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Resources & Links
Colorado Conservation Groups
- American Farmland Trust
- Animas Conservancy
- Aspen Valley Land Trust
- Black Canyon Land Trust
- Centennial Land Trust
- Clear Creek Land Conservancy
- Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust
- Colorado Coalition of Land Trusts
- Colorado Open Lands
- Colorado Wildlife Heritage Foundation
- Colorado Water Trust
- Continental Divide Land Trust
- Crested Butte Land Trust
- Douglas County Land Conservancy
- Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
- Eagle Valley Land Trust
- Estes Valley Land Trust
- Gunnison Ranchlands Conservation Legacy
- La Plata Open Space Conservancy
- Lake Fork Land Trust
- Land Trust of the Upper Arkansas
- Legacy Land Trust
- Manitou Institute/Crestone Baca Land Trust
- Mesa Land Trust
- Middle Park Land Trust
- Montezuma Land Conservancy
- Mountain Area Land Trust
- Palmer Foundation
- Poudre River Trust
- Rio Grande Headwaters Land Trust
- Roaring Fork Conservancy
- Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
- San Isabel Foundation
- San Miguel Conservation Foundation
- South Metro Land Conservancy
- Southern Plains Land Trust
- Southwest Land Alliance
- The Conservation Fund
- The Nature Conservancy
- Tongue Creek Conservation Project
- Trust for Public Land
- Western Colorado Agricultural Heritage Fund
- Wilderness Land Trust
- Yampa Valley Land Trust
Resources & Links
American Farmland Trust
County of Service: Statewide
Contact Information:
Bob Wagner
P.O. Box 1417
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Phone: 970-484-8988
E-mail: bwagner@farmland.org
Mission: AFT’s mission is to stop the loss of productive farmland and to promote farming practices that lead to a healthy environment. 
Animas Conservancy
County of Service: La Plata
Contact Information:
Jeanne Trupiano
P.O. Box 4057
Durango, CO 81302
Phone: 970-259-0522
E-mail: jeanne@animasconservancy.org
Mission: The mission of the Animas Conservancy is to assist landowners in preserving the natural, scenic, agricultural, recreational and historic value of the Animas River region.
Aspen Valley Land Trust
County of Service: Pitkin
Contact Information:
Martha Cochran
320 Main Street, Suite 204
Carbondale, CO 81623
Phone: 970-963-8440
E-mail: marthac@avlt.org
Mission: The mission of the Aspen Valley Land Trust is preserving open land in the Roaring Fork Valley for habitat, recreation and agriculture.
Black Canyon Land Trust
County of Service: Montrose, Delta, Gunnison, Ouray
Contact Information:
Barbara Hawke
1500 E. Oak Grove Road, Suite 201
Montrose , CO 81401
Phone: 970-252-1481
E-mail: info@blackcanyonlandtrust.org
Mission: The mission of the Black Canyon Land Trust is to promote and ensure conservation of private lands in the Uncompahgre, North Fork, and Lower Gunnison watersheds.
Centennial Land Trust
County of Service: Morgan
Contact Information:
Glen Wilcox
P.O. Box 23
Orchard, CO 80649
Phone: 970-645-2471
E-mail: glewilco@aol.com
Mission: To preserve open space, including but not limited to farmlands, grasslands, wetlands, forestlands, water use and quality, wildlife habitats, and river corridors in the State of Colorado through the acquisition of conservation easements, development rights and land, and other means in order to preserve and protect Colorado's natural heritage and the rural quality of life for the benefit of the general and local public.
Clear Creek Land Conservancy
County of Service: Jefferson
Contact Information:
Rock Pring
650 Range View Trail
Golden, CO 80401
Phone: 303-526-1151
E-mail: Rpring@law.du.edu
Mission: To conserve and protect land, open space, and ecosystems
in the Rocky Mountain/Foothills portion of the Clear Creek Basin, Colorado.
Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust
County of Service: Statewide
Contact Information:
Lynne Sherrod
8833 Ralston Road
Arvada, CO 80002
Phone: 303-431-6422
E-mail: lsherrod@ccalt.org
Mission: The mission of the Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust is to help Colorado's ranchers and farmers protect their agricultural lands and encourage continuing agricultural production for the benefit of themselves, their families and all of Colorado's citizens.
