Southeast Colorado RC&D

Southeast Colorado RC&D Area
Lamar RC&D
3505 South Main St.
Lamar, Colorado 81052
Telephone: (719)336-3437
            FAX: (719)336-2210

Project Activities

Arkansas River Basin Water Forum 

Southeast Colorado RC&D was one of the original partners in establishing a forum to discuss basin-wide issues associated with the Arkansas River Basin in Colorado. The first forum was successfully held at the University of Southern Colorado in January 1995, and has been held annually ever since. Further information on the forum is available on-line at: http://ARBWF.info 

Colorado Southeast Network

Colorado Southeast Network is a project created and sponsored by Southeast Colorado RC&D to provide information about many areas of community activity in southeast Colorado. The information is maintained on the Internet site: http://SoutheastColorado.info
Information is organized into five major community sectors that include: Business, Government, Education, Health Care, and Service Organizations. The site provides information useful for residents, persons relocating to the area, and visitors. 

Fort Lyon Correctional Facility Historical Research and Inventory

Southeast Colorado RC&D recently assisted the Pioneer Historical Society of Bent County, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Colorado Department of Corrections in the development of a project to complete activities required by the
Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act at Fort Lyon. 

The Fort Lyon military reservation was established in 1862 as a military post on the Santa Fe Trail during the early period of
European settlement in southeast Colorado. It later served as a US Navy tuberculosis hospital after World War II, and subsequently as a Veterans Administration Medical Center. The facility is now being converted for use by the Colorado
Department of Corrections as a nursing facility for elderly and infirm inmates. 

Boggsville Historic Site

Boggsville was the first non-forted settlement in the southeast Colorado area. In 1985, the Pioneer Historical Society of Bent
County acquired the site and began the preservation, reconstruction and interpretation of the remaining structures at the site.
The two primary structures, the Boggs House and Prowers House, have been reconstructed and provide the nucleus for further development. Two adobe structures from the 1860's have been restored with the help of the Colorado State Historical Fund and other partners. Southeast Colorado RC&D will continue to support archaeological activities and the preservation of other early structure sites, including the first Bent County school and the last home of Kit Carson.

Crowley Lakes Recreation Facilities 

Southeast Colorado RC&D has worked with the Crowley County Commissioners, and Colorado State University Cooperative Extension to plan and fund the improvement of camping, fishing, and boating facilities at Lake Meredith and Lake Henry.

Staff

Tim Macklin  RC&D Coordinator
Billie Jackson RC&D Secretary

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