CRC News & Notes

As we updated our site, we found ourselves thinking back to 2000, when the Colorado land conservation community asked us to create the transfer market for conservation tax credits. It was the first tax credit transfer market in the nation. Through it, Colorado demonstrated that tax credit transfers could efficiently, significantly, and simultaneously advance landowner, taxpayer, and community conservation goals. In 2021 alone, Colorado landowners conserved over 80,000 acres of agricultural, open space, wildlife habitat and outdoor recreation/education lands supported through transferable conservation credits. This success is attributed to landowner and land trust on-the-ground efforts, as well as our joint policy work led by Keep It Colorado. Well done!