Join Lunch With the Locals *Today* (2/5/19) for a presentation about the Safe Passages for Wildlife Project Have you seen the wildlife overpasses in Summit County? A robust partnership in our community is seeking...
January 2019 By Jessica Foulis The Eagle Valley Land Trust (EVLT) is part of a large community of land trusts scattered across the country. In fact, there are 1,363 land trusts in...
Guardian Level Underwriters: Robyn Landry and Gerhard Assenmacher Five and a half years after Minturn Boneyard was purchased by the Town of Minturn with assistance from Eagle County Open Space, the property...
Like locals and visitors in the Eagle Valley near the start of ski season, wildlife are on the move. Have you noticed? Winter in Eagle County is tough for deer and elk. Their favorite...
Colorado Gives day is quickly approaching! Did you know that you can schedule a donation to the Eagle Valley Land Trust for the big day? EVLT’s conservation efforts are funded entirely by supporters like you. That means...
The physical boundary between the metro district of Edwards and the town of Avon is increasingly ambiguous, as lands along the Eagle River have developed into the communities that we see today....
The conversation discussing conservation versus development is constant…and has been for centuries. The line between “progress” and “preservation” is a fine one, sometimes creating Hatfield and McCoys out of customarily amenable folks. In Eagle...
On election day, the county voted to continue the Eagle County Open Space program until 2040, ensuring that we work as a community to continue protecting Eagle County’s diverse wildlife, preserve more of our...
As locals, Coloradans and visitors know, Colorado is rapidly evolving. We have a growing population and a booming outdoor recreation industry across the state. Through an act of Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Colorado...
The Miller Ranch River Restoration project last Thursday was a huge success. There was such a great turnout, in fact, that only one day was needed to complete the work. Thank you to the...
There are a wide variety of local organizations that serve youth in this county. Future Conservationists, Eagle Valley Land Trust’s youth outreach program, was created specifically to educate youth about the importance of...
By Jessica Foulis Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Vail Daily recently released some disturbing news that our local elk populations have dropped by 50 percent since 2007. Unfortunately, these animals haven’t moved somewhere else;...
Hardscrabble Ranch was permanently protected by EVLT and other partners in 2017 thanks in part to Colorado Lottery funds via GOCO. Photo Credit: Mirr Ranch Group At the beginning of this month, Gov. John...
Local Protection of Federal Lands By Bergen Tjossem, Communications and Fundraising Coordinator, Eagle Valley Land Trust As a country and a county, we’ve seen increased pressure over the last two years to privatize andamplify...
Buffehr Creek Guardian Level Underwriters: Tina Nielsen and Andrew Littman The Pitt Miller Family in Memory of Calook Brush Creek Ranch and Open Space Sustaining Council Level Underwriter: Anonymous Steward Level Underwriter: Anni Davis Casteel...
After nine years, Kelly has returned to the Board of EVLT, where she looks forward to furthering her interest in the conservation of our beautiful region. Having grown up with grandparents who were conservationists,...
Announcing the launch of 1% For Land & Rivers, a collaboration between the Eagle Valley Land Trust and Eagle River Watershed Council. Protecting healthy rivers and open spaces in our community is simply good...
Sustaining Council ($10,000+) George Family Foundation Jody and David Smith Brooke and Hap Stein Tara and Bob Levine Pam and Ben Peternell Kathy and Jim Cargill Anonymous Anonymous Guardian of our Land ($5,000-$9,999) David...
A new study confirms that the statewide lottery provides incredible benefits to Colorado residents. The profit that the Colorado Lottery generates is distributed to three organizations: Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO), the Conservation Trust Fund...
By Jim Daus With Valentine’s Day, February becomes a great time to reflect on the love we share with our partners and family. Here at the Eagle Valley Land Trust, we have also...
Bergen is a West Vail native and is incredibly happy to be back in the Valley. After leaving the area in 2010, he studied Environmental Science, Ecology, and Biodiversity at the University of Denver,...
EVLT, in Collaboration with the Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust, hosted an outstanding landowner and manager conservation workshop in Gypsum, Colorado on January 20th. Turnout exceeded expectations – over 25 landowners and managers...
By Bergen Tjossem Land trusts across the country are working hard to preserve the lands that make America beautiful and ecologically viable. For decades, landowners have been able to receive enhanced tax benefits in...
When land is conserved, we all benefit. Our lives are made richer and our community thrives when land in Eagle County is forever protected. But those who benefit perhaps most from land conservation are...
By Jim Daus and Darci Palmquist We don’t have to tell Eagle Valley residents and visitors about the pure pleasure and enjoyment of our lands — one step outside as the golden aspens become...