Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, July 17, 2023-

A new seed collection and propagation program along the Monument Connector Trail in Grand Junction is providing more native plants at a lower cost to help restore the ecosystem around the trail.

The program, which started last fall, is a collaborative effort between the Colorado West Land Trust’s Monument Stewards group and the city of Grand Junction.

Volunteers, with direction from the city’s horticulture staff, helped collect seed that is now being grown into seedlings by ...

Montrose Daily Press, May 23, 2023- Colorado West Land Trust has opened a new office in Montrose, at 7 Townsend Ave.

This office is an expansion from CWLT’s main office in Grand Junction and signifies the organization’s commitment to conserving agricultural land, wildlife habitat, and scenic open space across western Colorado.

Since its inception in 1980 as Mesa Land Trust, which later merged with Black Canyon Regional Land Trust to form CWLT, the organization has created more than 600 conservation agreements in ...

We were thrilled to host our annual picnic on a conserved property! This was the first picnic we’ve held in over four years, and it was an incredible opportunity for us to gather and celebrate our shared commitment to conservation. We had a fantastic turnout, and everyone enjoyed a day filled with great food, conversations, and incredible views of the land.

It was heartwarming to see our community come together after such a long time and share in the joy of ...

KKCO, March 1, 2023 – The Colorado West Land Trust has added just over 300 acres of land in Mack to the tens of thousands it already protects in Mesa County.

Landowner Jim McCurter says the wildlife habitat and water rights are worth conserving for future generations.

Conservation easements, or land agreements, are set up and monitored by non-profits like Colorado West Land Trust, and specifically state no subdividing or development of certain land can ever be done once the land trust ...

The Montrose Daily Press, March 24, 2023– The Great Outdoors Colorado board awarded $87,000 to Colorado West Land Trust on Friday to develop a plan to steward its conservation easement portfolio that stretches across six Western Slope counties: Delta, Gunnison, Mesa, Montrose, Ouray, and San Miguel.

The grant is part of Great Outdoors Colorado’s Planning and Capacity program, which invests in projects that address opportunities, explore issues, engage communities, and examine trends in the outdoors.

Great Outdoors Colorado has invested more than ...

Another year has gone by and we are excited to share with you some highlights from 2022.  We are proud of the land trust’s success in continuing to conserve some of the most beautiful and valuable lands in Western Colorado.

In this report we highlight two of our newly conserved properties, volunteer and restoration work, and information about the final phase of the Monument Trails that aids in connecting the community to the outdoors.

We are driven to protect the character of ...