) . If you already completed the questionnaire, thank you!

Your feedback helps us:
* improve stewardship,
* understand current uses,
* identify any issues on your leased land, and
* help our staff determine if you are eligible for cost-sharing opportunities.

Begin the questionnaire now (https://colorado.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4757c90d3b0b8452bf5d955c8&id=b81971e6d5&e=be41cfebc3) if you lease land designated into the Stewardship Trust. You do not need to complete this questionnaire if your lease is not in the Stewardship Trust.

The Stewardship Trust (https://colorado.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4757c90d3b0b8452bf5d955c8&id=02dae3a816&e=be41cfebc3) is a special management designation for only 10 percent of trust land properties that feature exceptional natural values. The Colorado Constitution requires that Stewardship Trust properties be managed to a high standard of care.
PUBLIC ACCESS PROGRAM EXPANDS TO 776,000 ACRES
210,000 acres of trust land newly enrolled

Of the 2.8 million acres of trust land in Colorado, 98 percent is leased for agriculture. Additionally, nearly one-third is leased for recreation.

The Public Access Program (PAP) provides seasonal hunting and fishing opportunities on Colorado trust land across the state. Colorado Parks & Wildlife (CPW) manages the program and provides enforcement services.

In spring 2020, the Commissioners from both the State Land Board and CPW voted to enroll an additional 210,000 acres into the program in time for the 2020 fall hunting season, bringing the total enrollment to 776,000 acres.

The enrollment is part of a multi-year plan to expand the PAP up to one million acres. W
henever possible, the State Land Board offers multiple leases on the same parcel of land in order to raise more money for Colorado public schools.

State trust lands enrolled in the PAP are open to a variety of wildlife-related uses, primarily hunting and fishing.
* Hunters are expected to respect the existing agriculture operations.
* Unauthorized activity on trust lands is subject to enforcement by CPW officers or local law enforcement. CPW would like you to contact their district offices (https://colorado.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4757c90d3b0b8452bf5d955c8&id=62489a0238&e=be41cfebc3) if you are concerned about PAP hunters' activities on your leased land.
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HELP US MITIGATE NOXIOUS WEEDS ON TRUST LAND
Yellow nutsedge and flowering rush

The State Land Board partners with lessees to manage noxious weeds on trust lands. We follow the Colorado Department of Agriculture’s noxious weed list that puts weeds into management categories. Contact your district manager if you have questions about, or need support in, managing noxious weeds. We may be able to offer weed mitigation cost-sharing.

Help us eradicate these two noxious weeds:

Yellow nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus) (https://colorado.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4757c90d3b0b8452bf5d955c8&id=99375f20b1&e=be41cfebc3) is a warm season, perennial species that is native to Europe and blooms June to October. The root system on each plant can produce hundreds to thousands of hard, round, brown-black tubers in a season that can survive 3 to 4 years.

Identifying attributes:
* Plants can range from 6" to 30" tall
* Flowers are umbrella-shaped and yellowish-brown in color
* Stems are pithy and triangular in cross-section

Flowering rush (Butomus umbellatus) (https://colorado.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4757c90d3b0b8452bf5d955c8&id=c3a9a65638&e=be41cfebc3) is an extremely invasive perennial that reproduces both by seed and vegetatively by roots and shoots. It is an aquatic plant found along lake shores and slow-moving rivers, and in water up to 9' deep.

Alert! Flowering rush was recently found in Grand Junction in a tributary to the Colorado River. Keep your eyes out for this incredibly noxious weed, and report any sightings.

Identifying attributes:
* Flowers are 1" wide and bloom in late summer
* Leaves are sword-like and up to 3' tall by ½" wide
* Plants grow up to 5' tall and have brown fruits ½ " long

[Source and photo credits: Colorado Department of Agriculture, Lois M. Landry, and John Cardina.]
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POWERING COLORADO HOMES WITH RENEWABLE ENERGY
Four percent of the state's renewable energy is produced on trust land

Sixty-five leases on 65,000 acres of trust land generate four percent of Colorado's renewable energy production. That's enough energy to power 60,000 homes year-round.

And the rate of production on trust land is increasing rapidly. We're proud to be partnering with Xcel Energy to meet the Public Utility Commission's mandate of 30 percent renewable energy by 2020, as well as the Colorado Energy Plan for Xcel's attainment of 56 percent renewable energy by 2026.

