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What's New
13 January 2012


A little snow around Top Pond

 

News


Upcoming Meetings
OLT's Board of Directors (BoD) will meet January 21 at 9:00am at the Welcome Center. Come take a glimpse of what makes OLT tick. More info is on the BoD webpage. The agenda has been posted. The Northern San Luis Valley Conservation Roundtable will host 'Water 101.' on February 1 at 6:30pm at Joyful Journey Hot Springs. More info is on OLT's Facebook Events calendar.


2011 Annual Report Newsletter
The latest newsletter is on the street! Read it here.


Join Our Board of Directors!
The Board of Directors is seeking a new board member to begin serving at the Board's July 2011 annual meeting. If you're interested in serving on the Board to help shape policy, establish goals and budgets, and carry out the goals, mission, and other organizational requirements of OLT, please submit your letter of interest and resume by April 21, 2011 to bdcchair@olt.org. For more information, see Staff & Board of Direrctors or contact bdcchair@olt.org. Thank you for your interest!


2011 Raffle Winners
Winners of the 2011 Raffle have been selected. Thanks to everyone who bought tickets. A list of winners can be found on the 2011 Raffle Winners page.


Cabin Renovation Has Begun
Elm and Willow are available after some construction work. We installed a new floor, which will also be done to Cottonwood, Aspen, and Cedar cabins. The new floors include geothermal heat, which will save almost 25% of our electricity. We plan to use that electricity for hot tub improvements. We plan to have the geothermal heat in all cabins online by the end of Spring 2012.


Bats Have Left
The large majority of bats have left for the season. We'll miss their prodigious appetite for insects, and look forward to their return next June. More on the bats is on our Bats page.

 

Fire Now Allowed in the Pavilion A dose of rain this month has allowed us to allow a fire in the Pavilion. All other campfires are still prohibited, and all smoking must be kept to your vehicle.

 

Want to Get or Give a Massage While at OLT? Please read the Massage page for details on therapists authorized to perform massage services onsite. Also there are details on how to become authorized to perform services onsite.

 

Preliminary Survey Results Available: Go to the Survey page to see details.

 

Updated Info on the Orient Mine Closure to Cavers: Due to White Nose Syndrome, affecting bat colonies as far west as Oklahoma, the Orient Mine continues to be closed to caver access until further notice. See the Orient Mine Closure Information page for updated details, including a link to the US Forest Service Emergency Order closing caves and abandoned mines in the Rocky Mountain Region. Note: this does not affect hikes to the cave to see the bat outflight.

 

The Swimming Pool is Drained and Cleaned Every Wednesday. This time of year, the pool is usually open by dinnertime.

 

Current Road Conditions from Colorado Dept of Transportation.

 

Local Weather Forecast from wunderground.com and the National Weather Service.

 

Find Us on Facebook Share your thoughts and photos, talk with other visitors, and more.

 

Why become a Member of Orient Land Trust? A summary of Annual Contributor Benefits available to OLT members.

Orient Land Trust map. Click to download a PDF file map of all OLT Properties. This is a good overview of the property owned or managed by OLT from the Everson Ranch to the Orient Mine.

 

OLT Brochures are available online. Click here to download and print 4 different brochures that cover much of what you need to know about visiting Orient Land Trust and Valley View Hot Springs.

 

Reminder - 10 day monthly limit. Because OLT has a visitor quota to keep Valley View from getting too crowded, we end up turning away many people who would love to stay here, especially on weekends and during the summer. Because of this we have a 10 day monthly limit for all visitors. For any given stay, this translates to the number of nights, plus one (because everyone has use of the hot springs all day on the day of their departure). For example, a 3-night stay counts as 4 "days", so if you are here for two 3-night stays in a month you would have used up 8 days. It sounds complicated, but it isn't! Please check with the front desk if you are confused about any given reservation. Also, there is a 10 day "waiting period" between stays of a week or more to keep guests from staying 20 days straight at the end of one month and the beginning of the next. We are trying to balance fairly long stays at Valley View (up to 9 consecutive nights) while trying to make it more available to everyone who wants to come here.


Sunset at the reservoir at Everson Ranch