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Thank You to all who attended the public meeting with the Town of Granby on Friday, February 21!
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We had an excellent turnout representing a wide range of stakeholders, including all three county commissioners, multiple Granby-area business owners, concerned locals, and property owners along Rte. 34 near the proposed easement.
The meeting resulted in greater community education about conservation easements in general, as well as an understanding of what the town (and CHLT) would like the end result of the easement to look like. This included wildlife corridors, viewsheds, and a trail system. Public input included comments regarding the trails (use and access), winter closures, and land improvements, such as benches and pavilions.
There will be more public meetings as this project develops, to ensure that the resulting easement will be as representative of local wants and concerns as possible.
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"P
art of a failed development project is on its way to becoming open space that would protect wildlife and make Granby almost $3 million."
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A Grand Lake property owner has approached the town with an interesting proposal in which the owner would pay off $200,000 owed on a town park in exchange for a few concessions from the town."
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Welcome Holly Glick to the CHLT Team!
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Holly is our new Development Coordinator, so don't be surprised when you start hearing from her about events and fundraisers! She's spent the last two months settling into the office and we so happy to have her on the team to continue protecting the land we love in Grand County!
Holly joined CHLT in January 2020. She grew up exploring the differing landscapes of Colorado and spending time in Grand Lake with her family. Holly attended the University of Colorado and obtained a BA with a concentration in Arctic and Alpine Ecology. Upon graduation she began working as a Nordic ski instructor and mountaineering guide. After years of traveling to remote places and fostering a love of the outdoors, she attended Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara. Upon returning to the Fraser Valley, she moved into a marketing role at Devil’s Thumb Ranch. Holly, her husband, their young daughter, and their dog love living in and exploring gorgeous Grand County. She is excited to use her experience to further the goals of the land trust and to protect the place she calls home.
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Save the Date for Our Annual Event
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Our Annual Event is still five months away, but please save the date!
It will be on
Friday, July 10
, at the
B Lazy 2 Ranch
in Fraser. As in previous years, there will be plenty of delicious food and drinks, an entertaining raffle and auction, and of course plenty of friends both old and new!
Please stay tuned for more information.
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Do you know a high school senior in Grand County?
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Are they interested in pursuring land and resource conservation and/or management in their college or professional careers?
If so, they should apply for the Carolyn Hackman Education Fund Scholarship! It is the privilege of the Colorado Headwaters Land Trust to offer a total of $2000 in scholarships to graduating Grand County high school seniors!
This funding is available due to a donor’s request to create the Carolyn Hackman Education Fund for students of Grand County who wish to increase their knowledge of land conservation and management and carry such knowledge into their adult years.
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We have begun a strategic planning process!
We know that many of our supporters have thoughts to share about the organization's present and future work, and we want to hear from you! Stay tuned for organized surveys and 'town hall' meetings, but in the interim you are always welcome to
contact the CHLT office
to giv
e feedback and input.
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Follow Us on Social Media!
Here are some of our posts from January, but find more on our pages!
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Feb 18:
This is our 25th year! We have some good plans to celebrate, but most of all we're looking at this year as a year of energy, enthusiasm, and growth. Our new (returning) president, Cray Healy, kept his incoming remarks short and sweet.
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Feb 10:
From our outgoing president: "It was a privilege and a pleasure to serve as Board president the past two years. During that time we found a dynamic executive director to move us forward and we developed new momentum toward our goal of preserving open places in Grand County at a time when the pressure from the Front Range is rapidly increasing." - Stewart McNab
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Feb 05:
We preserve and steward open lands within the headwaters of the Colorado River for vistas, wildlife, agriculture, and water, in partnership with landowners and for the benefit of ALL. That includes the birds and the beasts and the soils and the trees - our land ethic is as holistic as it comes. What about yours?
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Feb 03:
At CHLT we
strongly advocate outdoor recreation and work
, whether you're heading to
Devil's Thumb Ranch
for a quick ski during your lunch break, or your lunch break is getting off the horse to grab a bite in the cookhouse, spending time in the outdoors, enjoying the bountiful opportunities we have in Grand County, and witnessing the majesty of our natural environment is time and time again proven to be healthy in all senses of the term. We are doing our part to encourage the healthy, fulfilling, sun-kissed lifestyles Colorado is known for.
Feb 10:
Conservation easement tax credits
is a very hot topic to which we are paying close attention - this issue affected landowner all over the state, including in Grand County, and we are eager to see it resolved. Representatives from the land trust community, through
Keep It Colorado
, are speaking on behalf of all of us at the Capital in order to make conserving your private property not only environmentally beneficial to you and your family, but also financially. As much as we would love to see this issue resolved moving forwards, redeeming landowners harmed in the past due to mismanagement at the state level is equally as important and those landowners deserve to be heard, and the mistakes caused against them rectified.
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Shop Our Conservation Partners!
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Support local land conservation by shopping our Conservation Partners. Our partners believe in the mission of the land trust and that open space enriches our quality of life, protects landscapes, and brings visitors and residents to Grand County. Protecting open space is an investment in our environment, our culture and our economy.
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Are you interested in becoming a Conservation Partner with no cost to your business?
Click here
for more information!
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PO Box 1938, Granby CO. 80446 - (970) 887-1177
info@coloradoheadwaterslandtrust.org
www.cohlt.org
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