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 partners who ...
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The Daily Sentinel, Oct. 23, 2024- A large crowd gathered at the Lunch Loops Trailhead on Tuesday evening for a groundbreaking on the
second phase of the Monument Trail project, which will install a concrete path from the Lunch Loops to South Camp Road.
The first phase of the project was ...
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, October 10, 2024– Indigenous youth got the opportunity recently to dive into the traditional harvesting and tool making practices of Native Americans at an
educational event at Ladder Canyon Ranch in Glade Park.
The event, which was organized by Colorado West Land Trust, Crow Canyon Archaeological Center and ...
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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Volunteers have been hard at work restoring native plant species all over the western slope. The Monument Stewards program, a collaborative effort led by Colorado West Land Trust and the City of Grand Junction, took to the popular hike-and-bike Lunch Loop trailhead this Wednesday to harvest seeds from native plants. Their ...
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Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, March 8, 2024-
With spring fast approaching, the Monument Stewards are getting ready to begin their fifth season removing weeds and planting native plants along the Monument Trail corridor in Grand Junction.
The Monument Stewards are a group of volunteers organized by the Colorado West Land Trust and Eureka! ...
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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 ...
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Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, June 9, 2023- Public access to trails on 27 acres of land in the Redlands will be preserved after the property owners worked with Colorado West Land Trust to conserve the land.
The property is located between The Ridges and Redlands 360 development and includes trails that are accessible to walkers, cyclists and dog owners, which interconnect with adjacent communities, creating outdoor recreational opportunities in the area, according to a press release from Colorado West Land Trust.
Greg ...
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This week, the Colorado West Land Trust, Delta County, and the Western Slope Conservation Center led a group to tour the site of a new project they are partnering on to provide a new boat ramp, supporting infrastructure, shoreline access, and a wildlife habitat area on a conserved property along the Gunnison River.
These three groups recognized the potential beneath the vacant, unmaintained parcel ...
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The Daily Sentinel, June 15, 2022—The recent news that Great Outdoors Colorado has awarded $500,000 to complete phase two of the Monument Connector Trail is a major win for the community.
The 1.5-mile trail will go from the Lunch Loops trail head to the Jurassic Flats trail head off South Camp Road, according to reporting by The Daily Sentinel’s Sam Klomhaus.
“It’s going to connect a lot of the most important outdoor spaces we have,” Parks and Recreation Director ...
The Daily Sentinel, December 7, 2021—A collaborative effort between landowners and partnering agencies has given many the opportunity to cut a Christmas tree on private land in the Glade Park Area.
On Dec. 2, Mesa County cut its Christmas tree from the conserved Ladder Canyon Ranch. The county’s tree-cutting event was part of a larger, multi-year effort by Colorado West Land Trust and the owners of Ladder Canyon Ranch to reduce wildfire risk, improve wildlife habitat, connect kids to nature, and ...
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