Over 6,500 acres of land from the Boulder Mountain Parks also joined the open space system with the formation of the Department of Open Space and Mountain Parks in 2001. In September 1999, the City Council expanded the Open Space purchase area to include land north of Boulder, south in Jefferson County and near Superior. Check back for updated information about upcoming land purchases to be added to YOUR protected land system. A legal agreement between a landowner and a government or land trust that permanently limits uses of the land to protect its conservation values. Each easement agreement is unique to the individual parcel of land, the values to be protected, and the landowner's needs and expectations.
Public access is generally at the discretion of the landowner.
A type of conservation easement where the primary purpose is to limit or prohibit further development of or building on the property. Nearly all city of Boulder conservation easements restrict development rights. Water rights Surface or subsurface rights to water which may be associated with a land ownership. Some surface rights, such as shares in an irrigation ditch company or association, can be sold separately and transferred from the land. Most subsurface rights, such as wells and springs, will remain with the land when ownership changes.