Preserving our land
for generations to come
Protected lands and water are important to our health, wealth, and heritage.
This land is our future
Colorado, with its famous landscapes, abundant wildlife and Wild West heritage, continues to experience steady population growth. While growth has many benefits, the costs in the San Isabel region are 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 protect our quality of life, which depends on a healthy, intact and beautiful landscape.
More than 40,000 acres protected. Help us do more.
Private lands are important to our health, wealth and heritage. We help Colorado land conservation by working with landowners to protect and preserve the precious resources that define our region.
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.
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“Because San Isabel is pro-agriculture, we were able to work closely with them to craft the contract we felt comfortable with. It allows us to capture revenue off the land while still living on it and maintaining full autonomy of ownership.”
– Elin Parker Ganschow, Music Meadows Ranch and Sangres Best
San Isabel News & Events
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Stunning backdrop, venue mark Art for the Sangres
Celebrate art and nature at the 22nd annual Art for the Sangres, a fine art sale that supports vital land protection efforts in southern Colorado. Art for the Sangres takes… Continue Reading
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Changing times call for innovation, resilience
Southern Colorado is poised on the cusp of transformative change. In the short time I've been here, I've seen drought, extreme winds, torrential downpours, flash floods and ferocious wildfires. Noxious… Continue Reading
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Intern Olivia Baxter a great addition to San Isabel
This summer, San Isabel has enjoyed the hard work and very enjoyable company of stewardship intern Olivia Baxter, a recent graduate of Colorado State University with a bachelor’s degree in… Continue Reading
We have protected more than 40,000 acres with 132 conservation easements
Conservation easements guarantee long-term protection – through generations of landowners – for places that are worth protecting.