Press Releases
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February 26, 2008: Round River Resource Management to Steward Steels Fork Ranch
The Nature Conservancy, working with the State Land Board (SLB), has selected Round River Resource Management (RRM) to steward the 49,061 acre Steels Fork Ranch (formerly the Smith Ranch) beginning March 1st, to help ensure the ranching heritage of the community while managing the land for its livestock and natural values.
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Christine Broda-Bahm
Phone: (720) 974-7002
Cell: (303) 910-5427
E-mail: cbrodabahm@tnc.org |
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January 02, 2008: Portion of the Yampa Valley Preserved With Second Wolf Mountain Easement
The Nature Conservancy and the Colorado Division of Wildlife completed the second phase of easements on the Wolf Mountain Ranch.
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Christine Broda-Bahm
Phone: (720) 974-7002
E-Mail: cbrodabahm@tnc.org
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October 02, 2007: Unique Conservation Transaction Protects Land
The Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust (CCALT) and The Nature Conservancy of Colorado (TNC) announced today the permanent protection of an important 160-acre property near the town of Saguache in the northern San Luis Valley.
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Nancy Fishbein, TNC
Phone: (303) 444-2950
Chris West, CCALT
Phone: (303) 225-8677
Chris Leding, GOCO
Phone: (303) 225-4530 |
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July 09, 2007: Fish and People have Cause to Celebrate Enlarged Elkhead Reservoir
On July 11, Elkhead Reservoir State Park will be the site of a public celebration to mark the reopening and enlargement of Elkhead Reservoir.The enlarged reservoir will provide 5,000 acre-feet of water permanently and up to another 2,000 acre-feet of leased water annually to augment flows for federally endangered fish in the Yampa River during middle and late summer.
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Christine Broda-Bahm
Phone: (720) 974-7002
Cell: (303) 910-5427
E-mail: cbrodabahm@tnc.org
Dan Luecke, Ph.D., Western Resource Advocates
Phone: (303) 443-5815
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May 23, 2007: Conservancy Partners with Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado to Build New Trail at Medano-Zapata Ranch
More than 100 volunteers from across Colorado joined forces on May 5th and 6th, to build a new 1.2 mile public hiking trail on the historic Medano-Zapata Ranch. The ranch, owned and managed by The Nature Conservancy, spans some of the most biologically diverse and historically significant land in the San Luis Valley.
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Audrey Wolk
Phone: (303) 444-2950
E-mail: awolk@tnc.org
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March 23, 2007: 23,300-acre Smith Ranch Conserved
Today a ranching gem in Lincoln County was protected as a living legacy to Colorado’s ranching and prairie heritage. The Nature Conservancy purchased a 23,300-acre parcel that will be transferred to the State Land Board, creating a 49,061-acre working cattle ranch in conjunction with their existing, adjacent holdings.
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Christine Broda-Bahm
Phone: (720) 974-7002
Cell: (303) 910-5427
E-mail: cbrodabahm@tnc.org |
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November 01, 2006: Keystone Gorge Waterfall Protected Through Partnership
The Nature Conservancy announced the purchase of 40 acres of crashing waterfalls and meandering river corridor known as the “Keystone Gorge Project.” The relatively small parcel is the only corridor between the Telluride Valley and Ilium Valley that can provide passage for deer, elk, cougar, bear and other native species.
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Christine Broda-Bahm
Phone: (720) 974-7002
Cell: (303) 910-5427
E-mail: cbrodabahm@tnc.org
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October 10, 2006: The Nature Conservancy and the Tamarisk Coalition Applaud Senate Passage of Invasives Bill
The Nature Conservancy and the Tamarisk Coalition commended the U.S. Senate for passing the “Salt Cedar and Russian Olive Control Assessment and Demonstration Act,” a bill that will help control two invasive plant species that have severely damaged millions of acres across the country.
