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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“We are situated along the Gold Belt National Scenic Byway, where several land trust organizations are involved with protection of lands. San Isabel was extremely well informed. We, and our neighbors, are very pleased with the end result, and the annual monitoring process is unobtrusive. I wish more folks would take the time to learn about the benefits San Isabel offers.”
– Curt Sorenson, PhD, Fremont County
San Isabel News & Events
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Cathy Griffin named Volunteer of the Year
San Isabel Land Protection Trust named Cathy Griffin its Alice Proctor Outstanding Volunteer of the Year at the land trust’s annual member and volunteer appreciation event Aug. 18 at Mile… Continue Reading
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Answers to your questions about water in Custer County
A key component of San Isabel Land Protection Trust’s Sustainable Water Program is finding and sharing the best available science and information with the people who live or…
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Help plan the Bluff Park’s future
Envisioning the future of the Bluff Park is the focus of an $8,000 grant San Isabel Land Protection Trust has received from the Laura Jane Musser Fund. The grant will… 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.