June 23, 2026 BEDROCK, Colo. (KREX) — Through a conservation easement with Colorado West Land Trust (CWLT), Johnston Ranch, a
266-acre ranch along the Dolores River in Paradox Valley near Bedrock, has been permanently protected.
The ranch can be seen from nearby public lands, roads and the Dolores River. The property has cottonwood woodlands, ...
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The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, May 4, 2026- A large ranch north of Paonia Reservoir has been permanently conserved, which will protect its senior water rights, as well as agricultural uses and wildlife habitat.
Buck Creek Ranch, a nearly 500-acre working ranch located along Colorado Highway 133 between Paonia Reservoir and McClure ...
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Montrose Daily Press, March 12, 2026- Advancing the long-term protection of working agricultural lands, Colorado West Land Trust (CWLT)
partnered with Dirt Capital Partners and the Kropp family to permanently conserve a highly productive organic orchard in the North Fork Valley. With roots in fruit production dating back to the early 1900s, the property ...
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The Daily Sentinel, February 26, 2026- A 160-acre cattle ranch in the Plateau Valley will be permanently protected from development under a conservation easement involving the
Colorado West Land Trust.
The Lazy YH Ranch, on the foothills below the Grand Mesa, is owned by Joann Hall and her family. The ...
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KREX, January 22, 2026- On Wednesday, Colorado West Land Trust (CWLT) announced that a historic 13-acre stone fruit orchard, Mount
Hope Orchard, has been permanently conserved.
The property, visible from F1/4 Road and part of the designated Fruit and Wine Scenic Byway, borders the 113-acre Tillman Bishop State Wildlife Area. ...
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Colorado Public Radio, September 8, 2025-
For more than four decades, the Colorado West Land Trust has conserved thousands of acres of Western Slope land from tree orchards to sprawling ranches. But, in some instances, executive director Rob Bleiberg said, a good marker of their success is in what hasn’t changed.
The land ...
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Montrose Daily Press, August 27, 2025-
Colorado West Land Trust (CWLT) has announced the permanent conservation of Eagle Bluff Ranch, a 5,879-acre working ranch in western
San Miguel County’s Disappointment Valley. This project marks a milestone, bringing CWLT’s total conserved acreage to over 150,000 acres — a testament to decades ...
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel July 14, 2025- Bieser Ranch, a 614-acre family-owned property in Plateau Valley, will be protected in
perpetuity thanks to a conservation easement the family placed on the land.
Colorado West Land Trust announced the conservation of the property, which will ensure the land will remain undeveloped, ...
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Grand Junction Daily Sentinel April 15, 2025- A 213-acre farm southwest of Gunnison along the Silver Thread Scenic Byway has been
permanently conserved for farming and to preserve wildlife habitat.
Ozyp Farms, a working sheep ranch, in partnership with Colorado West Land Trust and Gunnison Ranchlands Conservation Legacy, placed its ...
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KVNF April, 15, 2025– As open land across Colorado’s Western Slope disappears at a record pace, a growing number of landowners are turning to a legal tool to keep their property intact: the conservation easement. While the term may sound like bureaucratic jargon, the concept is remarkably simple—and profoundly impactful.
In a recent episode of Local Motion from KVNF, host Brody Wilson explores what conservation easements are, how they work, and why families across ...
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