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Trust Our Land: Waiting for wildlife and hiking with friends
by Bergen
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Wildlife are one of our community’s most treasured resources. Deer, elk, and our other furry friends inspire and give us a reason to tread lightly in the backcountry. Protecting wildlife is a responsibility that unites all of us. Trail closures ...
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Introducing Sue Nikolai, the Land & Rivers Fund's new program director
by Bergen
Tjossem
In April 2019, Eagle River Watershed Council and Eagle Valley Land Trust announced the hiring of Sue Nikolai to oversee their Land & Rivers Fund program. Eagle Valley Land Trust and Eagle River Watershed Council together are Eagle County’s only ...
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EVLT Testimony Helps Advance Proposed Conservation Incentive Law
by Bergen
Tjossem
On April 1, 2019, Jim Daus, the Executive Director of the Eagle Valley Land Trust, testified at the Rural Affairs & Agriculture Committee hearing on House Bill 19-1264. This bill enhances the conservation easement program. The ...
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Trust Our Land: Popular conservation fund not yet funded
by Bergen
Tjossem
The Natural Resources Management Act, a public lands package that includes the Land and Water Conservation Fund, has passed the Senate 92-8, the House 363-62, and President Trump’s desk. The act is the most significant public lands legislation enacted since ...
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Eagle Valley Land Trust Public Notice of Reaccreditation
by Bergen
Tjossem
The land trust accreditation program recognizes land conservation organizations that meet national quality standards for protecting important natural places and working lands forever. Eagle Valley Land Trust is pleased to announce it is applying for reaccreditation. A public comment period ...
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LWCF Overwhelmingly Passes Both Houses of Congress
by Bergen
Tjossem
The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives is overwhelmingly in support of permanently reauthorizing the expired Land and Water Conservation Fund. The Natural Resources Management Act, a public lands package that includes LWCF, passed the Senate (92-8) and the House (363-62) last ...
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