Colorado Coalition of Land Trusts
County of Service: Statewide
Contact Information:
Kris Larson
P.O. Box 102257
Denver, CO 80250-2257
Phone: 303-271-1577
E-mail: klarson@cclt.org
Mission: CCLT’s mission is to increase the amount of land protected in perpetuity through the voluntary conservation of agricultural land, critical wildlife habitat, and other important open lands.
Colorado Open Lands
County of Service: Statewide
Contact Information:
Dan Pike
274 Union Blvd., Suite 320
Lakewood, CO 80228
Phone: 303-988-2373
E-mail: info@coloradoopenlands.org
Mission: Colorado Open Lands' mission is to preserve the significant open lands and diminishing natural heritage of Colorado through private and public partnerships, innovative land conservation techniques, and strategic leadership.
Colorado Wildlife Heritage Foundation
County of Service: Statewide
Contact Information:
Karin Ballard
6060 Broadway
Denver, CO 80216
Phone: 303-291-7212
E-mail: karin.ballard@state.co.us
Mission: The Colorado Wildlife Heritage Foundation’s mission is to protect and preserve Colorado’s natural heritage into the Twenty-first century and beyond for the enjoyment of all people, through field managed partnerships, land acquisition, education, wildlife research, mitigation programs and conservation easements.
Colorado Water Trust
County of Service: Statewide
Contact Information:
John Carney
P.O. Box 9386
Denver, CO 80209
Phone: 720-570-2897
E-mail: jcarney@coloradowatertrust.org
Mission: The Colorado Water Trust is a private, non-profit conservation organization which acquires, or assists others in acquiring, water rights or interests in water rights, using voluntary approaches from willing owners, for conservation benefits.
Continental Divide Land Trust
County of Service: Summit
Contact Information:
Leigh Girvin
P.O. Box 4488
Frisco, CO 80443
Phone: 970-668-5581
E-mail: info@cdlt.org
Mission: The Continental Divide Land Trust is dedicated to preserving the unique open spaces of the Central Rockies through land stewardship, public education and landowner consultation, to ensure and enhance the rural mountain character of our communities.
Crested Butte Land Trust
County of Service: Gunnison
Contact Information:
Vicki Church
P.O. Box 2224
Crested Butte, CO 81224
Phone: 970-349-1206
E-mail: cblt@crestedbutte.net
Mission: The Crested Butte Land Trust seeks to protect the most beautiful and fragile of the undeveloped land in the East River Valley: view corridors, wildlife habitat, riparian areas and wetlands; as well as to preserve the local ranching tradition and provide access to public land.
Douglas Land Conservancy
County of Service: Douglas, Elbert
Contact Information:
Patti Hostetler
P.O. Box 462
Castle Rock, CO 80104
Phone: 303-688-8025
E-mail: rodhos@uswest.net
Mission: The Douglas Land Conservancy protects the unique character of Douglas and Elbert counties by protecting open space.
Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
County of Service: Statewide
Contact Information:
Bob Sanders
Colorado Conservation Program
206 Lyell Street
Monte Vista, CO 81144
E-mail: rsanders@ducks.org
Mission: To fulfill the annual life cycle needs of North American waterfowl by protecting, enhancing, restoring and managing important wetlands and associated uplands.
Eagle Valley Land Trust
County of Service: Eagle
Contact Information:
Cindy Cohagen
PO Box 3308
Eagle, CO 81631
Phone: 970-524-0870
E-mail: ccohagen@evlt.org
Mission: The mission of the Eagle Valley Land Trust is to preserve forever scenic vistas, open space, historic lands, waterways and wildlife habitat that represent the uniqueness of Eagle County for the enjoyment, education and benefit of all who live in and visit this special place.
