Conserving Wetlands on Colorado’s Agricultural Lands: Opportunities and Benefits for Farmers and Ranchers

Summary

Management plan (1994). Covers Colorado, Front Range, Castle Rock. Topics: wetlands conservation, agricultural wetlands, Wetland conservation, Streambank stabilization. Agencies: Colorado State Soil Conservation Board, Environmental Protection Agency, Colorado Association of Soil Conservation Districts. Cites 21 external works.

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Stakeholders (47)

Agencies, organizations, and groups mentioned as actors in this document.

United States Environmental Protection AgencyUnited States Department of AgricultureUnited States Fish and Wildlife ServiceColorado Department of WildlifeColorado State UniversityColorado Department of HealthArmy Corps of EngineersColorado Department of Natural Resources

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Division of WildlifeSoil Conservation ServiceCorps of EngineersColorado Department of AgricultureBoard of County CommissionersDivision of Water ResourcesWater Quality Control CommissionDivision of Parks and Outdoor RecreationWater Quality Control DivisionDOWState Engineer's OfficeColorado State Forest ServiceFarmers Home AdministrationU.S. Soil Conservation ServiceSCSColorado State Soil Conservation BoardColorado State University Cooperative ExtensionSoil Conservation DistrictFWSDucks UnlimitedState Forest ServiceFish & Wildlife ServiceColorado Cattlemen's AssociationCounty Planning CommissionColorado Farm BureauColorado Association of Soil Conservation DistrictsASCSAgricultural Stabilization and Conservation ServiceOffice of Technology AssessmentU.S. Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation ServiceConservation DistrictPheasants ForeverNational Aquaculture Division of WildlifeU.S. Trout Farmers AssociationColorado Division of AquacultureColorado Waterfowl Stamp ProgramMorgan Soil Conservation DistrictCounty Extension AgentNational Association of Conservation Districts

Places (60)

Colorado Rocky Mountains Colorado River southwestern Colorado United States Gunnison River Basin Denver Front Range

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Fort Collins Mt. Washington Boulder Rio Grande Golden, Colorado Eastern Colorado Grand Junction Upper Arkansas River Austin Uncompahgre River Basins North Dakota Telluride San Luis Valley Steamboat Springs Durango Colorado Springs Continental Divide Dolores River South Platte River Olathe Western slope Lamar Arvada Otero Counties Castle Rock Montezuma Weld Bismarck Lower Gunnison Units Hudson South Park Elk River Silver Springs Trout Farm Weld County Road #2 County Road 20.5 Routt County Road 44 County Road 13 Gentry Lane Montrose Counties Delta Mesa Montrose County Montrose Delta County Fort Morgan Englewood Fountain Creek Alamosa Pueblo Lakewood Littleton Cortez

Concepts & Topics (40)

nitrogen retention soil grain size water quality standards hillslope similarity water quality standards porewater chemistry water resources nonpoint source pollution density

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soil erosion habitat restoration habitat restoration habitat restoration cost water allocation salinity irrigation stream restoration wildlife and piscatorial culture and procreation crop revenue land use planning wildlife and piscatorial culture and procreation conservation partnerships Priority Habitat Management Areas prevention grey water best management practices agricultural conservation programs agricultural conservation programs Special use permit land ownership Colorado River Compact wetlands enhancement wetlands protection wetlands protection non-point sources Clean Water Act Swampbuster Hydrophytes dredged or fill material federal grant programs

Species (71)

not mentioned Atriplex canescens not specified Rushes Odocoileus hemionus mule deer fish and wildlife cottonwood

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shrubs and trees Waterfowl woody vegetation Red-winged Blackbird Cutthroat Trout wood duck Aix sponsa wood duck leopard frog livestock leopard frog blue heron Ardea herodias great blue heron birds Marsh Marigold game species cattail water birds Egretta thula upland game sandhill cranes snowy egrets big game cattle egrets cottonwood trees plum greenback cutthroat pheasant pheasant Native Plum avocets muskrat cattle deer eagles willow fish moose sedges rabbits shorebirds quail bass songbirds geese Bulrushes Smartweed Yellow-headed blackbird Grebe catfish ducks hawks herons trout black crowned night herons cedar frogs possums bullfrogs pelicans bluebirds swans

External References Cited (24)

Works cited by this document, grouped by type.

program (7)

Forest Stewardship Program
Stewardship Incentive Program
PHIP (Pheasant Habitat Improvement Program)
MARSH (Matching Aid to Restore States' Habitat)
Colorado Waterfowl Stamp Program

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CHIP (Colorado Habitat Improvement Program)
Partners for Wildlife

report (7)

Wetlands Reserve Program 1994: Restoring America's Wetland Heritage (1994)
Wetlands Policy Issues (1994)
Wetlands of Colorado (1993)
Wetlands in the Northern Great Plains: A Guide to Values and Management (1993) — Charles R. Berry, Jr. and Dennis Buechler
Agriculture and Wetlands: A Compilation of Fact Sheets (1992)

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Evaluating and Managing Waterfowl Habitat (1991) — James K. Ringelman
Colorado River Salinity Control Program: Salinity Planning & Contract Guidelines for Lower Gunnison Units, Delta and Montrose Counties

other (5)

Memorandum of Agreement (1994)
The Wealth in Wetlands: a video featuring five farmers who tell why they will keep their wetlands
: Rescoring America's Wetland Heritage (1994) — Iowa State U niversity Extensio n. Wetlands Reserve Program
-6 73 - 180/60007, 1992 (1992) — Printing Office #
Payne, Neil F. Techniques for Wildlife Habitat Management of Wetlands (1988) — Extension Service of Kansas State University