A conservation initiative aimed at preserving land from Pikes Peak to Chico Basin, including a 28-mile stretch of Fountain Creek, received a major boost Monday from the Great Outdoors Colorado Board. The GOCo board awarded the Peak to Prairie project, sponsored by Colorado Open Lands, $4.75 million as part of its Legacy Projects program. In all, eight Southern Colorado projects totaling $15.2 million were among $57 million in projects funded by the board. Legacy grants were first awarded to projects by GOCo in 1996 and have been offered periodically as GOCo’s Lottery cash flow allows. Past projects in Pueblo include the Historic Arkansas River Project and the Arkansas River Corridor Project that created the area’s whitewater park.

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