Estes Valley Land Trust
County of Service: Larimer
Contact Information:
Mary Banken, Administrative Manager
343 South St. Vrain Ave. Suite 4
P.O. Box 663
Estes Park, CO 80517
Phone: 970-577-6837
E-mail:
evlt@evlandtrust.org
Mission: Estes Valley Land Trust is committed to preserving and protecting open space, valleys, wetlands, streams, ranch lands, and wildlife habitat in the Estes Valley and surrounding area. Lands adjacent to Rocky Mountain National Park and the Arapahoe-Roosevelt National Forest are of special concern.
Gunnison Ranchlands Conservation Legacy
County of Service: Gunnison
Contact Information:
Lucy High
307 N. Main, Suite 2A
Gunnison, CO 81230
Phone: 970-641-4386
E-mail: info@gunnisonlegacy.org
Mission: To create a legacy for future generations by preserving ranching and conserving ranchlands in the Gunnison Country. Protection will be accomplished through the facilitation of deals, although conservation easements will be held by other organizations.
La Plata Open Space Conservancy
County of Service: La Plata
Contact Information:
Kathy Roser
P.O. Box 1651
Durango, CO 81302
Phone: 970-259-3415
E-mail: lposc@frontier.net
Mission: To protect open lands in Southwest Colorado that have important agricultural, wildlife, scenic, historical, archaeological, and/or recreational value. La Plata Open Space Conservancy builds public awareness of land conservation options, protects land through purchases and donated conservation easements, and monitors and enforces land restrictions to ensure permanent protection.
Lake Fork Land Trust
County of Service: Hinsdale
Contact Information:
Rosemary Knight
P.O. Box 242
Lake City, CO 81235
Phone: 970-944-2326
E-mail: rosiekni@lakecity.net
Mission: The Lake Fork Land Trust seeks to protect the most beautiful and fragile of the undeveloped land in Hinsdale County, including wildlife habitat, view corridors, riparian areas and wetlands, as well as preserving the local ranching tradition and providing access to public land.
Land Trust of the Upper Arkansas
County of Service: Chaffee, Fremont and Lake
Contact Information:
Fred Henderson
P.O. Box 942
Salida, CO 81201
Phone: 719-539-7700
E-mail: info@ltua.org
Mission: The purpose of the Land Trust of the Upper Arkansas is to advance the conservation and stewardship of agricultural lands, wildlife habitat, open space, scenic beauty and other diminishing natural and historical resources in Chaffee, Fremont and Lake counties.
Legacy Land Trust
County of Service: Larimer, Weld
Contact Information:
Steve Ryder
236 Linden Street
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Phone: 970-266-1711
E-mail: llt@frii.com
Mission: The Legacy Land Trust facilitates the preservation of open space, agricultural and environmentally sensitive lands that are important for present and future generations.
Manitou Institute/Crestone Baca Land Trust
County of Service: Saguache
Contact Information:
Jim McCalpin
P.O. Box 893
Crestone, CO 81131
Phone: 719-256-5229
E-mail: info@crestonelandtrust.org
Mission: Manitou Institute is a charitable organization that fund raises and distributes funds to religious organizations and spiritual projects, ecological and environmental sustainability projects, related educational endeavors (youth and adult), and indigenous peoples projects, particularly those occurring in the San Luis Valley of Colorado, with national and international outreach and networking.
Mesa Land Trust
County of Service: Mesa
Contact Information:
Rob Bleiberg
1006 Main Street
Grand Junction, CO 81501
Phone: 970-464-5750
E-mail: info@mesalandtrust.org
Mission: The mission of the Mesa Land Trust is to protect agricultural land, wildlife habitat, and open space in Mesa County. Mesa Land Trust is the only local private land trust in Mesa County qualified to hold conservation easements.
Middle Park Land Trust
County of Service: Grand
Contact Information:
Billy Sumerlin
P.O. Box 1938
Granby, CO 80446
Phone: 970-887-1177
E-mail: mplt@middleparklandtrust.com
Mission: The Middle Park Land Trust is dedicated to helping landowners preserve Grand County's scenery, agriculture, wildlife and biodiveristy for today and the future.
Montezuma Land Conservancy
County of Service: Montezuma
Contact Information:
Nina Williams
P.O. Box 1522
Cortez, CO 81321
Phone: 970-565-1664
E-mail: mlc@frontier.net
Mission: The Montezuma Land Conservancy's mission is to assist willing landowners in the voluntary conservation of open space. Their priorities are the conservation of agriculture, archaeology and natural resources.