In fact, Xcel is currently building a 500 megawatt wind turbine site in Cheyenne County that will be completed this summer. The project spans 65,000 acres that are checkerboarded on trust land and private land, with 15 turbines located on trust land. The project will produce enough energy to power 270,000 homes in Colorado.

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ONLINE CUSTOMER PORTAL ACCESS
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Last year, 95 percent of your rent was distributed to Colorado schools. We used only five percent to fund agency operations; our agency is self-funded, and we receive $0 from your taxes. Your rent payments have generated $2 billion for Colorado schoolchildren in the past 15 years!
STEWARDSHIP PLAN APPROVED FOR LESSER PRAIRIE CHICKENS

Stewardship matters to the Land Board because trust land needs to be able to earn income not only for today's public schools, but also for future generations of schoolchildren. We encourage all lessees to follow land management best practices. Where appropriate, lessees must comply with property-specific stewardship stipulations.

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We also follow adaptive management plans -- called stewardship action plans (SAP) -- to ensure the responsible stewardship of important plant or animal species. In June 2020, our Commissioners approved a new SAP for the lesser prairie chicken (LPC), which is once again under consideration as a threatened species by the US Fish and Wildlife Service.

LPCs are an upland, grassland-nesting bird native to the Great Plains. They are known for their unique spring courtship displays and colorful head markings. Scientists estimate that the species occupies just 17 percent of its original habitat (pre-European settlement in the 1800s) and that fewer than 150 breeding males remain in Colorado.

The SAP includes lease stipulations that will apply to new energy development, mineral development, and rights-of-way on the 84,000 acres of trust land located in LPC habitat. The stipulations address where and when lease-related activities may occur based on LPC mating, nesting, or brood rearing seasons.
LOWRY RANCH ADVISORY COMMITTEE
CSU doctoral student awarded research grant

Lowry Ranch is a 26,500-acre trust land property in Arapahoe County that is leased for cattle grazing, oil and gas development, solar energy, and more. It is one of the only remaining large-scale ranches in America that is adjacent to a major metropolis.

Leases at Lowry Ranch have generated more than $160 million since 2013. Eighty percent of the property has been designated into the Stewardship Trust; the lessees are required to comply with strict stewardship stipulations that protect the property's open space and wildlife values.

Because of the property's unique attributes, the Land Board created an advisory committee comprised of subject matter experts. The committee oversees an interest-bearing fund designated for restoration, maintenance, and enhancement projects at the property. The account's original balance of $3.5 million came from an oil and gas bonus earned from the property in 2013.

The committee has funded a large-scale holistic cattle grazing study, bird monitoring by Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory, a shallow groundwater study, noxious weed treatments, and a native grassland enhancement plan.

The committee recently awarded Anna Clare Monlezun, a doctoral student studying ecosystem science and sustainability at Colorado State University, a two-year $6,400 grant to perform soil research on "Cattle as Partners in Conservation" at the foothills of Lowry. She is measuring plant species composition and biodiversity in addition to soil organic carbon, nitrogen, and water infiltration. Her research will assess the role of holistic grazing practices play on rangeland health.

Phase one of Monlezun's project began in June. She visited the property to establish transects and collect pre-grazed forage samples. A transect is a physical line across a piece of land that marks a specific location so that it can be visited repeatedly to collect data.

[Top photo courtesy of Raquel Wertsbaugh; bottom photo courtesy of Monlezun.]
JIM CREEK RESTORATION IN CONEJOS COUNTY
Volunteers plant 500 willows and wetland grasses

For three consecutive years, volunteers with Trout Unlimited have helped restore Jim Creek at the La Jara property in Conejos County to enhance stream habitat for the native Rio Grande cutthroat trout. They have restored and protected more than a mile of the degraded coldwater creek, and they'll focus on another mile this fall.

In June 2020, more than a dozen volunteers returned to the site to plant 125 willows and 350 sedges along the banks of the creek. They also helped Colorado Parks and Wildlife remove and relocate 125 brook trout from the restored stream and its growing population of native Rio Grande cutthroat trout. Brook trout are an aggressive, introduced species that displace the native cutthroat trout juveniles.

