During Spring Summit 2021 we brought our coalition members together virtually for an opportunity to showcase their work - creating meaningful learning opportunities and connection with conservation peers across the state.

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Apr 15, 2021

Short-term Conservation Agreements with Ranchers

Apr 15, 2021

Adam Beh, Central Colorado Conservancy, talked about a first-year pilot program that enables landowners to enter into a five-year conservation agreement in an effort to slow down the accelerated rates of land and resource conversion in Chaffee County.

Apr 15, 2021

Open Space Plan: Balancing Conservation and Economic Development in a Mountain Town

Apr 15, 2021

Jeffrey Boring, Estes Valley Land Trust, and Jeremy Call, Logan Simpson, talked about how a small land trust helps balance competing land issues related to conservation, outdoor recreation, economic development and workforce housing, through a collaborative planning process.

Apr 15, 2021

Engaging Community Members in Setting Priorities for the Future

Apr 15, 2021

Jessica Foulis, Eagle Valley Land Trust, presented about a strategic planning journey that involved collecting input from the community itself about what the next 40 years should look like - resulting in a strategic dashboard and a plan mapping out priorities for the next several decades.

Apr 15, 2021

Carbon Market Opportunities for Land Trusts

Apr 15, 2021

Nicole Rosmarino, Southern Plains Land Trust, spoke about the carbon market as a creative strategy to improve the health of natural areas while addressing climate-related challenges - increasing the pace of conservation in Colorado while creating a self-sustaining financing mechanism.

Apr 15, 2021

Trends in State and Local Conservation Ballot Measures

Apr 15, 2021

Conor Hall, Trust for Public Land, discussed recent trends in local conservation funding and ballot initiatives with an emphasis on Colorado - addressing topics such as local open space tax initiatives, ballot measures to tackle climate solutions, and messages and conservation priorities that are landing with the electorate.

Apr 15, 2021

Lessons from 2020: Open Space Management

Apr 15, 2021

Rick Bachand, City of Fort Collins Natural Areas Dept, explored current and future challenges of open space management, especially in light of statewide population growth and record visitation in our recreational areas, as well as constant threat of wildfire.

Apr 15, 2021

Food Security in the San Luis Valley

Apr 15, 2021

Joelle Marier, Rio Grande Headwaters Land Trust, shared a new food security program that helped deliver healthy meals to communities in need during the economic struggles of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the land trust’s collaboration with local agricultural producers to make it happen.

Apr 15, 2021

Toward a Deeper Understanding of Regional Lands Collaboration and Cultural Connections

Apr 15, 2021

Travis Custer, Montezuma Land Conservancy, highlighted the need to address historic and ongoing participation in systems of oppression, and how the land trust is working with the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and the Telluride Institute to create youth programing efforts and generate conversations around cross-cultural lands projects.

Apr 15, 2021