Eastern Colorado Grasslands Coalition

09/03/2026

A fun way to spend some time in eastern Colorado!

MURAL HUNTERS!!! Okay, here is the deal!! First person to send us a selfie with ANY 10 murals from the will receive $100 on our website!! 2nd place, $50, and 3rd place $25!!

Any business willing to give mural hunters a flash deal comment below!!

We have dreamt of how to get boots on the ground on our main streets and today is the day!! HAPPY HUNTING!!! GO!!!!!

08/31/2026

Another great workshop on the horizon!!

Join Colorado Department of Agriculture, HIGH PLAINS CONSERVATION DISTRICT, and Mad Agriculture for a hands-on look at the Core Bio Ag compost extractor, a shared piece of equipment now available to producers across the region.

Compost Extractor Field Day: Biological Inputs for Dryland Crops
Tue Sep 8, 2026 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Arriba, CO

You'll see the extractor in action, learn how to use it to create a biological rich extract, get ideas on how and when to use it for seed inoculation, foliar application, and side-dressing, and find out how to access it for use as a free or low-cost rental for your own operation. While the extractor runs, we'll also walk the farm to look at Stu's bin renovation project, the rye pasture crop, and the Kernza® perennial field. This is the beginning of this work, so a learners mindset is required!

Lunch will be provided! For more information and to RSVP >> https://lnkd.in/e33ntfR2

This event is made possible in partnership with USDA TOPP: Transition to Organic Partnership Program

08/26/2026

Eastern Colorado residents - we need your input!

ECGC is building a regional conservation and recreation plan for Elbert, Lincoln, Kit Carson, and Cheyenne counties, and your feedback will guide priority work in our communities.

Please take this 7-10 minute survey online to help shape the conversation: https://forms.gle/ZDo6Q4yFHtgV7Rn18

Thank you for taking a moment to share your perspective!

Recreation & Conservation Survey The Eastern Colorado Grasslands Coalition is creating a regional strategic plan for recreation and conservation across Lincoln, Kit Carson, Cheyenne, and Elbert counties. We want to hear from residents about what's working today, what's missing, and what you'd want a...

08/25/2026

Have you RSVP'd for the Cheatgrass Solutions Workshop? Event will be hosted on September 17 from 9 am - 3 pm in Joes, Colorado.

RSVP here by September 10: https://www.eastern-grassland-coalition.org/news

Huge thanks to our partners Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Colorado State University, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Choose Safety Choose Envu

08/20/2026

Join us on September 17th in Joes, CO for a hands-on workshop focused on cheatgrass identification, control strategies, and field visits to local sites!

Coffee, doughnuts, and lunch are provided, and it's free to attend.

RSVP online:

Thank you for your interest in the Cheatgrass Solutions Workshop in Joes, Colorado, on September 17th! This event is free to attend, but please complete this RSVP form to help with meal planning for the day. Start time: 9:00 a.m. Meeting Location: Grassroots Community Center - Joes, CO Lunch and aft...

08/07/2026

Registration is now open for the 2nd Annual Tour de Santa Fe Trail Bike Ride!

The Arkansas Valley Health Foundation is excited to welcome riders back for another unforgettable event benefiting Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center!

This year’s route will take riders south of La Junta along the Santa Fe Trail, where they are likely to witness the annual tarantula migration across the plains. Riders will finish in downtown La Junta during the Visit La Junta Tarantula Festival, making this a truly unique ride experience.

Link to Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/55681977

By popular request, commemorative jerseys will also be available for purchase during registration this year.

We hope you’ll register, spread the word, and join us for another memorable ride in support of local healthcare close to home.

51.1 mi, +1090 ft. Bike ride in La Junta, CO

08/05/2026

Collaboration is foundational to all that we do at Montana Grazing Lands Coalition. We are constantly learning from purposeful partnerships here in Montana and throughout grazing lands across the region. If you want to be inspired and go home with good ideas of how to work across fence lines and with partners to achieve big outcomes in the place you love, the shared successes track is your jam.

Come learn from speakers associated with Winnett ACES, Range Monitoring Group, Sodcap Inc., World Wildlife Fund, Southwest Montana Sagebrush Partnership, The Nature Conservancy in Montana, Nebraska Grazing Lands Coalition, Eastern Montana Regenerative Agriculture, North Dakota Grazing Lands Coalition, Buffalo Nations Grasslands Alliance, Lesser Prairie Chicken Landowners Alliance, Saskatchewan Stock Growers Foundation, Eastern Colorado Grasslands Coalition, South Dakota Grasslands Initiative ,Milton Ranch, Holland Ranch Company, U.S. Wildland Fire Service, Mannix Family Grassfinished Beef, and USDA NRCS as they talk about their shared successes!

08/05/2026

Do you have weekend plans? Consider the Future of Rural America Concert, Saturday, August 8th. This will be an unforgettable evening of music at the Celebrating Ag and the Rural Life Concert!!

This year's concert will be held in conjunction with Flagler Days and 250th anniversary of the USA.

Gates open at 6:00PM with opening act Jessa Book taking the stage at 7:15 & CLARE DUNN on stage at 8:00PM

Clare Dunn is an American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist raised on a farm in Southeast Colorado. Clare is an advocate for the American farmer/rancher and is from a working farm and ranch in the Dust Bowl country of Southeast Colorado and the Oklahoma Panhandle, it's the Ag way of life that has shaped everything about Clare Dunn’s music.

Join us Saturday, August 8th for an unforgettable evening of music at our Celebrating Ag and the Rural Life Concert!!This year's concert will be held in…

07/08/2026

06/18/2026

Join us at the Colorado Cattlemen's Association Annual Convention for a new format of our Succession Planning Workshop!

On June 24th from 1:00 - 5:00pm at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Loveland Conference Center, CCALT and CCA will be hosting Changing of the Guard: A Succession Planning and Land Transfer Workshop.

The workshop will consist of two separate sessions - one for the current generation, and one for the next generation. Each will feature presentations from Davon Cook and Dr. Shannon Ferrell, followed by a combined session of both groups to facilitate meaningful dialogue on land transfers and succession planning.

Register at: https://ccalt.my.salesforce-sites.com/default/CnP_PaaS_EVT__ExternalRegistrationPage?event_id=a2jUM000007cJnBYAU