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Public Access to Eagle River in Minturn
River Land is On Deck for Permanent Conservation
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Board Member Spotlight
David Smith, Projects Chairman
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David Smith joined our Board in 2007. David was a founding partner of the leading firm specializing in multi-family affordable housing tax exempt finance nationwide for more than 25 years, retiring from the successor firm as President and CEO in 2006. He serves on the boards of EVLT (Chair, Projects Committee), The Nature Conservancy-Colorado Chapter (Executive Committee and Chair, Critical Lands Committee), and formerly served on the Colorado Water Trust board (Treasurer). David and his wife, Jody, have had a home in Eagle County since 1979, where they hike, snowshoe, ski, and fly fish, often joined by their two daughters. He is a graduate of Colorado College (B.A. Mathematics) and Harvard University (M.B.A.).
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Greetings!
As Spring arrives in the Eagle River Valley, your local land trust is excited to be a partner to conserve forever a key piece of land in the Town of Minturn to provide more access to your Eagle River.
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Up Next: Minturn River Access
Eagle Valley Land Trust is the conservation partner for a prime piece of river land in the Town of Minturn which will soon be permanently preserved with a conservation easement. The new Minturn River Access is a 4.4-acre tract of land at the southern end of Minturn, boasting over a quarter mile of Eagle River frontage. This land is available for permanent conservation due to the generosity of Eagle County taxpayers via Eagle County's Open Space Fund and funds from the Town of Minturn.
After a competitive auction bidding process, Eagle County and the Town of Minturn purchased the property from the US Forest Service, and Minturn now owns and manages the land. Eagle County and Minturn have chosen Eagle Valley Land Trust to move forward this spring on a conservation easement to permanently preserve the land and protect your access to the river forever. We are hard at work with our partners to craft a conservation and public access agreement for the benefit of our entire community.
Fishing, floating, family picnics and quiet reflection along the river will be hallmarks of this open space area. The Land Trust and the Town of Minturn held a very successful volunteer clean-up day last year to get ready, and now the permanent conservation protections will be placed on the land early this summer.
Many thanks go out to Eagle County, our County Commissioners and the Open Space Department, along with the Citizens Open Space Advisory Committee and the Minturn Town Council. The Land Trust thanks these conservation leaders for their vision of increased public access to our rivers and the permanent conservation of river land.
Keep an eye out for a ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony this summer to celebrate this local land conservation victory. If you would like to join us in this community conservation effort, tax-deductible contributions are being accepted via our online donation page.
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Local Conservation Areas for Outdoor Recreation
Your local Land Trust holds 28 conservation easements on over 7,000 acres of land throughout Eagle County. Many of our conservation easements have some form of public access so we've organized them by popular outdoor recreational activities to help you explore them based on what interests you. Look around, maybe you'll find a new favorite fishing spot or new favorite walk to take the dog. Visit www.evlt.org/land or see below for more information.
Browse conservation easements by...
 Hiking
Brightwater, Buffehr Creek, Casteel Creek, Duck Pond River Access, Eagle River Preserve, East Vail Waterfall, Homestead Conservation and Public Recreation Project, Horn Ranch I, Meadow Creek, Miller Ranch Community Open Space, Ptarmigan, Spud Cellar, West Avon Preserve
Biking 
National Forest Access
 Fishing and River Access Great places for Picnics  Horseback Riding
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Did you know...? Lower Your Capital Gains Taxes
Did you know you can lower your capital gains taxes by donating appreciated stock or other property to EVLT? Instead of selling appreciated stock and giving cash to the Land Trust, give appreciated stock. The tax benefits are twofold: you get a deduction for the fair market value of the stock (up to 30% of your adjusted gross income), and capital gains taxes do not apply. Charitable remainder trusts may also be considered for philanthropic donations of highly appreciated assets to avoid capital gains. For further information about making a stock or property donation to the Eagle Valley Land Trust and reducing your capital gains tax burden, please contact Jason Denhart at 970-748-7654 or jdenhart@evlt.org.
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EVLT's Summer Calendar - Save the Dates!
- Free Conservation Easement Workshop - Friday, May 30, 2014 - 2pm to 5pm - Westin Riverfront Resort, Avon, CO (CLE Credits awarded)
- Colorado Land Conservation Appreciation Week: June 16 - 22, 2014
- EVLT's Cow Patty Bingo Event - Saturday, June 21, 2014 - 4pm to 7pm - Eagle Town Park, Eagle, CO
- EVLT's Future Conservationists Youth Education Program - various dates in June, July and August 2014
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Yours in conservation,
Eagle Valley Land Trust
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