CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND TAX CREDITS – TOOLS THAT HELPED ACHIEVE A DREAM

Come along with Conservation Tax Credit Transfer as we visit the owners and manager of the 3R Ranch in Beulah, Colorado. 3R Ranch consists of 11,000 acres that are entirely encumbered by a conservation easement held by Colorado Open Lands. Watch as we get the long-time ranchers and a first-generation rancher’s perspectives on Colorado’s conservation easement and tax credit program.

We’ll discuss topics such as: (1) What land conservation means to them and their legacy, (2) How the tax credit program helped 3R Ranch reach its goals, (3) How Conservation Tax Credit Transfer helped them navigate the tax credit process, and more!

These tools helped the Browns create a success plan for their ranch and achieve their goal of keeping
the land in agricultural production – forever. “How one feels about their legacy and preserving what is of value to oneself is important. . . If you value what you are doing and want to preserve your work for future generations, then you have to keep it from being broken up,” says Reeves Brown, in HMI’s Article 3R Ranch – A Ranch Transfer Fairy Tale. Their story is a true fairy tale of love. Love of land, people, place, and agriculture.