Jeff Switzer

For a landowner as shown by a recorded deed to qualify for the Landowner Preference Program in Colorado, the land must meet all of the following qualifications:

1. Be a minimum of 160 contiguous acres of private agricultural land.
2. Be inhabited by the species being applied for in significant numbers throughout the year or in substantial numbers for shorter times.
3. Provide for the species being applied for: wintering habitat, transitional habitat, calving areas, solitude areas, migration corridors, or provide a forage source.
4. Have a history of game damage or a huntable population of the species being applied for.
5. Be within a Game Management Unit (GMU) for which all rifle licenses are totally limited for the species (deer, elk, or pronghorn) being applied for.

For more information and additional details about the Landowner Preference Program please visit the Colorado Park and Wildlife website at cpw.state.co.us.

The Ranch was purchased by The Nature Conservancy which plans to protect the land through a future conservation easement. As part of The Nature Conservancy’s Southern High Plains Intiative, the conservation group aims to protect large, connected landscapes to allow species to move and adapt to climate change while also preserving a way of life for local communities. The initiative has also helped conserve land in New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas by providing incentives to help ranchers and farmers invest in sustainable and regenerative practices. Those efforts are making an impact in the Southern High Plains and driving innovations that can be exported to grasslands everywhere.  “The Huerfano River Canyon Ranch was a highly unique ranch to work on with very diverse terrain” commented Jeff Switzer, Owner and Managing Broker of RMRL. “Rarely do you find a ranch with this much canyon, river bottom, native prairie, and high mesa land. It was fantastic to work with The Nature Conservancy on this property”.

Through RLI’s Land University (LANDU), he will gain expertise through an unparalleled land real estate education program that offers top-notch educational courses and webinars for land professionals. Land is a unique real estate specialty that requires the kind of specialized professional education which can be found at LANDU of the REALTORS® Land Institute. This depth of knowledge translates into the highest level of service to clients, ensuring they receive the best services in the business when buying, selling, managing, or investing in a property.

Jeff specializes in Colorado Ranch, Farm, Mountain and Recreational Properties.  Upon receiving the designation, Jeff commented, “the ALC Designation is the only designation that is focused solely on the land industry, which is what makes it so unique.  I am privileged to be part of such of an elite group of real estate professionals who are dedicated to a higher level of education and service in the industry.”

The REALTORS® Land Institute confers the Accredited Land Consultant (ALC) Designation only to its members who meet the rigorous knowledge and experience requirements. The ALC Designation is recognized throughout the industry as the pinnacle of achievement for land real estate professionals.