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to New Heights: Bringing together Conservation, Agriculture, and Military Interests","description":"In a new initiative, we're working with the Department of Defense and partners to conserve land in the Colorado Springs area while supporting agricultural, conservation, and military interests.","link":"https://stage.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/united-states/colorado/stories-in-colorado/soar-initiative/","target":"_self","hideArticleDate":"true","desktopImageCrop":"center-middle","mobileImageCrop":"center-middle","pageImageAlt":"A man and a woman walking towards each other on a large grass hill.","readTimeMinutes":"4","articleDate":"Feb 15, 2024","contentTypeTag":"Initiative","geoLocationTag":["Colorado","United States"],"topicTag":["land conservation","conservation work"],"placesWeProtectTag":["Southern High Plains","Landscapes"],"businesstags":["Colorado","United 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Energy + Agriculture: A Powerful Solution","description":"As the United States builds out renewable energy to meet climate goals, we're exploring creative solutions like agrivoltaics, when agriculture and solar panels are located together.","link":"https://stage.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/united-states/colorado/stories-in-colorado/colorado-agrivoltaics/","target":"_self","desktopImageCrop":"center-middle","mobileImageCrop":"center-middle","pageImageAlt":"Solar panels soaking up the sun with green vegetation growing beneath the panels.","readTimeMinutes":"3","articleDate":"Oct 16, 2023","contentTypeTag":"Opportunity","geoLocationTag":["Colorado","United States"],"topicTag":["renewable energy","energy","conservation work","energy siting","solar power"],"placesWeProtectTag":[],"businesstags":["Colorado","United 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