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A program founded two decades ago with the goal of preserving Colorado’s scenic and agricultural landscapes is drawing ire from rural Coloradans who say their land has been taken without fair compensation.“Our trust in state government and some lawmakers is broken,” rural landowner David Emich told a legislative committee during a hearing last month.The target of the landowners’ wrath: the state’s conservation easement program, which has been lauded by Colorado conservationists since it was authorized by the General Assembly in 1999.South of Castle Rock in Douglas County is one of the success stories of Colorado’s conservation-easement program: the 21,000-acre Greenland Ranch, where an agreement concluded in 2000 protects rolling farmland that stretches for miles along Interstate 25. It’s the centerpiece of an I-25 “conservation corridor” — 35,000 acres in all — that will always be protected by conservation easements.The … [Read more...] about Pain over preservation: A battle rages over conservation easements

Khristi Zimmeth Special to The Detroit News Published 5:23 PM EDT Mar 28, 2019 Online shopping may have changed the business forever, but there’s still nothing like a good old-fashioned antique show to get the motor running. Luckily for cabin fever sufferers, spring ushers in the beginning of the indoor and outdoor event season. And if the antique shows have started, can the outdoor flea markets be far behind? Here are a few of the larger markets on the horizon in March, April and May. Mark your calendars! March 30. Promise of Spring. Ithaca. Now in its 29th year, the one-time Breckenridge-based annual event has moved to Ithaca. What hasn’t changed is its focus on quality collectibles, with 48 dealers in country, primitives, farmhouse, and home and garden meeting at the 10,000 square-foot PINS Tavern and Event Center for the 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. event. Charlene Byers Sherman, who owns the show with her husband, is excited about new dealers including Sandra Nolan and … [Read more...] about Trash or Treasure: Spring brings antiques season