The project spanned nearly one mile, so volunteers easily maintained a safe distance from one another to comply with COVID-19 guidelines.

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HELP US MITIGATE NOXIOUS WEEDS ON TRUST LAND
Yellow nutsedge and flowering rush

The State Land Board partners with lessees to manage noxious weeds on trust lands. We follow the Colorado Department of Agriculture’s noxious weed list that puts weeds into management categories. Contact your district manager if you have questions about, or need support in, managing noxious weeds. We may be able to offer weed mitigation cost-sharing (https://colorado.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4757c90d3b0b8452bf5d955c8&id=dacbae5e8d&e=be41cfebc3) .

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Cypress Spurge (https://colorado.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4757c90d3b0b8452bf5d955c8&id=81674ef551&e=be41cfebc3) (Euphorbia cyparissias) is a low-growing perennial that reproduces by seed and lateral root buds. It is native to Europe and was introduced to North America in the 1860s as an ornamental plant. All parts of the plant exude a white, milky sap when broken and is toxic to livestock.

Identifying attributes:
* Fruit has three lobes and contains 1-3 egg-shaped, smooth gray seeds
* Stems are 4"-32" high and green to yellow-green in color
* Flowers are yellowish-green, usually turning reddish-green towards maturity

Dyer’s woad (https://colorado.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4757c90d3b0b8452bf5d955c8&id=800e8155d5&e=be41cfebc3) (Isatis tinctoria) is a non-palatable, aggressive, erect biennial herb that ranges from 1'-4' tall and has a deep taproot. It was originally cultivated as a source of Indigo dye and is native to Russia. The plant blooms from late April to early June.

Identifying attributes:
* Very small, numerous yellow flowers are clustered on upper portion of stems
* Leaves have a white mid-rib on the upper surface
* Seed pods are winged and slightly pear shaped

[Source and photo credits: Colorado Department of Agriculture]
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TRUST LAND MAP SERVER 2.0
New and improved digital map is easier to navigate

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Our public map provides data about our 2.8 million acres of surface trust land and our four million acres of mineral estate. We’ve made our GIS layers available to the public with tabular information about leases, rights-of-way, Stewardship Trust designations, the Public Access Program, acquisitions, patents, and more.

Plus, you can overlay your own Shapefile, CSV, or KML files on top of ours. Zip your files and use our new ‘Add Data’ tool, located in the top right corner of our map.

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HUNTING ON TRUST LAND
What sportsmen and agriculture operators need to know

Nearly 770,000 trust land acres are enrolled in the Public Access Program (PAP), which provides seasonal hunting and fishing opportunities on Colorado trust land across the state. Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) manages the program and provides enforcement services.

The Colorado Hunting Atlas (https://colorado.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4757c90d3b0b8452bf5d955c8&id=b851f60310&e=be41cfebc3) is an interactive map that depicts all trust land enrolled in the Public Access Program.

Nearly all of the properties enrolled are also working ranches leased for agriculture. Whenever possible, the State Land Board offers multiple leases on the same parcel of land in order to raise more money for Colorado public schools.

State trust lands enrolled in the Public Access Program are open to a variety of wildlife-related uses, primarily hunting and fishing. Hunters are expected to respect the existing agriculture operations. Unauthorized activity on trust lands is subject to enforcement by CPW officers or local law enforcement.

ATTENTION AGRICULTURE LESSEES: CPW would like you to contact CPW district offices (https://colorado.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4757c90d3b0b8452bf5d955c8&id=89ea224ccd&e=be41cfebc3) if you are concerned about PAP hunter activities on your leased land.

[Photo credit: Joe Lewandowski, CPW]
STEWARDSHIP PLAN APPROVED FOR FENS
15 fens formed during the ice age located on trust land

Fens are the rarest wetlands found in Colorado. The State Land Board owns nine properties containing 15 fens. Thirteen are especially rare “extreme rich” fens located in South Park in Park County.

The State Land Board has prepared several adaptive management plans -- called stewardship action plans (SAPs) (https://colorado.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4757c90d3b0b8452bf5d955c8&id=3149db5f29&e=be41cfebc3) -- to ensure the responsible stewardship of important plant or animal species. In September 2020, our Commissioners approved a new SAP for fens.

