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Wednesday, 19 September 2018 20:24

Drinking Water

Drinking Water
Celebrate! Facilities staff has completed the installation of the state required drinking water disinfection system for all OLT facilities: Main Bath, Pool Bath, Welcome Center, Sunset Rooms, Spruce House, Pavilion, Oak House, Cottonwood, Elm, and Willow cabins. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has removed their boil order. The water is tested daily for the required chlorine residual and the filters that remove the disinfectant work well so…
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Wednesday, 19 September 2018 20:22

Summer is Almost Gone

Summer is Almost Gone
Thanks to everyone for another enjoyable summer. This year, there were some challenges: County wide Fire Ban, dry weather, reduced volume of water from the springs, and skies that were sometimes smoky from the many fires throughout the region and the entire west. We've had some welcome rainfall in the past few weeks and the fire ban has been lifted. We are in a desert and fire is always a…
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Monday, 10 September 2018 16:36

2017 Annual Report

Volunteer Appreciation Weekend 2017
Annual Report to Audited Financials and IRS 990 We've streamlined our presentation of the Annual Report for 2017 again and included links to the full Audit Report with graphs and the IRS Form 990 . This provides the most detailed information about OLT's financial health and well being for 2017. We have been sending regular monthly email newsletter updates (archived on the website) which include information and highlights that used…
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Thursday, 23 August 2018 19:44

Summer on the Ranch

Overlooking the Everson Ranch
Food is not just fuel. Food is about family, Food is about community, Food is about identity. And we nourish all those things when we eat well. -- Michael Pollan There's something magical about watching food grow. What starts as a tiny seed in the spring first emerges from the soil as a seedling and, by summertime, blossoms into a full, thriving plant. What appeared to be a barren field…
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Thursday, 23 August 2018 19:43

Rain!

Rainbow over the Orient Mine
We've been relishing the rain. Even brief showers help to ease the anxious tension from so many dry months. Saguache County has ended the fire ban. However, we ask that you use only propane or gas stoves and grills. No open fires or charcoal grills are permitted anywhere. As always, smoking is restricted to inside the Smoke Hut or inside your vehicle. This is for everyone's safety and to show…
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Tuesday, 17 July 2018 01:16

Micro Trash

Trail Trash (Seen Elsewhere)
If you see a cigarette butt, a twist tie, a corner of a candy bar wrapper, a straw, a store receipt, a shiny bit of cellophane, or some other small bit of trash, pick it up and throw it in one of the new bear proof trash cans. If you notice it and walk by, it's like throwing it on the ground again. The Conservation Committee is targeting micro trash…
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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.