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Charles Bedford
Charles Bedford
The Nature Conservancy
Phone: (720) 201-8366
Tim Carlson
The Tamarisk Coalition
Phone: (970) 256-7400
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August 21, 2006: Conservancy and Colorado Dept. of Transportation Partner to Conserve Disappearing Grasslands
The Nature Conservancy and the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) completed a 22,000 acre voluntary land preservation agreement, also known as a ‘conservation easement,’ on the Red Top Ranch designed to offset future habitat loss caused by impending transportation improvements while protecting large swaths of shortgrass prairie and 11 rare or declining species.
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Christine Broda-Bahm
Phone: (720) 974-7002
Cell: (303) 910-5427
E-mail: cbrodabahm@tnc.org |
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June 01, 2006: Upper Colorado River Reservoirs Release Water to Benefit Native Fish
Water managers in the Upper Colorado River Basin turned the valves to enhance the spring snowmelt peak and provide habitat for the native fish such as the Colorado pikeminnow and humpback chub. These fish evolved in the Colorado River more than 3 million years ago, during the Pleistocene Era, and only live in the big rivers of the Colorado basin.
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Christine Broda-Bahm
Phone: (720) 974-7002
Cell: (303) 910-5427
E-mail: cbrodabahm@tnc.org |
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June 01, 2006: 'Heart of the Laramie Foothills' Protected by Agreement with Centennial Front Range Ranching Family
One of Colorado’s most fabled centennial ranches was conserved when Catherine Roberts and The Nature Conservancy signed a voluntary agreement legally protecting the entire historic Roberts Ranch.
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Christine Broda-Bahm
Phone: (720) 974-7002
Cell: (303) 910-5427
E-mail: cbrodabahm@tnc.org |
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May 19, 2006: Governor Owens to Keynote Rollout of New Information on Front Range Wildfire Risks and Forest Health
Governor Bill Owens will be the keynote speaker at The Nature Conservancy’s Colorado Council Meeting to highlight the findings and recommendations of the Front Range Fuels Treatment Partnership Roundtable report, which focuses on community protection and forest health.
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Christine Broda-Bahm
Phone: (720) 974-7002
Cell: (303) 910-5427
E-mail: cbrodabahm@tnc.org |
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May 19, 2006: Governor Owens Endorses Report on Front Range Wildfire Risks and Forest Health
During a meeting of The Nature Conservancy’s Colorado Council, Governor Bill Owens endorsed the findings and recommendations in the Front Range Fuels Treatment Partnership Roundtable report, which focuses on community protection and forest health.
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Christine Broda-Bahm
Phone: (720) 974-7002
Cell: (303) 910-5427
E-mail: cbrodabahm@tnc.org |
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March 07, 2006: $7 Million for Nature and Fort Carson
The Nature Conservancy praises Senator Allard, R-Colorado and Representative Hefley, R-Colorado for “their valiant work in securing $7 million in funds that will safeguard the open space and beauty of this region, from peak to prairie, and ensure our soldiers have a place to train” said Charles Bedford, Director of The Nature Conservancy in Colorado.
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Chris Broda-Bahm
Phone: (720) 974-7002
Cell: (303) 910-5427
E-mail: cbrodabahm@tnc.org
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February 17, 2006: Flaming Gorge Dam Releases to Mimic Natural Green River Flows
Public agencies and conservation groups celebrate an important victory for both native fish species and collaborative approaches to addressing western water issues. Based on a Record of Decision (ROD) just released by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, water will now be released from Flaming Gorge Dam—one of the largest dams in the American Southwest—to better mimic more natural flow patterns and temperatures to help recover endangered native fish.
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Christine Broda-Bahm
Phone: (720) 974-7002
Cell: (303) 910-5427
E-mail: cbrodabahm@tnc.org
Dan Luecke
Western Resource Advocates
Phone: (303) 443-5815 |
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November 15, 2005: Conservation Lands Along Yampa Grow
A voluntary land conservation agreement funded by a Great Outdoors Colorado Lottery grant, Routt County Purchase of Development Rights Program and The Nature Conservancy will protect an additional 486 acres in the Yampa Valley.
