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November 1, 2024- Every fall, after our fiscal year has come to a close, we report back to you, our partners and supporters, in our Annual Report on what we have accomplished together in the previous year. This year we had lots to celebrate as we acquired lands in and around wilderness across the country […]
The Denver Gazette celebrate the Trust’s addition of the 19 acre Panama Principle Lode to the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness. October 21, 2024
The Gunnison Times celebrate the Trust’s addition transfer of 203 acres in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison national forests. October 16, 2024
October 18, 2024- In July we shared with you about our work to create a first of its kind GIS-based national inventory of private properties in and around wilderness. This tool has already been valuable in our work for how it allows us to explore the wild places we work in in a different way. […]
October 4, 2024- This week the Trust completed the transfer of our 183-acre Cross Mountain project in Colorado’s Fossil Ridge Wilderness to public ownership. The transfer comes on the heels of two other successful projects in Gunnison National Forest this year: the 10-acre Straeder Lode just outside the Raggeds Wilderness, and 10-acre Copper Glance Lode in […]
Trace: Memory, History, Race and the American Landscape by Lauret Savoy This fall’s Wilderness Book Club pick is Trace: Memory, History, Race and the American Landscape by Lauret Savoy. Connection to place is an important cornerstone in wilderness conservation. But for many, our personal and collective connection to place is complicated by our histories. Sand […]
The Denver Gazette celebrate the Trust’s addition transfer of 203 acres in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison national forests. September 27, 2024
September 19, 2024- This week another gap in Colorado’s Collegiate Peaks Wilderness was mended as The Wilderness Land Trust transferred the 19-acre Panama Principal Lode to be added to the wilderness area. With the transfer completed, the threat of development has been removed from the property, and the wilderness area has been made more whole. […]
September 4, 2024- After the Trust acquires a private property in or around wilderness, we work with our agency partners to assess whether any restoration work is needed prior to transferring it to public ownership. Our goal is to restore the property to its wilderness character, improve habitat, and mitigate any public safety concerns on the […]
August 23, 2024- The Trust recently transferred a small property just outside Colorado’s Raggeds Wilderness to public ownership to be added to the National Forest.Straeder Lode is just over 10 acres of steep, rugged mountainside on the slopes above Baxter Basin. A popular hiking route from Crested Butte, Baxter Basin and Daisy Pass offer incredible […]
