In late 2009, TPL helped permanently protect a high mountain meadow in Chaffee County through conservation easement on this family-owned ranch.
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Located just east of Crested Butte, Cold Spring Ranch has operated in Gunnison County since the 1870s.
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In October 2005, TPL helped the owners of Dunn Ranch place a conservation easement over the property, which protects the land from development and ensures that the ranch's water will continue to be used for agricultural purposes.
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This Greenprint identifies critical assets across the county and helps guide land conservation efforts to protect these working ranches and farms, clean rivers, scenic views, and places for recreation.
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Located along Highway 50 in central Colorado, Hutchinson Ranch has been a working cattle operation for six generations.
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In December 2012, The Trust for Public Land bought the 1,038-acre ranch from the Marrs family, one of best sites in the world to study the K-T boundary—the sedimentary layer below which evidence of dinosaurs can be found.
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Adams County, northeast of burgeoning Denver, has been struggling to maintain farms and open space in the path of growth. In 1999, TPL helped county residents mount and pass a voter initiative that created a dedicated sales tax for the protection of open space.
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Middle Bijou Creek Ranch, located just south of Deer Trail and 40 miles
east of Denver, occupies an important role in a growing network of
public and privately conserved agricultural and wildlife properties that
serves to protect the western heritage of Arapahoe and Elbert counties.
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Central Colorado's Saguache Creek corridor has a rich history: once home to prehistoric peoples, it was also an important transportation route for the Ute Indians.
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This spectacular valley in south-central Colorado is one of the last remaining places where ranching is still the main way of life. Since 2000, TPL has spearheaded an ambitious and collaborative program to preserve the beauty and way of life in the Wet Mountain Valley.
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