Current Issues/Nature Private Land Conservation 5/2/22

Private Land Conservation and the Future of Colorado

Today, land conservation is rising to the top of our what-to-be-concerned-about list and for good reason. We’re now facing prolonged droughts, water shortages and much more intense forest fires. “Now more than ever, land conservation is top of mind for most Coloradans,” says Erik Glenn, executive director of the Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust. “It’s a topic of vital importance—one that we simply can’t afford to ignore. To me, conservation is about ensuring that both current and future generations have the resources they need to live healthy, productive and meaningful lives.”

Credit: Courtesy of Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust

Join Glenn and other conservation experts as they provide an in-depth examination of private land conservation in Colorado and all across the West. This four-week course covers a broad spectrum of current issues and events, including conservation easements that protect private land, the complexities of water conservation, the increasing challenge of balancing energy generation and land and species conservation, as well as what the future holds for conservation. Consider these and other critical questions: What are the key nuts and bolts of private land conservation? How is private land conservation actually achieved? What are the crucial elements of water and energy conservation? Come away with a better understanding of the complexities of managing and conserving natural resources and how conservation efforts are protecting resources and communities.

Four Zoom sessions

Mon., May 2, 9, 16, 23, 2022, 6:30–8:30 pm MT ENRICH 0606 / $140

Erik Glenn is the executive director of the Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust. He is a member of the Colorado Outdoor Partnership and on the board of directors of Keep It Colorado and the Partnership of Rangeland Trusts. Glenn is also a trustee of the Western Stock Show Association. What Our Students Are Saying For the Love of Learning!

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