Black Canyon Land Trust

1500 East Oak Grove,

Suite 201

Montrose, CO 81401

Voice: 970/252-1481

Fax: 970/252-7209

email BCLT

"Promoting & ensuring conservation of private lands in the Uncompahgre, North Fork, and Lower Gunnison Watersheds."

Black Canyon Land Trust Internet Links

Organizations providing information, resources, and support to Land Trusts, Conservation Groups, and Landowners:

Colorado Coalition of Land Trusts (CCLT) -- organization whose mission is to promote and support land conservation excellence in Colorado through leadership, advocacy, education and outreach.

Colorado Conservation Trust (CCT) -- statewide organization working with all conservation groups to unite the forces of conservation through initiatives and grantmaking including the North San Juan Mountains initiative.

Northern San Juan Mountains Initiative Fact Sheet (courtesy CCT)

Land Trust Alliance (LTA) --organization providing leadership, information, skills and resources to land trusts and the conservation community.

Private Landowner Network (PLN) -- provides a centralized repository of conservation easement and estate planning information and resources for landowners and their service providers.

Southwest Region Land Trust Alliance -- LTA regional group site with current information on policy, legislation, and conservation specific to Colorado and the Southwest.

San Juan Corridors Coalition -- group of citizens and organizations working to preserve wildlife habitat and corridors in the northwest San Juan Mountains through identifying habitat priorities, public education and outreach, encouraging land preservation through conservation easements and working with CDOT and county governments to develop land use policies sensitive to wildlife.

Government Agencies who work with BCLT or provide natural resource science and data for our service area:

Colorado Division of Wildlife Private Land Program Conservation Partnership program

Colorado Natural Heritage Program (CNHP) -- An extension of Colorado State University, CHNP provides biological information including tracking and ranking of Colorado's rare and imperiled species and habitats, mapping, research, and conservation planning services.

Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) -- state trust fund whose mission is to help preserve, protect, enhance, and manage the state's wildlife, park, river, trail, and open space heritage through several grant programs.

Mountain Studies Institute -- non-profit research and education center facilitating research, outreach and sharing GIS data and resources specific to the San Juan Mountain region.

Southwest Data Center -- on-line map viewers and downloadable data including parcel, road, hydrology and zoning for counties and municipalities within the BCLT service area.

Uncompahgre Plateau Project -- collaborative partnership between PLP, BLM, USFS and CDOW to restore and maintain the ecosystem health of the Uncompahgre Plateau, using best science and public input.

U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Uncompahgre Field Office

U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest

Links to web sites of other Land Trusts and Conservation Groups working within Ouray, Montrose, Delta, and Gunnison Counties, Colorado:

American Farmland Trust -- organization whose mission is to stop the loss of productive farmland and to promote farming practices that lead to a healthy environment.

Aspen Valley Land Trust -- working with private landowners to preserve working family ranches, scenic viewsheds, riparian and wildlife habitat, and recreational areas in the Roaring Fork and upper Colorado River watersheds.

Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust -- dedicated to increasing awareness among agricultural landowners about the use of conservation easements as a tool for protecting land and facilitating the inter-generational transfer of productive agricultural lands.

Crested Butte Land Trust -- organization seeking to protect undeveloped land in the East River Valley, preserve the local ranching tradition, and provide access to public land.

Gunnison Ranchlands Conservation Legacy -- dedicated to preserving ranching and conserving ranchlands in the Gunnison Country.

Mesa Land Trust -- protecting agricultural lands, wildlife habitat, and open space in and around Mesa County.

The Nature Conservancy (Colorado) -- preserving plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive.

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (Colorado) -- conservation of vital wildlife habitat, funding of habitat enhancements, wildlife research, and preservation of Colorado's hunting and fishing heritage.

The Trust for Land Restoration -- land trust dedicated to understanding and managing environmental liability so that natural lands degraded by human activity can be restored and conserved.

Trust for Public Land (Colorado) -- conservation organization conserving land for people to enjoy as parks, community gardens, historic sites, rural lands, and other natural places.

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