Trust Our Land: Conservation is for Everyone
By Keri Inouye The words “community” and “conservation” are two of my favorites in the English language. Individually, they represent many of the values that I (and I suspect many of you) hold dear:...
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Trust Our Land: Help wildlife this holiday season
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...
Trust Our Land: Help wildlife this holiday season
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...
Trust Our Land: Putting land to work for our community
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...
Trust Our Land: State legislature renews, enhances land conservation incentives
By Jim Daus Land conservation continues to unite Colorado. With change and population growth comes the need to protect the landscapes, wildlife habitat and recreational opportunities that help make our state such an...
Trust Our Land: Eagle Valley Land Trust grows innovative nonprofit collaboration (column)
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...
Trust Our Land: Eagle Valley Land Trust is working to protect wildlife in Eagle County (column)
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;...
Trust Our Land: Local protection can help preserve federal lands for future generations
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...
Trust our Land: What do you love about our local protected open spaces?
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...
Trust our Land: Washington Moves to Strengthen Conservation Easements
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...
