
The Land Line
Hit the Trail with Palmer Land Trust
June 14, 2019
The popular Stratton Open Space, protected for you by Palmer Land Trust, is visited by an estimated 150,000 people each year to enjoy the area's many hiking and biking trails, which…
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A Spring Message from the Chairman
June 14, 2019
Last week the Palmer Board of Trustees held its quarterly meeting in Salida. As our organization expands its regional scope we have attracted new trustees from Pueblo, Fremont,…
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Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Expansion
May 17, 2019
Fifty years ago, the law establishing the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument was signed. Thanks to the efforts of the group “Defenders of Florissant” led by Dr. Betty Willard and Dr.
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$1,000,000 Grant Bolsters Important Local Food and Water Efforts
May 17, 2019
With the growing season upon us, Palmer Land Trusts Bessemer Farmland Conservation Project continues to build impressive momentum.
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A Trip to the Nation's Capital
May 8, 2019
In early April, I had the pleasure of joining more than 100 devoted conservationists from around the country in our nation’s capital for the Land Trust Alliance’s “Advocacy Days.”…
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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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