Mesa Land Trust is pleased to announce the conservation of the Ruckman Family peach farm in the Palisade Community Separator Area. This story is covered in the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel here.

Al Ruckman, the patriarch of this farming family spent most of his life traveling with his engineering career. When it came time to settle in one place, Al and his wife returned to the Western Slope and made their home in Palisade. After ...

We’ve had folks ask where they could buy peaches that are locally grown on land conserved by Mesa Land Trust. In response we’ve put together a list of places where you can purchase Palisade peaches grown and other produce that are grown here in the Grand Valley on preserved property. If you know of others, please call us 263.5443 or email mary@mesalandtrust.org 

C & R Farms                           Peaches available ...

We are very pleased to announce the conservation of the 780-acre West Creek Ranch in the heart of Unaweep Canyon. This gorgeous ranch runs along the Unaweep-Tabeguache Scenic and Historic Byway and contains over a mile of West Creek.

Landowner, Beeman Casto was born on the property and still ranches it with his wife Jessie (pictured above in photo by Josh Duplechain). Now their great-grand children help out on the ranch that has been in the family for 6 generations!

Thanks to Great Outdoors ...

Mesa Land Trust, COPMOBA (Colorado Plateau Mountain Bike Trail Association), the BLM, and the Great Old Broads for the Wilderness hosted a fabulous Community Stewardship Day at Three Sisters on Saturday, April 11^th.

Over 120 volunteers, ranging in age from 10 to 80 helped build a mile and a half of trail, restore native vegetation, clean up garbage, and feed ...

After conducting extensive outreach with residents, trail users, cyclists, businesses, elected officials, and more, the Colorado West Land Trust has recently released a publication that articulates the community’s goals for conservation and recreation along Monument Road, “A Community Vision for Monument Road.”

Click here to view the Vision!

A 34-year-old organization that’s conserved more than 64,000 acres of agricultural lands, open spaces and wildlife habitat in and around Mesa County has earned a national distinction for a second time.

The Mesa Land Trust in Grand Junction has received renewed accreditation from the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance. The Mesa Land Trust first earned the accreditation in 2009.

Only 280 land trusts in the United States are accredited, which means they meet national standards ...