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​​Right now, one of the last great ranches on the Roaring Fork River needs your help

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You love these places,

Brown bears habitat in Roaring Fork valley

     but they are changing


​While their value to the region is unmatched, nature and open lands are under severe threat and face an uncertain future. Some of the most important challenges to the community health and character of our communities include:
  • Population growth and development
  • Diminishing habitat and corridors for wildlife
  • Extreme/unpredictable weather and climate change
  • Water quality and quantity
  • Decreasing connection of children to nature 
  • A changing community with diverse needs
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55 years of protecting the places you love


​As a community-supported conservation organization, Aspen Valley Land Trust has conserved over 67 square miles of land in Western Colorado. We work with local families and communities throughout the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys to protect the land, water, wildlife, and way of life you love.

With your help, we conserve wildlife habitat, wetlands, working farms and ranches, parks and trails, and the scenic open lands that make Western Colorado so special.

We believe in providing opportunities for all children, communities, and future generations to connect with nature, local agriculture, and outdoor experiences.

This is only the beginning. Only with your support can we protect more of the places you love.
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Photo courtesy of George Hendrix
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A future where land, wildlife, and people 

flourish together

Our focus areas of conservation:
Working family ranch
Working Farms & Ranches
Colorado riparian area
Water
Colorado mule deer
Wildlife
Basalt Middle School students
Outdoor Education
Red Hill Mushroom Rock hiker
Recreation
Kids at Carbondale rodeo
Community


Your conservation connection
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Protected elk habitat
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See what's new at your local land trust and how you can get involved.
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CONSERVATION PLAN
Conservation Plan
AVLT's first-ever, ten-year, regional Strategic Conservation Plan is ready for your review!

COCKTAILS AT COFFMAN
Coffman Ranch fundraiser
Savor a summer evening on the ranch. Support the Coffman Ranch campaign Wednesday, June 22 from 5:30 - 7:30pm.
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Conserving your land

PROTECT YOUR LAND
Is your land part of your family’s history, your heritage, your story? Do you want to protect your special place to ensure it will be here now and for future generations? We are here to help you reach  your family’s conservation goals.

A conservation easement is a voluntary agreement between a landowner and a land trust that permanently limits certain types of development while allowing for anticipated future uses on a property. Land placed into a conservation easement still belongs to the landowner, and the landowner retains the rights to sell the land or pass it on to family.

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Your support makes an impact:

Conserved open space
44,000
acres saved
Watersheds
103
miles of riverfront
Access to recreation
10
public parks
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Outdoor education
7
​schools served

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Protecting the places you love since 1967
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​Aspen Valley Land Trust is dedicated to protecting land forever in the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys. For 55 years, AVLT has been a trusted community-supported conservation partner helping to ensure the natural and community health of our region.
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