Two Unique Opportunities to Support MLT in December:

Join Us in our Campaign to Purchase the Three Sisters Property!

Adjacent to the Tabeguache Trailhead and at the gateway to the east entrance of the Colorado National Monument, the Three Sisters Property is visible from around Grand Junction.  Mesa Land Trust is partnering with a number of other entities to purchase the  property upon which an extension of Lunch Loops trails for recreational and educational uses will be expanded.  The property will then be deeded to the City of Grand Junction and open for public use.  Join us to help make this happen!  Learn more here.  Read more about this in the GJ Sentinel article!

Donate now to the Three Sisters Project through a secure link via PayPal

"Western Colorado Forever --Mesa Land Trust saves our cherished landscapes."

Currently running is an exhibit by local artists at Planet Wines.  This is a perfect time to look for Holiday gifts!   Paint and photographic artists in the Show: John Lintott, Mary Ellen Andrews, Malcolm Childers, Charles Morris, Bud Markos, Brooks Powell, Dianna Fritzler, Pat Sheeran/Daggett, George Callison.  To see more samples of the artwork click here.

NOTE: Photographs and paintings make fabulous holiday gifts.  At least 30% of every sale goes to benefit the good works of the Mesa Land Trust.

DATES: Opening on the First Friday --December 2, 5:00 PM; Closing December 31, 2011

Claude “Skip” Mottram On August 1, 2011, Mesa Land Trust lost a dear friend and former board member.   Skip Mottram was dedicated to the Land Trust’s mission and served on the Board through a decade of much growth and change for the organization.  During his 1998 – 2006 tenure, he served in many capacities, including board president from 2002-2004.  He was made an Emeritus Board member in recognition of his contributions to the Land Trust.  Skip was an extraordinary man – kind, hard-working, smart, and generous.  Fortunately he chose to share his talents with our community.  He was a well-loved math and physics teacher who was recognized as the District 51 Teacher of the Year not once or twice, but three times.     At the Land Trust, Skip was a thoughtful leader who guided the organization to great accomplishments.  He provided us all a wonderful example of a life well-lived.  As a resident of western Colorado for 48 years, Skip will be remembered as an educator who touched many lives and for the active role he took in shaping the future of our community.  We will miss him and cherish his memory.

Landowner’s Story Provides a Glimpse into Life on Glade Park

 Our latest newsletter has just been mailed but you can read it here online along with the full story of Glade Park landowner Anna Roehm Lawson written by Pamela Childers.    

        Anna Roehm Lawson and the Heart of a Family Ranch on Pinyon Mesa:  One hour from Grand Junction and 15 miles west of the Glade Park Store, a metal gate leads to the original log cabin home of Anna Roehm Lawson, who has lived on this land since she was ten days old. A friendly young hound and an elderly dachshund greet us. Anna is already busy in the kitchen, talking on the phone. She welcomes us into the newest addition…  click her to read the entire story of Anna Lawson. 

About

Mesa Land Trust

Mesa Land Trust is a private, nonprofit land conservation organization based in Mesa County in Western Colorado. We  work to maintain the unique character, agriculture and history of Mesa County through partnerships with voluntary landowners, local governments, Mesa County, The Nature Conservancy and a variety of outside funding agencies.  We now hold over 130 conservation easements and have conserved over 60,000 acres of land containing important orchards, vineyards, cropland, large working ranches, and habitat for deer, elk and the Gunnison Sage Grouse in addition to a variety of other species.

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Learn More About Conserved Properties

Here in Mesa County we have some beautiful vistas, exceptional habitat and productive agricultural properties.  We are all fortunate that there are generous and concerned landowners who have donated conservation easements on their properties.  To learn more about some of these properties, click here.