Summer Newsletter Now Available
Click below to view the digital version of our summer newsletter. Members will receive a printed version in their mailboxes.
Mark Your Calendar for Our Summer Member Breakfasts
Each year, we host educational events for our dedicated members. Through guest speakers, we aim to present engaging content related to the environment and community of the Estes Valley. This year, we are hosting two in-person member breakfasts on July 16th and August 13th. See the flyer below for more information.
Registration for our July 16th member breakfast is now open!
College Student Group Researches Climate Change Mitigation and Private Land Conservation in the Estes Valley
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) students Mark Bibiu, Sarah Hull, Nupur Shukla, Jade Veth, and Ryan Weeks visited the Estes Valley this spring to support the land trust through a comprehensive research project. Through interviews with a local climate expert and several private landowners with conservation easements, these five students explored how our climate is changing in the Estes Valley and how private landowners are reacting to these changes. You can read their full report here and view interviews and “walkie talkies” with easement landowners below. If you would like to read the full interview transcripts, you can request a copy by emailing us at evlt@evlandtrust.org
Estes Valley Land Trust’s first Student Nature Film Festival was a huge success. Students submitted seven films for consideration in hopes of being awarded one of three scholarships. Films were screened in front of a private audience and a panel of judges, and student filmmakers participated in a panel discussion with the judges on stage. We were so impressed with these films, as well as the passion and thoughtfulness of the students who produced them.
Congratulations to our winners! Scholarships will be awarded to Alec Throne (1st Place); Sydney Lewelling, Kadynce Shotts, and Lucy Scott (2nd Place); and Ella Santagati and Bella Walker (3rd Place).
Estes Valley Open Space Plan
For more than 30 years, the Estes Valley Land Trust has worked with private landowners and our partners to preserve nearly 10,000 acres of land. Now, for the first time, we have developed the Estes Valley Open Space Plan, a strategic land conservation plan with a goal to preserve another 5,000 acres in the next 10 years.
Thank you to everyone that came to events, filled out surveys, and submitted feedback to make this plan happen. This plan was created by our community, for our community, to preserve the areas that we value the most. Watch a short video about the final plan here, or click here to read the full plan.
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The Estes Valley Land Trust is proud to announce that we met our immediate goal of $1 million for the Perpetuity Fund at the end of 2021. Thank you to all of our supporters who helped us reach this goal!
With more than 4.5 million visitors coming to Estes Park each year, our open lands, wildlife and quality of life are at risk. The Perpetuity Fund is an endowment that would allow the land trust to operate in perpetuity, to continue to support local landowners and conserve open spaces throughout the valley. Our ultimate goal is to raise $5 million for the endowment, which would provide sufficient funds to support the land trust year after year. Be a part of forever and donate today.