In Colorado, fens generally occur at elevations greater than 8,500 feet. Fen soils are perennially saturated and starved of oxygen, which prevents decomposition and creates a buildup of organic material called peat. Because of their water-holding capabilities, fens provide very stable habitats and often contain vegetative communities that date back to the ice ages.

Extreme rich fens are fed by underground water springs from unusual, high-elevation limestone and dolomite deposits in the Mosquito Range west of South Park. These high altitude deposits are scarce and make extreme rich fens rare.

Most of the rare plants found in the extreme rich fens of South Park in Park County are believed to have flourished 15,000 years ago and are now considered glacial relics. Prior to 1980, some of these plant and animal species were only known historically, and many had never before been reported in Colorado.

Some of our fen sites are in poor condition and require immediate attention to restore and rehabilitate the severely impacted ecosystems. Restoration will take time because fens take centuries to form.

Thankfully, short-term steps can be effective in improving the fens’ functional condition and restoring site integrity. We are collaborating with grazing lessees on the nine trust land properties that include fens to develop grazing plans that will protect the fens, such as installing fencing and/or alternative water sources for cattle.
COAL MINING RECLAMATION
Now you see it, now you don't

Coal mining in Colorado dates to the gold rush of the 1800s. The influx of gold prospectors created a big demand for coal for steam powered engines as well as domestic stoves. At that time, there were coal mines across the state from the front range to the Utah border.

Today, coal mine leases on trust land earn $1 million to $3 million annually, but the industry is on the decline as alternative forms of energy production emerge, such as horizontal drilling or renewable energy.

Nine thermal coal mines remain on trust land, and each is more than 75 years old. Only two are active, and they are still mined for the singular purpose of fueling the local electricity power stations that were originally built to support in the 1950s. (Pictured right: Trapper Coal Mine in Moffat County).

So what happens to abandoned coal mining sites?

At most sites, you might not know there was once a coal mine. That’s because coal mines are held to high reclamation standards.

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Former coal mines on trust land are now used for grazing. Plus, there’s been a surprising demand by renewable energy operators to build solar gardens or wind turbines on former coal mine sites because power transmission lines are typically already nearby, which is a key factor for renewable energy development. Where once coal miners from the 1880s were digging downward, today installers are climbing 330 feet into the air to erect wind turbines.
2020 ANNUAL REPORT PUBLISHED
Land Board has provided $795 million to fund public school construction

https://colorado.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4757c90d3b0b8452bf5d955c8&id=847108ddba&e=be41cfebc3 State Land Board logged its sixth-highest earning year in our 144-year history by generating $171.3 million in fiscal year 2020. Read the annual report (https://colorado.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4757c90d3b0b8452bf5d955c8&id=88fb2274e3&e=be41cfebc3) .

Per the state constitution, our agency exists to manage trust land on behalf of public schools. We lease the land, and the rent flows to the Department of Education to fund several state education programs. Via 7,700 leases on three million surfaces acres and four million sub-surface acres, we've generated more than $2 billion for Colorado public schools in the past fifteen years.

We're proud to be the primary funding source for the Department of Education's Building Excellent Schools Today (BEST) program that provides competitive capital construction grants to schools.
* The BEST program has received $795 million from the Land Board since the grant program began in 2008.
* BEST has awarded grants to 524 schools. The majority are located in rural Colorado.
* 225,000 students have attended BEST schools.
* BEST construction projects have generated 37,000 jobs.

Mountain Valley School in Saguache County received a $27 million BEST grant and opened its new building in 2019.
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HELP US MITIGATE NOXIOUS WEEDS ON TRUST LAND
Black Henbane and Elongated Mustard

The State Land Board partners with lessees to manage noxious weeds on trust lands. We follow the Colorado Department of Agriculture’s noxious weed list that puts weeds into management categories. Contact your district manager if you have questions about, or need support in, managing noxious weeds. We may be able to offer weed mitigation cost-sharing (https://colorado.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4757c90d3b0b8452bf5d955c8&id=b14ddc88c6&e=be41cfebc3) .

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Black Henbane (https://colorado.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4757c90d3b0b8452bf5d955c8&id=1c20e322d3&e=be41cfebc3) (Hyoscyamus niger) was introduced from Europe as an ornamental and medicinal herb. The plant blooms June through September and may be an annual or biennial. Prolific seed production increases the spread of this plant, as a single plant can produce up to half a million seeds. All parts are poisonous to humans and livestock when ingested.

