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” MottramOn
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.
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.
Mesa Land Trust, 1006 Main
Street, Grand Junction, CO 81501
This site was last updated on
Thursday January 05, 2012 by
Ilana