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Christine Broda-Bahm
Phone: (720) 974-7002
Cell: (303) 910-5427
E-mail: cbrodabahm@tnc.org |
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October 04, 2005: Colorado's Grasslands Draw Mongolian Conservationists
What do Mongolia and Colorado share in common? Large swaths of grasslands and an innovative partnership designed to protect these rapidly disappearing lands.
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Chris Broda-Bahm
Phone: (720) 974-7002
Cell: (303) 910-5427
E-mail: cbrodabahm@tnc.org |
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June 23, 2005: Agreement Protects Wildlife, Ranchlands and Views Along Yampa River
The Conservancy, working closely with landowners and partners, finalizes first of two conservation easements protecting Yampa Valley.
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Christine Broda-Bahm
Phone: (720) 974-7002
Cell: (303) 910-5427
Email: cbrodabahm@tnc.org |
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February 07, 2005: The Nature Conservancy and Colorado Department of Transportation Preserve Imperiled Prairie
The Nature Conservancy and the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) completed the first of three voluntary land preservation agreements designed to protect tens of thousands of acres of Colorado’s shortgrass prairie today. The agreement is part of the Shortgrass Prairie Initiative, a joint effort to offset habitat loss caused by future transportation improvements while safeguarding large blocks of shortgrass prairie, home to a number of imperiled species.
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Christine Broda-Bahm
Phone: (720) 974-7002
Cell: (303) 910-5427
Email: cbrodabahm@tnc.org |
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January 14, 2005: The Nature Conservancy Supports Buffer Zone Project at Fort Carson to Protect Wildlife Habitat
The Nature Conservancy joined Colorado Senator Wayne Allard and Congressman Joel Hefley to call for the allocation of funds to create a “buffer zone” that would protect open space around Fort Carson, protecting critical wildlife habitat, while preserving the Army’s ability to train soldiers at the installation.
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Christine Broda-Bahm
Phone: (720) 974-7002
Cell: (303) 910-5427
Email: cbrodabahm@tnc.org |
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January 03, 2005: Centerpiece of Laramie Foothills: Mountains to Plains Project Acquired
The Nature Conservancy and the Larimer County Open Lands Program acquired the Red Mountain Ranch, the centerpiece of the Laramie Foothills/Mountains to Plains Project.
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Christine Broda-Bahm
Phone: (720) 974-7002
Cell: (303) 910-5427
Email: cbrodabahm@tnc.org |
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December 02, 2004: GOCO Awards $11.6 Million to the Laramie Foothills: Mountains to Plains Project
The Board of Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) today awarded an $11.6 million lottery grant to the Laramie Foothills: Mountains to Plains project sponsored by Larimer County, the City of Fort Collins, The Nature Conservancy and Legacy Land Trust. The Laramie Foothills: Mountains to Plains project will protect 55,400 contiguous acres north of Fort Collins. With matching local funds of $13.7 million, the total project cost is just over $25 million.
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Christine Broda-Bahm
Phone: (720) 974-7002
Cell: (303) 910-5427
Email: cbrodabahm@tnc.org |
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November 23, 2004: Congress Passes Final Appropriation for Great Sand Dunes National Park
The Nature Conservancy today applauded the final federal appropriation from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for the purchase of the Baca Ranch, a key component of the Great Sand Dunes National Park. Pending final approval of the approximate $3.4 million appropriation, full ownership of the ranch will be transferred to the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and USDA Forest Service.
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Christine Broda-Bahm
Phone: (720) 974-7002
Cell: (303) 910-5427
Email: cbrodabahm@tnc.org |
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November 16, 2004: The Nature Conservancy Names Charles Bedford Colorado State Director
Charles Bedford has been named as the new state director for The Nature Conservancy of Colorado.
