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 of dedicated ...
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, according to ...
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KREX May 27, 2025-
On Tuesday, the Colorado West Land Trust (CWLT) announced the launch of a major wildfire mitigation project in Plateau Valley in
partnership with the Grand Mesa Watershed Resiliency Partnership in August. A grant from the Colorado Youth Corps Association and Great Outdoors Colorado funds the project.
The ...
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Grand Junction Daily Sentinel May 22, 2025-
A large crowd of local residents and supporters came out Tuesday evening to celebrate the official opening of the final phase of the
Monument Trail, which connects the Lunch Loops Trailhead west to South Camp Road with a paved multimodal path.
The chain-breaking event recognized the many different ...
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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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Colorado West Land Trust is pleased to announce that it is applying for renewal of accreditation by the national Land Trust Accreditation Commission. CWLT was originally awarded accreditation in 2009. The land trust accreditation program recognizes land conservation organizations that demonstrate compliance with the Land Trust Standards and Practices.
Accreditation is a mark of distinction in land conservation. To date just over 400 of the nearly 1,700 land trusts in the U.S. have been accredited. The accreditation seal provides the public ...
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High Country Shopper, March, 5, 2025- Colorado West Land Trust (CWLT) is pleased to announce the permanent conservation of Hawk Ranch, a 270-acre property in Delta County,
nestled beneath the iconic Needle Rock. This collaboration with the Hawk family ensures the protection of agricultural heritage and critical wildlife habitat, ...
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 ...
KJCT, Jan. 21, 2024– 
Two local organizations have been selected to receive grant money in the future for a drought mitigation project.
The Mesa Conservation District and Colorado West Land Trust were selected to receive around $4.6 million in grant funds for their Drought Resiliency ...
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