Wet Mountain Valley

COOPERATIVE CONSERVATION CASE STUDY

Wet Mountain Valley

Location: South-Central/South-West

Project Summary: The Trust for Public Land is involved in an initiative to acquire conservation easements in the Wet Mountain Valley in Colorado.

Resource Challenge

The Trust for Public Land with its partners seeks to conserve 10,000 acres of land in the northern half of Wet Mountain Valley and 15,000 to 20,000 in the southern half through conservation easements. Custer County is one of the fastest growing counties in the United States.

Examples of Key Partners

The Trust for Public Land

Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO)

Colorado Conservation Trust

Wet Mountain Valley Preservation Trust

Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Trust

San Isabel Land Protection Trust

US Farmland Protection Program

other partners

Results and Accomplishments

This ongoing project has already permantently protected several thousand acres of ranchlands. One such success was the purchase of the conservation easement on the 1,500-acre Rush Hereford Ranch in Custer County.

Innovation/Highlight

Project Contact

Tom Sadler
Director of Program Development
Trust for Public Land
660 Pensylvania Avenue, SE Suite 401
Washington, DC 20003
202-543-7552

Website: http://www.tpl.org

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