Mountain Area Land Trust
County of Service: Jefferson, Clear Creek, Park
Contact Information:
Mike Strunk
P.O. Box 4063
Evergreen, CO 80437-4063
Phone: 303-679-0950
E-mail: mbstrunk@viawest.net
Mission: Our mission is to assist landowners and residents of the foothills communities of Jefferson, Clear Creek and Park Counties in the preservation of significant open spaces for the enjoyment of current and future generations, and to maintain the integrity of our natural environment. MALT works in a non-adversarial way to facilitate win-win land preservation efforts.
Palmer Foundation
County of Service: Fremont, El Paso
Contact Information:
John Vickery
915 West Cucharras
Colorado Springs, CO 80905
Phone: 719-632-3236
E-mail: landdirector@palmerlandtrust.org
Mission: The Palmer Foundation is a public, non-profit land trust composed of individuals, families, and businesses dedicated to the permanent protection of open space, agricultural, scenic, and natural lands in the Pikes Peak region. To conserve these resources, we work in a non-political manner with private landowners and public agencies. By preserving diverse, undeveloped, private and public lands in the Pikes Peak area, we also secure habitat for wildlife and native plants, support agriculture and ranching on family lands, provide recreational and educational opportunities, protect important historical sites, and maintain scenic vistas for the benefit of present residents and future generations.
Poudre River Trust
County of Service: Larimer
Contact Information:
Joe Rowan
P.O. Box 474
Fort Collins, CO 80522
Phone: 970-223-2854
E-mail: rowan@frii.com
Mission: Promoting and enhancing the Cache La Poudre River as our most significant natural resource. The Poudre River Trust will focus on preserving the integrity
of our riverfront as it passes through the City of Fort Collins, with special attention given to issues which may arise up and downstream which affect our primary interest.
Rio Grande Headwaters Land Trust
Counties of Service: Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Mineral, Rio Grande and Saguache
Contact Information:
Nancy Butler
0881 Highway 285
Monte Vista, CO 81144
Phone: 719-852-4015
E-mail: right@fone.net
Mission: To conserve and promote the ecological, economic, and cultural vitality of land, water, and life within Colorado's Rio Grande Basin, for present and future generations.
Roaring Fork Conservancy
County of Service: Pitkin
Contact Information:
Jeanne Beaudry
P.O. Box 3349
Basalt, CO 81621
Phone: 970-927-1290
E-mail: director@roaringfork.org
Mission: The Roaring Fork Conservancy's mission is to preserve and protect the Roaring Fork Valley’s rivers for all of its inhabitants.
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
County of Service: Statewide
Contact Information:
Doug Robinson
1849 Denver West Drive, #2311
Golden, CO 80401
Phone: 303-216-1953
E-mail: drobinson@rmef.org
Mission: To ensure the future of elk and other wildlife by conserving, restoring and enhancing natural habitats.
San Isabel Foundation
County of Service: Custer
Contact Information:
Brian Riley
P.O. Box 124
Westcliffe, CO 81252
Phone: 719-783-3018
E-mail: brian@sanisabel.org
Mission: The purpose of the San Isabel Foundation is to provide a local resource or partner for local landowners to facilitate the stewardship and preservation of agricultural lands, wildlife habitat, open space, scenic beauty, and other natural and historic resources now and for future generations.
San Miguel Conservation Foundation
County of Service: San Miguel
Contact Information:
Gary Hickox
P.O. Box 2466
Telluride, CO 81435
Phone: 970-728-1539
E-mail: ghickcox@rmi.net
Mission: The San Miguel Conservation Foundation is a non-profit, public purpose, conservation organization responsive to the special needs of the land and people in San Miguel County. Our purpose is to preserve land as open space and wildlife sanctuary. Our approach uses marketplace incentives and landowner participation to promote voluntary stewardship of the region's fragile environment and spectacular beauty.
