Mulroy Ranch: Mulroy Ranch is now conserved, forever, thanks to landowners Tom and Colleen Mulroy. The 1,900-acre conservation easement, which is part of the 2,300-acre private property, straddles Eagle and Grand Counties.The property supports native grasses and important habitat linkages for our region’s threatened wildlife, especially elk and deer...Continue reading.

Brush Creek Valley Ranch & Open Space Expansion: “Ridgway Ranch is the heart of the Brush Creek Valley Ranch and Open Space,” said EVLT Executive Director Jessica Foulis in a release. “Protecting this parcel for our community and wildlife is the realization of a conservation vision that has been in the works for decades.”...Continue reading. 

Looking to get your hands dirty with the Eagle Valley Land Trust this spring & summer? Great news: we’re looking for volunteers! From barbed wire removal to trail maintenance to public lands clean ups and more, there’s no shortage of stewardship efforts around the Eagle River Valley. That’s why we need people like you to come out once, twice, thrice and help nourish the land that nourishes us! Sign up at https://evlt.org/volunteer-form/.

Eagle Valley Land Trust and the Eagle Valley Outdoor Movement are in search of used snowshoes, ice skates, cross country skis and boots, and poles. Please donate your gently used gear and help us make open spaces accessible to everyone in our community. We’re hoping to reach 10 pairs of snowshoes and 10 pairs of skates by the end of February. Will you consider helping us reach that goal? 

International agreements can be rife with challenges. Some may say that nations will always choose to act in their rational self-interest in the short term, even if over the long term, collaboration is in their best interest. Nowhere does this theory hold more weight than in that of climate action agreements. Their lack of legal teeth and enforcing mechanisms has resulted in a never ending game of “kick the can.”...Continue reading. Photo by Todd Winslow Pierce.

Vail Daily: Eagle County’s wild animals inevitably pay a high price when new development happens. Because deer, elk and other animals are unable to speak for themselves when projects are presented, a new group of Eagle County residents has organized to formally speak for them. This week, representatives from the Eagle County Wildlife Roundtable met with the Eagle County Board of Commissioners to present a summary of the work they have completed in the past year. They also presented their vision of how their advocacy can evolve in the future...Continue reading.

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