This land is our future

Colorado, with its stunning landscapes, inspiring wildlife and western heritage, continues to experience steady population growth. While growth has many benefits, the costs in the San Isabel region can be significant. Subdivision, habitat loss and permanent dry-up of productive agricultural lands threaten our land, water and wildlife.

San Isabel Land Protection Trust works to keep our region wild and beautiful, with abundant wildlife, productive agriculture, flowing water and thriving rural communities.

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More than 42,000 acres protected. Help us do more.

Private lands are important to our health, wealth and heritage. We work with landowners to protect the precious resources that define our region.

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Conservation Easements

A conservation easement is a voluntary agreement between a private landowner and a land trust that permanently restricts and defines the amount and type of development permitted on a property. When a landowner’s vision for their property is one of little change, a conservation easement can be a useful tool. San Isabel Land Protection Trust doesn’t tell landowners how to manage their land, but focuses on the big picture by preventing subdivision, inappropriate industry and the sale of agricultural water rights.

Steps to creating a conservation easement

  • "My family put 720 acres under conservation easement in 2009. We did it to protect the integrity of the property and to help secure the water rights to the irrigated hay land in perpetuity. In this age of agricultural and economic uncertainty, conservation easements are the thing to do."

    – Larry Vickerman, executive director, Denver Botanic Gardens, Chatfield

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We have protected more than 42,000 acres through 134 conservation easements.

Conservation easements guarantee long-term protection – through generations of landowners.

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