ASPEN VALLEY LAND TRUST
320 MAIN ST STE 204, CARBONDALE, CO 81623 www.avlt.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: PERMANTENTLY PRESERVING OPEN LANDS FOR AGRICULTURE, WILDLIFE HABITAT, SCENIC ENJOYMENT AND RECREATION IN THE GREATER ROARING FORK AND COLORADO RIVER VALLEYS.

SINCE 1967, ASPEN VALLEY LAND TRUST HAS CONSERVED OVER 43,000 ACRES INCLUDING IMPORTANT WILDLIFE HABITAT, 99 MILES OF LAND ALONG RIVERS AND STREAMS, 10 PUBLIC PARKS, 30 MILES OF PUBLIC TRAILS, AND NUMEROUS FAMILY RANCHES AND SCENIC OPEN LANDS THAT DEFINE WESTERN COLORADO. IN 2019, AVLT CONSERVED 1,966 ACRES ON THREE PROPERTIES IN THE ROARING FORK VALLEY, INCLUDING TWO FAMILY RANCHES AND A 10-ACRE MINING CLAIM TO BE USED FOR OUTDOOR EDUCATION. IN ADDITION, AVLT BEGAN WORK ON A REGIONAL CONSERVATION PLAN TO DEFINE CONSERVATION PRIORITIES. AVLT EXPANDED ITS OUTDOOR EDUCATION PROGRAMING ON THE CHAPIN WRIGHT MARBLE BASECAMP, PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL ACCESS AND ASSISTANCE FOR SIX LOCAL SCHOOLS AND YOUTH GROUPS, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. AVLT ALSO WORKED WITH THE TOWN OF SILT TO IMPROVE AND ADD USER TRAILS TO THE SILT RIVER PRESERVE, A PUBLIC NATURE PARK ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER. AVLT IS ACCREDITED BY THE LAND TRUST ACCREDITATION COMMISSION AND CERTIFIED BY THE STATE OF COLORADO TO HOLD CONSERVATION EASEMENTS FOR WHICH TAX CREDITS ARE CLAIMED. AS SUCH, WE MONITOR AND DEFEND EACH OF OUR CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND FEE OWNED PROPERTIES ANNUALLY, AND WORK WITH LANDOWNERS AND PARTNERS ON TARGETED RESTORATION PROJECTS TO KEEP PARKS AND OPEN SPACES VITAL AND HEALTHY.

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