Board approves OLRT fall grants, including conservation easement and wildfire mitigation funding

The Grand County Board of County Commissioners voted to accept the Open Lands, Rivers and Trails (OLRT) advisory committee's fall 2024 grant recommendations, approving a slate of open‑space, trails and wildfire prevention awards and directing staff to prepare MOUs for execution. Anna Drexler, OLRT administrator, presented proposals that the committee unanimously recommended funding, including a $200,000 recommendation to fully fund the Black Fox conservation easement (Colorado Headwaters Land Trust), multiple Headwaters Trails Alliance maintenance and grooming grants, and several Grand County Wildfire Council mitigation and NEPA‑planning grants.