​You can save land and water, ​forever


Your support protects our special places, water, wildlife, working ranches and farms, and way of life. There are many ways you can support this conservation mission. To learn more about any of these options, please contact Jeff Davlyn. 


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​Become a member

Become am Annual, Sustaining, or Stewardship Circle Member. AVLT's conservation work in the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys is only possible because of your dedicated support. Your continued investment keeps conservation moving.
 


​Stocks, mutual funds, & bonds

Making a gift of stocks, mutual funds, or bonds can provide you with a double tax benefit. When you give these types of securities to AVLT, you can avoid capital gains taxes and also receive a tax deduction for the full fair market value of your gift.
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​Retirement accounts

Passing retirement account assets to your heirs can trigger significant income taxes and estate taxes. Designating the AVLT as the beneficiary of all or a part of your retirement accounts may be a way to reduce or eliminate these tax obligations and ensure your money supports a cause you care about.
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​Plan your legacy gift

​Many of our supporters generously include a gift in their wills to ensure their legacy gift is one that lasts forever. Protect the clean water, open lands, and wildlife we experience today, forever, by planning your gift.
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​Donate your land

In addition to donations of conservation easements, we accept donations of land and real estate. Your gift of real estate may be conserved or sold to support our mission.




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Activate Coffman Ranch

Help steward and activate the historic AVLT's Coffman Ranch. You can help ensure this beloved ranch remains green, vibrant, and a community asset for all. Future plans include maintenance of existing ranching operations, habitat protection and enhancement along nearly a mile of Gold Medal waters of the Roaring Fork River, community access to the river, and a place for outdoor education.
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Protect the history and future of outdoor education


​Your gift will help AVLT care for and activate the former Colorado Outward Bound School campus in Marble, Colorado. Your support will expand outdoor education opportunities to more protected places so more kids can connect to nature and one another. 
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Support river ​restoration

Your donation to the Hause Family River, Riparian, and Restoration (R3) Fund helps build momentum for river protection and restoration projects on the Roaring Fork and Crystal Rivers that make a difference to your watershed, wildlife, and community. This fund is currently supporting restoration along a half-mile of the Crystal River at Riverfront Park in Carbondale, and has previously supported student-led riparian restoration at the Colorado Rocky Mountain School.
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Help farmers and ranchers do the right thing

Your gift to the Lathrop Strang Memorial Fund makes it possible for land-rich, cash-strapped ranching families to protect their land, guaranteeing they will continue to care for it and protect it from subdivision or development. Often it only takes a small contribution to make land conservation an option for these families by helping to cover some of the initial costs of exploring conservation, so every dollar counts. 
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​​WE NEED THE LAND, AND THE LAND NEEDS YOU

You can protect the future of our land