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Trust Our Land: State legislature renews, enhances land conservation incentives
Jim Daus Eagle Valley Land Trust Eagle Valley Land Trust Executive Director Jim Daus, left, testifies on April 1 before the Colorado State Legislature’s House Rural Affairs and Agriculture Committee in support of House Bill 2019-1264, which enhances the state conservation easement program. Special to the Daily Land conservation continues to unite Colorado.
Eagle Valley Land Trust: What do you love about our local protected open spaces? (column)
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 been reflecting on the love we have for our outdoor spaces and the love we share in the work being done to conserve lands in Colorado.
Eagle Valley Land Trust: A look back at our land, and efforts to protect it, in 2017 (column)
2017 has been an exceptional year for land conservation in this community. Milestones were reached and goals achieved that would not have been possible without the support of this community.
Trust Our Land: The human benefit of protecting nature goes beyond scenery (column)
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 blanketed in snow and our valley prepares for another winter fills us with an overwhelming sense of peace, calm and gratitude, which tells us more than words can describe. But what other ways does our land benefit us, beyond what we experience when we walk outside and enjoy it?
Trust Our Land: Eagle Valley Land Trust celebrates another 1,760 acres forever protected
The Eagle Valley Land Trust is thrilled to announce the completion of its 34th conservation easement in Eagle County: the Buchholz Winfrey Ranch. Located just three miles northeast of Eagle, this parcel of land features highly visible scenic views and critical wildlife habitat. The landowners, Tim and Leslie Winfrey, grew up in Colorado, with Tim being one of the descendants of the Buchholz family that originally homesteaded the land.
Eagle Valley Land Trust column: Cherishing our favorite places
This month, the Eagle Valley Land Trust held its biggest fundraiser of the year, and friends and supporters of land conservation here in Eagle County gathered for an evening of dinner, drinks and dancing "under the moonshine." Eagle Valley Land Trust is grateful for the community support and collaboration that make our mission a reality.
Vail Trust Our Land column: How conservation benefits you
Lately, there's been a lot of talk of land conservation around here. Not only is the Eagle Valley Land Trust partnering with Eagle County and others to forever conserve a parcel of ranching land in the Brush Creek Valley, but also we're working on several other important conservation projects in our community because these projects are at the heart of what we do to protect the lands we love. Over the years, we have conserved 33 properties here in the Vail Valley, to be exact.
Vail Daily column: Questions for the executive director
Eagle Valley Land Trust's annual Legacy Festival took place this past weekend, and many locals came out to celebrate the land we love and all the efforts that go into protecting it. Eagle Valley Land Trust Executive Director Jim Daus addressed some of the most common questions he received from the community, about the Land Trust and what it takes to protect our favorite places.
Vail Daily column: Journey into the wild American West
Dig your hands into the dirt. Feel it between your fingers. Wash it in the cool stream nearby. Relax. Play. When was the last time you did that? What favorite place was that ... and does it still exist? Eagle Valley Land Trust is hosting several experiential journeys this summer that will change the way you perceive our distinctly Western landscape.
Vail Daily column: Incentives for land conservation increase
What will our valleys look like 100 years from now? For decades, many ranchers and other landowners have permanently conserved some of the important land in Eagle County. Some of our elk calving grounds, native cutthroat trout habitat, golden and bald eagle roosts, and mule deer critical winter range have been forever preserved in the process. Hunting and fishing, wildlife viewing, pristine scenic vistas, and ranching as a way of life have all benefited as has our tourist-based economy.
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