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Events
Ranches of Western
Colorado:
Renowned Photographer
John Fielder's Talk and Slideshow
In November MLT hosted renowned photographer John Fielder
for a slideshow and talk. The event gathered over 180 people from our
community and everyone enjoyed a slideshow of beautiful conserved ranches in
the state, followed by a book-signing and meet and greet with John Fielder. In 2007 and 2008 renowned photographer John Fielder
traveled to 50 of Colorado’s most scenic working ranches. The result was
his most recent work, Ranches of Colorado, a 235 page book containing
375 photographs of Colorado’s ranches.
Photograph from Ranches of Colorado,
copyright
John Fielder, 2009
Dine in the
Vines:
Beautiful Evening Under
the Palisade Stars
Over 70 friends and guests enjoyed a
wonderful evening under the Palisade stars at Mesa Land Trust's
 Dine
in the Vines dinner. On the lovely Red Fox Vineyard,
surrounded by conserved properties, guests dined on local food prepared by
Chef John Barbier of Le Rouge, drank wine paired by Carlson Vineyards and
Garfield Estates, enjoyed music by John Schultz, and bid on fine art
by photographer Malcom Childers and painters Charles Morris and George
Callison. Thank you to all who attended and who helped in making it a very
special evening, including hosts Ken and Kathryn Stubler at the Red Fox
Vineyards; Hoskin,
Farina & Kampf; CSD; Karen Madsen of Merrill Lynch; and all of our
wonderful Board, staff and volunteers. For more photos of the event
visit our
Flickr gallery.
Mesa Land Trust Celebrates 3,700 acre Conservation
Agreement on Lobe
Creek and Leslie Place Ranches
Six decades ago, Maxine Aubert came to high country
atop Pinyon Mesa as a new bride and camp cook f or
the sheep ranching outfit run by her husband’s family. In mid- August
she and her family
celebrated the completion of a
conservation agreement with the Mesa Land Trust that ensures permanent
protection of 3,700 acres on the Lobe Creek and Leslie Place
ranches. Joining the festivities were officials from the Division of
Wildlife, private conservation groups, and sportsmen. The celebration culminated four years of work by the
Mesa Land Trust, Aubert and Hawks families, and the Colorado Division of
Wildlife, to complete conservation easements on the ranches, which sit high
above Unaweep Canyon and provide important habitat for big game species,
species listed in the Colorado SWAP (State Wildlife Action Plan) and over 3
miles of riparian habitat. The Division of Wildlife and Doris Duke Charitable
Foundation provided funding for the project, with the landowners making a
significant donation of easement value.
Mesa Land Trust Partners With
Mesa County Libraries to Present Family Story Time Every Last Tuesday
of the Month
Former school teacher and
Land Trust board member Angelina Salazar will read to children and present
activities which will focus on conservation and the environment. There will
also be a list of suggested adult readings on the subject.
What: Family Story Time
When: 7-8pm, every last Tuesday of
the Month
Where: Mesa County Library Central
Branch, Children's Center
More Info:
Please call our office 263-5443
Press
Lobe
Creek Ranch Conservation Celebration, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, August
16, 2009
Land Trusts team with vintners, chefs for
open space, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, August 5, 2009
State distributes grants for trails,
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, June 23, 2009
Palisade-area growers give 35 acres to Mesa Land
Trust, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, April 15, 2009
More reason to trust Mesa Land Trust,
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, April 8, 2009
Mesa County Conservation Group in National
Spotlight, KREX-TV, April 7, 2009
A local
landowner and easement donor was featured on AgWeb.com. To watch the video
click here and watch the segment from Friday,
December 7th.
El Pomar Honors Mesa Land Trust
Buffer Zone Project Deemed Successful
Palisade Buffer Zone Grows by
27-acres
Unique Ranch Protected for Future
Awards
In November 2004, Mesa Land Trust was honored with the
Award for Excellence in promoting
environmental awareness and conservation from The El Pomar Foundation. The
award affirms MLT's effectiveness in the community and ability to cultivate and
utilize important partnerships in the Grand Valley.
In January 2003, Mesa Land Trust
received the Land Conservation Excellence Award from Colorado Coalition of Land
Trusts. This award recognizes outstanding efforts among the 38 land trusts in
Colorado.
In 2002, the Colorado Chapter of
the American Planning Association recognized Mesa Land Trust for outstanding
planning in association with the partners in the Community Separator Project.
Read "The Land
Line," Mesa Land Trust's newsletter:
The Landline (Spring-Summer 2008)
The Landline (Fall 2007)
The Landline (Spring-Summer 2007)
The Landline (Winter 2007)
The Landline (Fall 2006)
The Landline (Winter-Spring 2006)
The Landline (Fall-Winter 2005)
The Landline (Spring-Summer 2005)
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