
The Land Line
2019 SCCA Winners Have Been Announced!
April 17, 2019
Conservation Awards Honor Outstanding Achievements
Palmer Land Trust recently announced the winners of the 10th Annual Southern Colorado Conservation Awards, created to honor significant…
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Conservation as a BIG Solution, Letter from the Executive Director
December 13, 2018
It is often in times of uncertainty, challenge, or return from defeat, that our greatest ideas emerge. One of my favorite notions has always been that creativity is born of constraint.
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Fiscal Year 2017 Annual Report Released
December 13, 2018
Each year we release an annual report highlighting the work we are doing in southern Colorado, the impact of financial contributions, and an accounting of finances.
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Potential Open Space Expansion in Colorado Springs
August 27, 2018
UPDATE August 28, 2018: City Council unanimously approved this expansion.
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New Roots Farm, LLC, to receive the first Inspired Future Award at the ninth annual Southern Colorado Conservation Awards
August 9, 2018
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - The continued conservation of Colorado’s iconic landscapes and agricultural heritage requires dedication, gumption, and innovation. To honor the individuals and…
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Sydney Shafroth Macy to be awarded Stuart P. Dodge Award for Lifetime Achievement in Conservation at Southern Colorado Conservation Awards
August 9, 2018
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – With more than 40 years dedicated to conservation, hundreds of thousands of acres protected through her work, and more than $1 billion provided toward conservation through…
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Loretta McEllhiney, the First and Only Fourteener Program Manager for the U.S. Forest Service, to Receive Southern Colorado Conservation Award for Environmental Stewardship
July 6, 2018
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – As the first and only Fourteener Program Manager for the U.S.
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Sangre de Cristo Acequia Association and Colorado Open Lands to Receive Innovation in Conservation Award for the Acequia Assistance Program at the Southern Colorado Conservation Awards
June 22, 2018
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – Water is the lifeblood of San Luis Valley communities–culturally, economically, and ecologically.
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Summer Fellow, Hannah, Shares About Her First Week Out in the Field
June 8, 2018
By Hannah Pardee, 2018 Heather Campbell Chaney Fellow and Colorado College student
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The Farm Bill - This is Not the End
May 25, 2018
In partnership with the Land Trust Alliance, land trust leaders from across the nation were in Washington D.C.
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife bill passes House of Representatives
April 30, 2018
Parks and wildlife are vital parts of our Colorado economy and quality of life.
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D-Day for Farmers - Bringing Water to the Fields
April 17, 2018
As farmer and Palmer Lower Arkansas Valley Conservation Director Matt Heimerich says of Colorado: “It’d be better if we considered drought the norm with periods of wet spells, not the other way…
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