Identifying attributes:
* 1' to 3' tall with foliage that has a foul odor
* Cream-green flowers with five lobes and purple throats
* Small, black seeds

Elongated Mustard (https://colorado.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4757c90d3b0b8452bf5d955c8&id=0659c64eff&e=be41cfebc3) (Brassica elongata) is a biennial, short-lived perennial, or sometimes winter annual herb. The leaves on elongated mustard help distinguish the species from other mustards. The plant has a sweet fragrance when in bloom.

Identifying attributes:
* Erect branching stems grow up to 3' tall
* Basal leaves are slightly lobed to shallowly toothed and lance-shaped
* Yellow flowers with four petals and six sepals

[Source and photo credits: Colorado Department of Agriculture]
COVID IMPACT ON AGRICULTURE OPERATORS
Apply for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2

Farmers or ranchers whose operation has been directly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic can apply for assistance. USDA is implementing Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 for agriculture producers who continue to face market disruptions and associated costs because of COVID-19. Learn more. (https://colorado.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4757c90d3b0b8452bf5d955c8&id=3e5b3b8361&e=be41cfebc3) This is a national USDA program and not directly related to the Colorado State Land Board.
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** January 2021
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IN THIS ISSUE ...
* Construction begins for an affordable housing building (#Affordable) .
* New pollinator path program launches on trust land. (#pollinator)
* Land Board announces statewide customer awards. (#awards)
* Public hunting access expands on trust land. (#pap)
* Anter shed collecting is typically not permitted. (#antlers)
* And more! (#map)

CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING BUILDING
13th and Sherman in Denver to be site of 103-unit apartment development

In addition to owning 2.8 million acres of surface land and four million acres of mineral estate, the State Land Board owns 600,000 square feet of commercial real estate that we lease to earn income for Colorado public schools.

While all of the buildings are leased to third-party tenants, a site at 13th and Sherman in downtown Denver was identified as a great location for redevelopment. Developers from Mile High Development LLC and Brinshore Development, along with the State Housing Authority and the City and County of Denver, believed the location would be ideal for affordable housing.

So in 2019, the Colorado State Land Board entered into a long-term ground lease with those developers to make possible a 103-unit affordable housing building. A ground lease is an agreement in which a tenant is permitted to develop and lease a piece of property during the lease period. At the end of the lease, the building is turned over to the landowner. Like all State Land Board leases, the rent will support our agency's trust beneficiaries: Colorado public schools.

Demolition of the old structure occurred in December, and now construction is underway (pictured above) to erect the new building. The six-story affordable housing development totals more than 120,000 square feet and will be available to renters who earn 60 percent or less of the average median income (AMI) in Denver.

NEW POLLINATOR PATH PROGRAM
Improving habitat for pollinators

Pollinators may be small, but they have a huge impact on the world. One-third of the world's food relies on pollinators. That's why the State Land Board is working on a new pollinator path program to improve habitat on trust land for butterflies, bees, moths, hummingbirds, and other pollinators.

The three-year pilot program will test how to improve land for pollinators, and our goal is to enhance habitat for all types of pollinators. We'll be planting pollinator-friendly plants -- such as Rocky Mountain bee plant, purple prairie clover, blue grama grass, and more -- on degraded sites on state trust lands.

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Watch our 3-minute video about the pollinator path program!

CONGRATULATIONS AWARD WINNERS
Land Board presents three lessees with awards

Our agency partners with nearly 3,400 lessees on a variety of lease activities. We presented awards to three exemplary customers at our December 2020 board meeting.

Congratulations to our 2020 winners: Chaquaco Cattle Company, SLW Ranch, and Mr. Darrell Albrandt! Please
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The Legacy Lessee Award went to Mr. Albrandt for his lease assignment to young ranchers in northeastern Colorado. The award recognizes a lessee who assigns their lease to a younger, non-familial lessee in the spirit of supporting the next generation of ranchers and farmers.

Mr. Stow Witwer of SLW Ranch won the Bloom Stewardship Award for his well-managed grazing lease in Weld County. This award is named in recognition of former State Land Board Commissioner Mike Bloom for her tireless dedication to sound stewardship practices in support of schoolchildren.