South Metro Land Conservancy
County of Service: Douglas
Contact Information:
Bobbie Sheffield
P.O. Box 456
Littleton, CO 80160
Phone: 303-795-3623
Mission: The purpose of the South Metro Land Conservancy is to acquire or otherwise preserve open space lands considered to enhance the quality of life of present and future generations residing in the southern part of the Denver metro area. SMLC's activities to date have resulted in other governmental partners holding easements, yet intend to do it in the future.
Southern Plains Land Trust
County of Service: Baca
Contact Information:
Nicole Rosmarino
Pritchett, CO 81064
Phone: 719-523-6296
E-mail: splt@southernplains.org
Mission: The Southern Plains Land Trust recognizes the immense and immediate need to preserve the declining shortgrass prairie ecosystems of the Great Plains. We utilize the strategy of land acquisition and restoration coupled with a strong outreach program and support for public lands reform.
Southwest Land Alliance
County of Service: Archuleta, Hinsdale, Mineral
Contact Information:
Michael Whiting, Executive Director
P.O. Box 3417
Pagosa Springs, CO 81147
Phone: 970-264-7779
E-mail: admin@southwestlandalliance.com
Mission: The Southwest Land Alliance is a leading voice for conservation of open space lands predominantly in Archuleta, Hinsdale, and Mineral counties, and provides support to those who are willing to set aside future development of their land for conservation values such as natural, scenic, agricultural, historic, wildlife and other important land values. The main activities of the Alliance are to assist landowners in developing conservation easements, to function as the grantee organization for recorded easements, and to monitor and enforce easement restrictions to ensure protection of the stated conservation values.
The Conservation Fund
County of Service: Statewide
Contact Information:
Sydney Macy
1942 Broadway, Suite 323
Boulder, CO 80302
Phone: 303-444-4369
E-mail: syd@tcf-colorado.org
Mission: To promote excellence and entrepreneurship in developing innovative approaches to land and water conservation. Creates partnerships with the private sector, nonprofit organizations, and public agencies to protect our outdoor heritage.
The Nature Conservancy
County of Service: Statewide
Contact Information:
Heidi Sherk
2424 Spruce Street
Boulder, CO 80302
Phone: 303-444-2950
E-mail: hsherk@tnc.org
Mission: The mission of The Nature Conservancy of Colorado is to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life in Colorado by protecting the land and water they need to survive.
Tongue Creek Conservation Project
County of Service: Delta
Contact Information:
Dorothy Kehmeier
1285-2025 Drive
Eckert, CO 81418
Mission: New organization. No mission statement available.
Trust for Public Land
County of Service: Statewide
Contact Information:
Doug Robotham
1410 Grant Street, Suite D210
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: 303-837-1414
E-mail: doug.robotham@tpl.org
Mission: The Trust for Public Land (TPL) conserves land for people to improve the quality of life in our communities, and to protect our natural and historic resources for future generations. TPL is the only organization whose land preservation activities are focused on the places where people live and work in the urban and suburban areas.
Western Colorado Agricultural Heritage Fund
County of Service: Pitkin
Contact Information:
P.O. Box 296
Carbondale, CO 81623-0296
Phone: 970-963-7300
Mission: To assure the future of agriculture and the ranching heritage through the facilitation of open land preservation.
Wilderness Land Trust
County of Service: Statewide
Contact Information:
Reid Haughey
P.O. Box 1420
Carbondale, CO 81623
Phone: 970-963-1725
E-mail: reid@wildernesslandtrust.org
Mission: The Wilderness Land Trust acquires private lands in federally-designated wilderness areas and transfers them to public ownership so that all generations of Americans will enjoy an enduring resource of wilderness.
Yampa Valley Land Trust
County of Service: Routt, Rio Blanco, Moffat and Jackson.
Contact Information:
Susan Dorsey Otis
P.O. Box 773014
Steamboat Springs, CO 80477
Phone: 970-879-7240
E-mail: yvlt@yvlt.org
Mission: Yampa Valley Land Trust conserves natural, scenic, agricultural, historic and other important open land resources in Northwest Colorado, including but not limited to, Routt, Moffat, Jackson and Rio Blanco Counties, with a focus on the Yampa River Basin in Routt County and the White River Basin in Rio Blanco County, for the benefit of this and future generations.
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