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Saturday, 02 August 2014 23:15

Conservation Easements with a Little TNC

Orient Land Trust (OLT) staff and volunteers joined three representatives from The Nature Conservancy on July 29th and 30th for the annual assessment of the conservation easement on the ranch and hot springs properties. For those who haven't heard, the OLT has partnered with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to place a conservation easement on 1,270 acres encompassing the ranch and hot springs. This easement was implemented in 2010 to ensure…
Tuesday, 29 July 2014 15:40

Let's Party for OLT

Do you like to host parties and events? Do you belong to a private club, civic organization or have an "in" with a unique venue that could host an OLT themed fundraising event for little or no cost? We would also like to find hosts on the Front Range and in Colorado and New Mexico who could hold a benefit event for OLT. Dan Jones is hosting a small Garden…
Monday, 28 July 2014 15:58

WWTP Fundraiser

First, we would love to hear from you if you would be interested in sharing your art inspired by OLT (plein air, paintings, photographs, pottery, jewelry, sculpture, etc.) with the Resource Development Committee for a fundraiser to be held in October (date to be announced next month). Contact Martin Jolley.   Second, hold the date of October 4th: Here at the Fritz in Salida. John Lorenz photographs of and around OLT.…
Monday, 28 July 2014 02:04

In the Silence Descending

Honoring Orient Land Trust Earth's crust waxes thin in our desert,a skin of hot waters rising, sparse rainscooling this patchwork of pinon and sage,pounding forces too star-staged to fight.And so we roll like morning light,like dunes, like ant hills, like the wavesof the one-time sea nowdisappeared into our aquifer, crystal-centered. In the silence descending from the Sangresthe rhythms grow obviousas the petite sunflowers lining our dirt roads.Anything but blank, our…
Friday, 11 July 2014 19:00

Annual Outreach Meeting, July 19th

Come join OLT and its Board of Directors at the pavilion for lunch and more!  It's no secret. OLT's membership cares tremendously for the organization and its direction. Our volunteer board is comprised of people just like you! They care passionately, bring diverse experience, listen attentively, and work together to see the best possible future for this special organizaiton and place. Board meetings are always open to the public, but…
Tuesday, 08 July 2014 18:00

Still Recovering but Looking Good

Overall, OLT's funds are recovering steadily and things are looking good! We're seeing more visitors lately and hitting our capacity quota more often. Members are expressing support as donations increase through a variety of fundraising opportunities and events. And we're already reserving funds to carry us through the slow season, carefully tending to all of our delicate resources. We can't thank our members enough. by Doug Bishop, Executive Director

For the education, enjoyment, and well-being of current and future generations, Orient Land Trust: 
promotes a positive clothing-optional experience at all properties including Valley View Hot Springs, Orient Mine and Everson Ranch;
preserves the viewshed, including land acquisition; 
protects natural, wild, agricultural, and historic resources, in the northern San Luis Valley.