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The core of the Eagle Valley Land Trust’s mission is conservation. Every day, the board and staff work to protect the lands that our community and wildlife depend on. But EVLT also does more than that. I sat down with ...
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Last year, Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Vail Daily released some disturbing news: our local elk populations have dropped by 50 percent since 2007. Unfortunately, these animals haven’t moved somewhere else; the herd has decreased due to a variety ...
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[smartslider3 slider=15] Dec. 11, 2019- Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) released its latest round of funding through their Open Space grant program this week. A local project spearheaded by Eagle County Open Space and the Eagle Valley Land Trust was selected ...
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By Jessica Foulis Conserving Eagle County’s most important lands for our community has been at the heart of the Eagle Valley Land Trust’s mission since its creation in the early 1980s. EVLT and land conservation nationwide have come a long ...
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[smartslider3 slider=16] Letter by Jack Bombardier. Photos by Todd Winslow Pierce   Sweetwater Lake is a jewel of spot, nestled against the eastern flank of the Flat Top Mountains. The Flat Tops aren’t the most famous or visually stunning peaks ...
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The Eagle Valley Land Trust has protected over 11,000 acres of land forever, but unfortunately cannot keep executive director Jim Daus for an infinite amount of time.  With the organization enjoying financial stability, strong community support, and exciting opportunities for ...
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