The San Isabel Land Protection Trust’s service area encompasses 1.7 million acres including the Wet Mountain Valley and surrounding San Isabel Region of south central Colorado. Approximately two thirds of our region remains unprotected from a variety of threats including aging ownership, agricultural abandonment, population growth and competing water and resource interests. Since 1995, we have worked with private landowners protecting over 26,000 acres of productive working land, scenic open space and important wildlife habitat. A non-political and non-profit 501(c)3 corporation, we believe in preserving our rural community’s quality of life and its natural and historical heritage, while supporting responsible development. Our office is located in beautiful Westcliffe Colorado.
Our Mission
The
purpose of the San Isabel Land Protection Trust is to protect ranch, farm
and forest lands, wildlife habitat, open space for scenic beauty and historic
resources.
News
2007 proved to be a great year for land conservation. We added over 6000 acres of important ranch, farm and forest land, wildlife habitat and scenic open space to our protected land inventory. We now protect over 26,000 acres in Custer, Huerfano, Fremont and Pueblo counties.
In December 2007, San Isabel received a GOCO legacy grant to protect the 3800-acre Music Meadows Ranch, which lies below Music Pass in the southern part of the Wet Mountain Valley. The project should be completed by the end of 2008.
Our efforts to assist private landowners protect their land in 2008 have already begun. If your land has strong conservation values and you want to explore the possibility of permanently protecting your property, please contact us by e-mail or call 719-783-3018.
We are having a General Merchandise Auction to help support our land protection efforts on June 7th. If you have any quality items that you would like to consign for auction, please contact us by the end of May. Some of the items to be auctioned include antique and modern farm equipment, vehicles, antique furniture, tools, fine art and other quality items. A complete list of items to be auctioned coming soon. Please mark your calendars to attend!
Support for San Isabel continues to grow. If you want to help conserve the Wet Mountain Valley region, please consider making a donation and becoming a member. We need your support to carry out our mission!
