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The following websites were references in the "High Country Rural Living and Land Management" Guide compiled by Middle Park Conservation District. 

1. Duck, Duck, Go Images. https://duckduckgo.com/

2. Middle Park Conservation District. https://www.middleparkcd.com

3. Wikipedia. Middle Park (Colorado basin). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Park_(Colorado_basin)

4. Grand Counties Historical Society. Middle Park. https://stories.grandCountieshistory.org/article/middle-park

5. National Agricultural Statistics Service. Quick Stats. https://quickstats.nass.usda.gov

6. U.S. Census Bureau. Quick Facts. https://www.census.gov/quickfacts

7. U.S. Census Bureau. Historical Census Data. https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html

8. Routt County Extension Service. Guide to Rural Livinghttps://routt.extension.colostate.edu/agriculture/rural-living/

9. Colorado State University Extension. Purchasing Rural Property in Coloradohttps://extension.colostate.edu/docs/pubs/natresxcm235.pdf

10. Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. Tips on Proper Land & Water Management for Small Farms & Ranches in Montana.  https://archive.org/details/tipsonlandwaterm1994schurich/page/n3/mode/2up

11. Grand County Wildfire Council. Address Signs. http://www.bewildfireready.org/9-1-1-reflective-address-signs/

12. Grand County CodeRED:  www.gcemergency.com

13. Summit County CodeRED: https://www.summitcountyco.gov/96/Emergency-Management

14. Grand County Emergency: http://www.gcemergency.com/

15. Summit County Emergency: http://swww.co.summit.co.us/emergencyblog

16. Summit County Community Development. http://www.co.summit.co.us/94/Community-Development

17. Grand County Community Development. https://www.co.grand.co.us/1122/Planning-Zoning

18. Colorado Foundation for Agriculture. Colorado Kids: What is Soil? https://www.growingyourfuture.com

19. United States Environmental Protection Agency. A Citizen’s Guide to Radonhttps://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-12/documents/2016_a_citizens_guide_to_radon.pdf

20. U.S. Title Records. Real Property and Land Easements. https://www.ustitlerecords.com/various-types-easements-real-property/

21. Sapling. 5 Different Types of Easements. https://www.sapling.com/10010710/5-different-types-easements

22. Colorado Headwaters Land Trust. What is a Conservation Easement?  http://www.coloradoheadwaterslandtrust.org/conservation/what-is-a-conservation-easement/

23. Maine Farm Land Trust. Agricultural Easements. https://www.mainefarmlandtrust.org/farmland-protection-new/agricultural-easements/

24. Middle Park Conservation District. Noxious Weeds. https://www.middleparkcd.com/weed-management/

25. Grand County Natural Resources. Noxious Weeds. https://co.grand.co.us/140/Noxious-Weeds

26. Summit County Weed Department. http://www.co.summit.co.us/114/Weed-Control

27. Colorado State Forest Service. https://csfs.colostate.edu/

28. Middle Park Conservation District. Forests and Fire. https://www.middleparkcd.com/forestry-resources/

29. Grand County Board of Realtors. 2015 Wildland Fire Prevention Mailerhttps://www.middleparkcd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/GCWC_GCBOR_Mailer_FINAL.pdf

30. Grand County Wildfire Council. Info For Residents. https://bewildfireready.org/info-for-residents/

31. Grand County Wildfire Council. Fire Restrictions. https://bewildfireready.org/fire-restrictions/

32. Grand County Natural Resources. Open Burning. https://co.grand.co.us/142/Open-Burning

33. Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Living with Wildlife. https://cpw.state.co.us/learn/Pages/LivingwithWildlife.aspx

34. Colorado State Forest Service. Landowning Colorado Stylehttps://csfs.colostate.edu/media/sites/22/2015/03/landowning_guide.pdf

35. Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Fencing with Wildlife in Mind. https://cpw.state.co.us/Documents/LandWater/PrivateLandPrograms/FencingWithWildlifeInMind.pdf

36. CSU Extension Small Acreage Management Team. Livestock Management in the Mountains. https://sam.extension.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/LivestockManagementintheMountains2017.pdf

37. High Country Conservation Center. Dear Eartha: Is it too soon to start thinking about planting a vegetable garden? https://highcountryconservation.org/2019/03/15/ask-eartha-is-it-too-soon-to-start-thinking-about-planting-a-vegetable-garden/

38. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. What You Should Know Before You Buyhttps://www.lrb.usace.army.mil/Portals/45/docs/regulatory/Wetlands/Ohio-Wetlands_What_You_Should_Know_Revised01-29-2013.pdf

39. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. About Wetlands. https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory/wetlands.aspx

40. SeaMetrics. 100 Amazing Water Facts You Should Know. https://www.seametrics.com/blog/water-facts/

41. Colorado State Forest Service. Forest Ag Program. https://csfs.colostate.edu/forest-ag-program/

42. Moffat County Colorado. Property Classification and Valuationhttps://www.colorado.gov/pacific/moffatcounty/property-classification-and-valuation

43. Middle Park Conservation District. Range, Hay, Pasture, Nutrition. https://www.middleparkcd.com/hay-and-pasture/

44. Middle Park Conservation District. 2014 Mid-Sumer News Brief. https://us5.campaign-archive.com/?u=baa149d014d9d210c0d232831&id=e0f9023420

