By Bergen Tjossem, Eagle Valley Land Trust Four years ago, a beloved local property, Sweetwater Lake, went up for sale after development plans failed to materialize once again. It had been on the...
GYPSUM, Colo. – Nearly two years after the announcement of Colorado’s 43rd State Park at Sweetwater Lake, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Eagle Valley Land Trust (EVLT), and USFS White River National Forest (Sweetwater Partnership) reflect...
Join EVLT and partners for a week of conservation, learning, connection, and camaraderie to protect the wildlife habitat and open spaces that our community depends on. As trails around our community open, we’re...
Spring’s arrival marks the beginning of another recreation season across the Rocky Mountains. Last year, a fire sparked west of the Town of Gypsum on public lands and burned approximately 95 acres before being...
Where we are today: Using the Sweetwater Vision Statement as a guide, the Sweetwater planning process continues. Over the last year several improvements have been made to the Sweetwater area, including a new...
Sweetwater Lake is where current and future generations of Americans can recreate, connect with the natural environment, appreciate the cultural and natural history, and experience the freedom from the developed world like their grandparents may...
Conservation has come a long way since the days of Teddy Roosevelt and John Muir. Simply acquiring large swaths of land isn’t enough to protect wildlife and other conservation values, nor does it maximize...
Trust Our Land: The Local Businesses Protecting Lands & Watersheds By Bergen Tjossem It’s been almost 5 years since Sunrise Minturn, Alpine Quest Sports, and Minturn Anglers started contributing on a...
1-Acre property and building to become center for community conservation [Edwards, CO, November 18th] The Eagle Valley Land Trust (EVLT) purchased 33601 Highway 6 on November 17, 2022 to serve as a...
By Bergen Tjossem. Photo by Eaglevalleywild.org Well, it happened again. Summer gave way to fall which is transitioning into early winter faster than many of us are ready to accept. We’re not the...
By Rachael Brard. Photo by Eaglevalleywild.org If public land is all around us, why isn’t everyone in our community able to enjoy it? This is a question that the Eagle Valley Land Trust (EVLT)...
By Adde Sharp Just for a moment, imagine a community, our community, without open lands and wild spaces. Then imagine the opposite – abundant land, but without the ecological and human communities...
Click Here to Take the Survey Eagle County contains world-class recreation opportunities, from skiing to whitewater rafting, hiking, fishing, hunting, horseback riding, mountain biking, and everything in between. Recreationalists flock to this region to...
By Torrey Davis I’ve taken my little Subaru, Pearl, as I fondly call her, many fantastic places over the years. We’ve deftly (and maybe a bit foolishly) crawled over rocks, barrelled through conglomerates...
Join Eagle Valley Land Trust, Eagle County Historical Society, and Eagle County Open Space. for a guided hike of the historic stone quarry on private land at Horn Ranch. The quarry at Horn...
Did you know Eagle County is home to a very rare and beautiful flower? In fact, West Avon Preserve is one of the only places in the world you can find the elusive Harrington’s...
¿Sabías que Eagle County es el hogar de una flor muy rara y hermosa? De hecho, la reserva de West Avon es uno de los únicos lugares del mundo en los que se puede...
Join Eagle Valley Land Trust, Eagle County Historical Society, and Eagle County Open Space for a guided hike of the historic stone quarry on private land at Horn Ranch. The quarry at Horn Ranch...
Eagle Valley Land Trust (EVLT), a growing accredited land trust, seeks an ambitious and passionate Annual Giving and Events Manager who will be responsible for the strategic management and direct oversight of the organization’s...
Host your own Farm to Fork Picnic with your own custom EVLT insulated backpack filled with everything you need to host your own celebration! Includes a gift card to a local Land and Rivers...
Note: Sweetwater Lake is in transition between private and public ownership. Please give managers time to activate the property. Signage, infrastructure, and access projects are in progress. US Forest Service trails surrounding the property...
Photo by Eaglevalleywild.org The White River National Forest completed its acquisition of the 488-acre Sweetwater Lake Ranch in western Colorado. This new land acquisition, facilitated between The Conservation Fund and the U.S. Forest Service,...
Photo: Eaglevalleywild.org ¿Alguna vez te has preguntado quién paga por la conservación del espacio abierto local? Lo que a muchos puede parecerles una simple pregunta, en realidad tiene una respuesta bastante complicada, pero...
Photo by Eagle Valley Wild We are partnering with Eagle County Open Space to help celebrate the Brush Creek Valley Ranch and Open Space (BCVROS) winning a 2021 Starburst Award from the Colorado Lottery!...
[Dotsero, CO] The Eagle Valley Land Trust (EVLT) and Walking Mountains Science Center have closed on a 224-acre Conservation Easement off Sweetwater Road five miles north of Dotsero, with support from Eagle County...
