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Open Space Survey
April 16, 2007 4:15 PM
A comprehensive survey of how much open space is protected in Colorado was released today.
The survey, by Colorado State University and Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO), says that some 30 million acres of open space are protected by governmental agencies or private conservation organizations. In addition, 1.8 million more acres are protected by local or city governments.
CSU and GOCO say the inventory will help focus conservation efforts in Colorado by providing accurate and up-to-date information on open spaces across the state. GOCO Executive Director John Swartout says it will also benefit local governments, state agencies, citizens and land trusts, by helping them understand environmental trends, and better asses the conservation needs of remaining open lands.
Researchers put the survey together by collecting information from 450 agencies in Colorado, including federal, state and local governments and nonprofit organizations.
The Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) Board provided Lottery funds for the inventory and the Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory at Colorado State University conducted the research.
To view the survey, Click Here.
Posted by Eric Whitney on April 16, 2007 4:15 PM | Permalink