45. Middle Park Conservation District. Interpreting Hay Results. https://www.middleparkcd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Interpreting-Hay-Results-MPCD.pdf

46. Volt and Waller. Using Hay and Fertilizer Prices to Determine the Cost Effectiveness of Fertilizing Meadow Hay. https://www.middleparkcd.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Fertilizing-Mountain-Meadows-1.pdf

47. Middle Park Conservation District. Fall 2014 Happenings. https://us5.campaign-archive.com/?u=baa149d014d9d210c0d232831&id=9434ae8ebd

48. Middle Park Conservation District. Summer 2014 Eco-Bits. https://us5.campaign-archive.com/?u=baa149d014d9d210c0d232831&id=929deca3ea

49. CSU Small Acreage Management Team. Grazing Guide. https://extension.colostate.edu/docs/sam/grazing-guide.pdf

50. Grand Fire. Apparatus and Wildfire pages. https://www.grandfire.org/

51. Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire and Aviation Management Unit. Explanation of Fire Restrictions. https://gacc.nifc.gov/rmcc/dispatch_centers/r2gjc/fireinfo_restrictions/Explanation_of_Fire_Restrictions.pdf

52. CSU Small Acreage Management. https://sam.extension.colostate.edu/

53. Grand County STR Department. www.co.grand.co.us/943/Short-Term-Rentals

54. Summit County STR Department. www.summitcountyco.gov/1221/Short-Term-Rentals

55. Fire Adapted Communities. https://fireadapted.org/

56. Colorado Firewise USA website. https://csfs.colostate.edu/wildfire-mitigation/colorado-firewise-communities/

57. CSFS Home Ignition Zone Guide. https://bewildfireready.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021_CSFS_HIZGuide_Web.pdf

58. Ready, Set, Go! http://bewildfireready.org/ready-set-go/

59. Ready, Set, Go! Wildfire Preparedness for Farmers, Ranchers, Growers. https://vcfd.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/RSG-Agricultural.pdf

60. Air Pollution Control Division. Open Burning FAQ. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DRC7bOlluQ_gKqRDefyM0DMu9aWcEslM/view

61. Colorado Geological Society. Post-Wildfire Hazards: Mud Slides-Debris Flows. http://www.middleparkcd.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/HAZ-2021-01-MudslidesDebrisFlows.pdf

62. Grand County Office of Emergency Management. Flood Ready. https://www.co.grand.co.us/floodready

63. NWS Drought Public Fact Sheet (August 2006). https://gml.noaa.gov/obop/mlo/educationcenter/students/brochures%20and%20diagrams/noaa%20publications/Drought%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf

64. Grand County Drought Preparedness Program. https://www.co.grand.co.us/1341/Drought-Preparedness-Program

65. Jay Fuhrer, NRCS Soil Health Specialist. Principles of Soil Health. https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/nd/soils/health/?cid=nrcseprd1300631)

66. Grazing Management and Soil Health. https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/nrcseprd621806.pdf

67. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Causes of Climate Change. https://www.epa.gov/climatechange-science/causes-climate-change

68. Climate.gov. What’s the hottest Earth has been “lately”? https://www.climate.gov/news-features/climate-qa/what%E2%80%99s-hottest-earth-has-been-%E2%80%9Clately%E2%80%9D

69. UC Davis. Climate Change Solution Beneath Out Feet. https://climatechange.ucdavis.edu/news/climate-change-solution-beneath-feet/

70. Silveria et al. 2007. Carbon Sequestration in Grazing Land Ecosystems. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/SS574

71. Derner and Schuman. 2007. Carbon sequestration and rangelands: A synthesis of land management and precipitation effects. www.ars.usda.gov/ARSUserFiles/30180000/DernerPDF/32.JSWC62(2)Derner.pdf

72. Spangler. 2011. RANGELAND SEQUESTRATION POTENTIAL ASSESSMENT Final Report. https://www.ars.usda.gov/ARSUserFiles/1354/82.%20Big%20Sky%20Carbon%20Rangeland%20Sequestration%20Potential%20Assessment%20Final%20Report.pdf

73. Ghostbusters logo from freepnglogos.com. https://www.freepnglogos.com/images/ghostbusters-png-logo-3643.html

74. Colorado Climate Center. Climate of Colorado. https://climate.colostate.edu/climate_long.html

75. U.S. Forest Service. Conservation versus Preservation? https://www.fs.usda.gov/features/conservation-versus-preservation

76. NRCS Technical Note. Harvest Efficiency in Prescribed Grazing. https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/nrcs144p2_045468.pdf

77. Air Pollution Control Division. Agriculture Burning. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lqONRM5rc94eHG5e2jK0tAOhzO2bWJjz/view 

78. Colorado General Assembly. 2021 CRS Titles. https://leg.colorado.gov/agencies/office-legislative-legal-services/2021-crs-titles-download

79. Apartment Guide. 22 Emergency Phone Numbers You Should Know. https://www.apartmentguide.com/blog/emergency-phone-numbers/

 

 

 

 

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