OUR PURPOSE
For generations, people have recognized that there is something special in the Estes Valley…The core purpose of Estes Valley Land Trust is to preserve that special quality… READ MORE
OUR PASSION
The landscape in which we live is an invaluable, non-renewable resource…The pressure from population growth and human development over the last quarter century has been relentless and will continue… READ MORE
OUR PROJECTS
Approximately 9,750 acres of land are preserved through 165 conservation easements held by the Estes Valley Land Trust… READ MORE
GET INVOLVED
Preservation happens one piece at a time…one decision at a time…one commitment at a time. Our goals of land conservation can only be reached through the combined efforts the entire community of people who love the Estes Valley… READ MORE
New Video Inspires Land Conservation
The Estes Valley Land Trust released a new video that reminds us of why we live here and how this valley could change without support for more land conservation.
From 14ers to wetlands, forests to meadows, we have it all in Estes Park.
How do you highlight our beautiful landscape, charismatic wildlife, plentiful outdoor recreation opportunities and incredible people in less than 4 minutes?
Watch our video and find out!
We had so much fun making this video and want to thank everyone involved.
We hope the video inspires you to join the Estes Valley Land Trust and help preserve one of the most spectacular places on earth.
You can become a member today by joining more than 400 people that support the Estes Valley Land Trust each year.
The video was made possible through a grant provided by the Land Trust Alliance, an organization that serves nearly 1,000 land trusts throughout the nation.
Fall Newsletter Has Arrived!
Our Fall Newsletter is here!
This year has been incredible, because of you! Our summer breakfasts were more popular than ever and the picnic with raptors got us up close and personal with beautiful birds.
Our partners also had a remarkable year. Larimer County completed two new trailheads and an extension to the Limber Pine Trail. Now there are over eight miles of trail at Hermit Park Open Space, our largest conservation easement.
Check them out!
Speaking of partners, the Estes Valley Land Trust will soon partner with the Big Thompson Conservation District and landowners to thin (selectively cut) ponderosa pines on one of our conservation easements. See page 4 for more details on why forest thinning improves forest health.
We also want to thank all our members for their 2018 donations. See page 7 and 8 for details on who supports the Estes Valley Land Trust. It’s a long list!
Thank you all!
Crownover Conservation Easement Forged from 40-year Friendship
Pictured Left to Right: Leo Weber, Judy Crownover and Norris Crownover
Estes Valley Land Trust is pleased to announce that it has closed on a second newly conserved property in late 2016. The Crownover Conservation Easement, located on Jacob Road near Little Valley, has been forty years in the making.
Leo Weber, Estes Valley Land Trust Vice President, first met Norris and Judy Crownover in 1976, as a young woodworker. “Norris was gracious and shared his cabin with me,” Weber said.
“I was a young guy and had just moved to Estes Park. I was living out of a van and Norris offered to let me stay in his cabin,” recalled Weber. “I couldn’t pass up the offer.”
Now the cabin, and the forty acres on which it sits, are permanently protected with a conservation easement held by the Estes Valley Land Trust. The easement closed on December 9, 2016.
The Crownover Conservation Easement has dramatic views into the East Fork of Fish Creek and Little Valley. Also it can be seen from prominent recreational areas, including Twin Sisters Peaks in Rocky Mountain National Park, The Crags, and Kruger Rock in Hermit Park Open Space.
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The Land Trust Accreditation Commission first offered land trust accreditation in 2008, and EVLT was one of a prestigious first group of 39 land trusts (out of over 1,500) to be awarded this designation. The Commission awards accreditation to land trusts that demonstrate compliance with each of twelve accreditation indicator practices drawn from Land Trust Standards and Practices, the ethical and technical guidelines for the responsible operation of a land trust. More...
