The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, Feb. 10, 2025- A newly announced conservation easement will protect more than 7,400 acres in the North Fork Valley from development.
Landowner Peter Slaugh worked with the Colorado West Land Trust to ...
Easement preserves orchard acreage at gateway to Palisade
The Daily Sentinel, Nov. 23, 2024- Eighteen acres of Palisade Peach Shack orchards, including eight acres at the gateway to Palisade at Interstate 70, will be forever protected from development under a newly announced conservation easement.
Palisade Peach Shack owners James and Laura Sanders are protecting the acreage in partnership with the Colorado West Land Trust. Through the latest easement and two previous projects to conserve land with the land trust, all of the couple’s more than 80 ...
Land Trust announces conservation of 20-acre Palisade vineyard
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, September 20, 2024- A 20-acre vineyard on the eastern side of Palisade has been conserved with the Colorado West Land Trust, ensuring that the land will remain in agricultural production and preserve scenic views of the area.
The Hawk Ridge vineyard is located on the east side of 39 Road, and has views of the Book Cliffs, Mount Garfield and the surrounding agricultural landscape. The ...
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Conservation success in Powderhorn Valley protects critical habitat and ag lands
Montrose Daily Press, August 16, 2024-
Colorado West Land Trust, in partnership with the Gunnison Ranchland Conservation Legacy, has permanently conserved Dancing Sunshine Farm, a 203-acre property in the heart of the
Powderhorn Valley.
This project not only safeguards critical wildlife habitat, including that of the threatened Gunnison sage-grouse, ...
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Land Trust launches map feature to connect locals to ag businesses
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, July 6, 2024-
The Colorado West Land Trust has launched a new feature on its website to help people find locally produced agriculture from farms that have also conserved their land.
The Land Trust recently announced that a new interactive map showing where you can buy produce and services from its conserved landowners was available on its website. Colorado West Land Trust Executive Director Rob Bleiberg said this was something other land trusts have done and they wanted ...
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Dry Creek Farms conservation agreement aimed at preserving ag legacy
Montrose Daily Press, May 28, 2024-
The Anderson family of Olathe, with Colorado West Land Trust, announce the successful conservation of Dry Creek Farms, a pivotal step in preserving the rich agricultural heritage and vital water resources of the Uncompahgre Valley.
The Anderson family are fourth-generation Uncompahgre Valley farmers and owners of Dry Creek Farms, which encompasses 345 acres ...
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Flying Triangle Ranch conservation preserves habitat, ranch land
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, April 3, 2024-
Nearly 2,000 acres of ranchland in eastern Mesa County will be conserved thanks to a conservation partnership with the Nichols and Bevan families and Colorado West Land Trust.
The Land Trust announced the conservation of the Flying Triangle Ranch on Tuesday. The agreement ...
Conservation easement will preserve Campbell Ranch in face of growing development
Montrose Daily Press, May 28, 2022—For five generations, the Campbell family has ranched along the North Fork Valley floor between Hotchkiss and Paonia, tending to hay crops and cattle — and by extension, preserving riparian areas, woods, meadows that strongly contribute to the scenic value of the entire area.
Those values are now formally protected.
The Colorado West Land Trust and the Campbells completed a conservation easement for 410 acres or ranchland at the end of April.
Easements, which are a voluntary agreement ...
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410 Acres of Ranch Land in the North Fork Valley Conserved
The Daily Sentinel, May 23, 2022—The Colorado West Land Trust has announced 410 acres of ranch land south of Colorado Highway 133 between Hotchkiss and Paonia in Delta County will now be conserved via a conservation easement.
According to a press release, the Campbell Ranch is one of the largest intact ranches in that area, and includes hay fields, pastures, scrubland, forests, wetlands and 1.25 miles of the North Fork River.
“From the West Elk Scenic and Historic Byway, one may ...
GOCO gives $50K to help conserve Crawford-area ranch through Colorado West Land Trust
By Katharhynn Heidelberg at Montrose Daily Press–Efforts to preserve a working ranch—and the big game migration, views, and habitat it hosts—received help in the form of a grant from Great Outdoors Colorado.
Colorado West Land Trust is working with the owners of a Crawford-area ranch to finalize a conservation easement that will protect more than 1,200 acres from development, while allowing ranch work to continue.
Late last week, GOCO’s Conservation Easement Transaction Costs program awarded the trust $50,000 to help move the ...
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