The Benefits of Conservation from Keep It Colorado
Carolyn Hackman Education Fund Scholarship
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The Benefits of Conservation
CSU study with Keep It Colorado
Colorado State University’s new study illustrating the economic and ecological benefits of conservation, easements and tax credits is available now! Thank you to Keep It Colorado for their work on this!
Check out the full study at the link below and view the infographic for a quick glance at the numbers:
Also, Keep It Colorado produced a short video that highlights recent Colorado poll findings and the return in investment of the tax credit program. It also includes a call to action to legislators, landowners, funders and all Coloradans to support conservation.
Please share!
Carolyn Hackman Education Fund Scholarship
Calling all Grand County High School seniors in West Grand & Middle Park High Schools! CHLT's Carolyn Hackman Education Fund Scholarship is now accepting applicants for 2023.
This scholarship is for students interested in increasing their knowledge of land conservation and management, and who wish to carry such knowledge and appreciation into their adult years.
With your regular gift, you can help Colorado Headwaters Land Trust continue to protect valuable open lands throughout Grand County in perpetuity, for visitors, locals, and wildlife to enjoy, forever!
Save the date for our annual spring social, this year on April 12! Location and other specifics coming soon.
Headwaters Book Club
Thursday, April 25
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Join CHLT and HTA for our quarterly book club meeting on Thursday, April 25 at 6:00 pm. Location TBA.
In honor of the 60th anniversary of the Wilderness Act, we are partnering with the Grand County Wilderness Group for this meeting! We will be discussing Wilderness and public lands. You are welcome to read any book on the subject!
Victoria Village, an attainable workforce housing project in Fraser, is moving forward with a potential partnership with the Colorado Headwaters Land Trust to try to preserve a Protected Natural Area on the land.
Victoria Village is a 11.3-acre parcel at the intersection of Park Avenue and Zerex Street. The parcel includes St. Louis Creek and its wetlands/floodplain habitat – essential for Fraser’s ecosystem that includes wildlife and humans. Since a Protected Natural Area cannot be developed on, Fraser chose the Headwaters Land Trust to potentially hold and monitor the area through a conservation easement.
During the town’s Jan. 3 meeting, trustees discussed the idea of an easement with the land trust and the complicated, yet necessary duties of preserving and improving the area.
The Sulphur Ranger District will host a bi-monthly open house from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. on the first and third Thursday of every month, starting Feb. 1 at the Forest Service office in Granby. District Ranger Eric Freels and other Forest Service staff will be available to answer questions and talk about National Forest management and upcoming forest projects. Learn more.
River Network is hiring a Healthy Rivers Program Manager based within Colorado. They seek an individual who is passionate about providing capacity support and technical assistance for watershed groups; helping watershed groups move forward with project implementation; collaborating with Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) on watershed planning prioritization; and assisting with building and scaling integrated river management across Colorado's Western Slope.
Click here to see employment opportunities on the Keep It Colorado Job Board.
Ways to Support CHLT
Kroger Community Rewards
Kroger Community Rewards program makes fundraising easy by donating to local organizations based on the shopping you do every day. Once you link your Card to an organization, all you have to do is shop at Kroger and swipe your Shopper’s Card. Click here to learn more.
CARS
Is your vehicle costing more than it's worth? Then hit the brakes on expensive repairs and consider donating your car, truck, motorcycle, RV, or boat to Colorado Headwaters Land Trust.
We accept all types of vehicles, running or not! We'll use the proceeds from your donation to continue to conserve and steward the open lands and natural character of the headwaters of the Colorado River in partnership with the local community. The process is easy, the pick-up is free, and your donation is tax-deductible.To learn more, click here.
