The Land Line

Helping to support the next generation of land conservation leaders is important to Palmer Land Trust.

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 travel…

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, and Teller as…

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.

With the growing season upon us, Palmer Land Trusts Bessemer Farmland Conservation Project continues to build impressive momentum.

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.” Over the course…

Conservation Awards Honor Outstanding Achievements Palmer Land Trust recently announced the winners of the 10th Annual Southern Colorado Conservation Awards, created to honor significant…

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.

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.

UPDATE August 28, 2018: City Council unanimously approved this expansion. Read more here. 

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - The continued conservation of Colorado’s iconic landscapes and agricultural heritage requires dedication, gumption, and innovation.  To honor the individuals and…

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…