Landowners can receive assistance to protect forestlands

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By Ryan Lockwood

Special to The SUN

The Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) is now accepting Forest Legacy Program proposals from Colorado landowners. The program authorizes the CSFS or USDA Forest Service to purchase permanent conservation easements on private forestlands to prevent those lands from being converted to non-forest uses.

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