The Karney and Wooten families of Chaquaco Cattle Company received the premier award -- Lessee of the Year -- for their agriculture and recreation leases at the 50,000-acre Chancellor Ranch property near Trinidad in southern Colorado.

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HUNTING ON TRUST LAND
What agriculture lessees need to know

Nearly 775,000 trust land acres are enrolled in the Public Access Program (PAP), which provides seasonal hunting and fishing opportunities on Colorado trust land across the state. Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) manages the program and provides enforcement services.

The
Colorado Hunting Atlas (https://colorado.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4757c90d3b0b8452bf5d955c8&id=947285643f&e=be41cfebc3) is an interactive map that depicts all trust land enrolled in the PAP.

Another 200,000 acres of trust land are being considered for enrollment into the program in time for the 2021 hunting season in order to fulfill the DNR Performance Plan goal (https://colorado.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4757c90d3b0b8452bf5d955c8&id=3dd6e70e58&e=be41cfebc3) s (https://colorado.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4757c90d3b0b8452bf5d955c8&id=fe3c09d25d&e=be41cfebc3) .
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Nearly all of the properties enrolled are also working ranches leased for agriculture. Whenever possible, the State Land Board offers multiple leases on the same parcel of land in order to raise more money for Colorado public schools.

State trust lands enrolled in the PAP are open on a seasonal basis only for hunting and/or fishing purposes. Hunters are expected to respect the existing agriculture operations. Unauthorized activity on trust lands is subject to enforcement by CPW officers or local law enforcement.

ATTENTION AGRICULTURE LESSEES: if you experience a PAP-related incident on your leased land, report it to your local CPW officer or law enforcement. And use our incident report form (https://colorado.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4757c90d3b0b8452bf5d955c8&id=43492cc778&e=be41cfebc3) to tell us about it.

[Photo credit: Joe Lewandowski, CPW]
ANTLER SHED COLLECTIING ON TRUST LAND

In general, collecting sheds on trust land is prohibited. There are two permissible ways to collect sheds on trust land:

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Shed collection must comply with CPW's rules and be for personal use only. CPW prohibits any antler shed collecting from January 1 through April 30 on lands west of 1-25. Read CPW's guidelines on shed collectin (https://colorado.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4757c90d3b0b8452bf5d955c8&id=948e1f2f5e&e=be41cfebc3) g.

These regulations protect the health of Colorado's big game herds and other wintering wildlife.​ Restricting shed collection reduces stress on wintering big game animals during the time of year when deer, elk, pronghorn, and moose are most vulnerable. Stress can result in decreased body condition, increased mortality, and decreased fawn/calf survival.

[Photo credit: David Hannigan]
NEW FEATURES ONLINE: slb.colorado.gov

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This public map provides data about our 2.8 million acres of surface trust land and our four million acres of mineral estate. We’ve made our GIS layers available to the public with tabular information about leases, rights-of-way, Stewardship Trust designations, the Public Access Program, acquisitions, patents, and more.

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CSU RANCHING SURVEY

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COVID IMPACT ON AGRICULTURE OPERATORS
Apply for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2

Farmers or ranchers whose operation has been directly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic can apply for assistance. USDA is implementing Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 for agriculture producers who continue to face market disruptions and associated costs because of COVID-19. Learn more. (https://colorado.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4757c90d3b0b8452bf5d955c8&id=f6545e8aa9&e=be41cfebc3) This is a national USDA program and not directly related to the Colorado State Land Board.
HELP US MITIGATE NOXIOUS WEEDS ON TRUST LAND
Common tansy and giant reed

The State Land Board partners with lessees to manage noxious weeds on trust lands. We follow the Colorado Department of Agriculture’s noxious weed list that puts weeds into management categories. Contact your district manager if you have questions about, or need support in, managing noxious weeds. We may be able to offer weed mitigation cost-sharing.

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Identifying attributes:
* 18'' to 6' tall
* Extensively branched purplish-red stems
* Yellowish-green flowers that turn reddish-green in maturity

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Identifying attributes:
* Up to 20' tall
* 3' flower plumes
* Stems resemble corn stalks
* Long, flat leaves up to 1.5' long
* Heart-shaped, pale green leaves

[Source and photo credits: Colorado Department of Agriculture]
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