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Christine Broda-Bahm
Phone: (720) 974-7002
Cell: (303) 910-5427
Email: cbrodabahm@tnc.org |
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September 13, 2004: The Nature Conservancy and Partners Complete Acquisition of Baca Ranch
After more than a decade of work to conserve the 151-square mile Baca Ranch, The Nature Conservancy today announced it had completed the last of a complex set of real estate transactions, clearing the way for the protection of the ranch and the designation of the nation’s newest national park, the Great Sand Dunes National Park.
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Christine Broda-Bahm
Phone: (720) 974-7002
Cell: (303) 910-5427
Email: cbrodabahm@tnc.org |
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July 06, 2004: One-Third of Historic Roberts Ranch Preserved
A significant portion of the historic Roberts Ranch was placed under a conservation easement by Catherine Roberts through the collaborative efforts of the City of Ft. Collins, Larimer County, Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO), and The Nature Conservancy. Working in concert, these partner organizations are helping Roberts achieve her goal of preserving this historically, ecologically, and agriculturally important ranch in perpetuity.
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Greg Gamble
Phone: (970) 498-0180
Email: ggamble@tnc.org |
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January 15, 2004: Mountain Sun Pub celebrates ten years of Brewing Excellence Hootenanny to benefit the Conservancy
Mountain Sun Pub celebrates ten years of Brewing Excellence with annual Brewgrass Jamboree & Hootenanny bash to benefit The Nature Conservancy of Colorado
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Timothy M. McMurray
Phone: (303) 641-7314
Email: zeeter@earthlink.net |
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December 02, 2003: Landowners Donate Conservation Easements in Disappointment Valley
Two landowners in the Disappointment Valley have very generously donated conservation easements on their lands in Dolores County to The Nature Conservancy. Last year, Pete Skartvedt and Anne Rilling purchased a 360-acre parcel in Disappointment Valley which already had a conservation easement on it. Their recent donation will protect an additional 640 acres.
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Mallory Dimmit
Phone: (970) 728-5291
Email: mdimmit@tnc.org |
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October 29, 2003: Colorado Officials Praised for Securing Funds for Baca Ranch
The Nature Conservancy today applauded the appropriation of $9 million from the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund for the establishment of the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Baca National Wildlife Refuge. The funds will be used for the acquisition of the 97,000-acre Baca Ranch, which borders the Great Sand Dunes National Monument and Preserve in the San Luis Valley, northeast of Alamosa.
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Charles Bedford
Phone: (720) 201-8366
Email: cbedford@tnc.org |
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October 23, 2003: The Nature Conservancy Celebrates State's Most Successful Conservation Initiative
The Nature Conservancy, a private non-profit organization, today announced completion of the Heart of the West campaign. Launched in 1998, the campaign was an unprecedented, comprehensive effort to advance conservation projects across Colorado and beyond - the largest and most successful conservation campaign in Colorado's history.
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Audrey Wolk
phone: (720) 974-7011
email: awolk@tnc.org |
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August 06, 2003: Invitation to Gunnison Sage-grouse Summit
The San Miguel County Open Space Commission, The Nature Conservancy, and the Colorado Division of Wildlife have joined forces to organize the first ever statewide Gunnison Sage-grouse (GSG) Summit to be held September 24th and 25th.
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Liz Hatzenbuehler
Phone: (970) 728-5291
Email: lhatzenbuehler@tnc.org |
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November 15, 2002: Nature Conservancy Hopes Harry Potter Film Increases Attention to Saving Threatened Owl Habitat
The much anticipated Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets movie, the latest in the Harry Potter series due in the theaters Nov. 15, features a wide variety of owls helping out their wizard owners. But while non-wizards can see many of these owls in forests and prairies across the United States, growing threats to owl habitat, such as overdevelopment and the disappearance of old growth trees, are making it harder and harder to spot these spectacular creatures in the wild.
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Audrey Wolk
Phone: 720-974-7011
Email: awolk@tnc.org |
