Colorado Open Lands

10/08/2025

05/16/2025

Colorado Headwaters Land Trust has merged with Colorado Open Lands as of December 31, 2024. We will be changing the name of this page from Colorado Headwaters Land Trust to Colorado Open Lands.

03/03/2025

Have you followed the Colorado Open Lands (COL) page yet? Following our 12/31/2024 merger, you can get all the latest conservation news in Grand County and beyond from COL!

01/09/2025

Read our January newsletter, including a letter from our outgoing Executive Director Jeremy Krones, as well as links to news articles and a radio interview about the merger with Colorado Open Lands and the Granby Highlands-Trails Conservation Easement! https://conta.cc/3DQihwr

Email from Colorado Headwaters Land Trust The Future Awaits JANUARY INSIGHTS FROM CHLT Letter of Merger A Note from Jeremy CHLT in the News Community News Ways to Support CHLT Read the letter announc

12/20/2024

In our excitement to announce our new conservation easement with the Town of Granby, we circulated a photo that was not from the new Granby Highlands-Trails Conservation Easement.

We deeply apologize for this mistake and appreciate all of our neighbors who pointed out this error to us. We have such beautiful vistas in the county it is hard not to celebrate them all! Read the details here: https://conta.cc/4fwFIIi

Email from Colorado Headwaters Land Trust Dear {First Name} In our excitement to announce our new conservation easement with the Town of Granby, we circulated a photo (right) that was not from the new

12/19/2024

"The release states that the merger is important because Grand County’s population is expected to grow quickly over the next 25 years. The Colorado River and its tributaries, such as the Blue and Fraser rivers, are also facing challenges because of resource overload, population growth and a changing climate.

Together, the two organizations will help bring more resources to Grand County. By combining the community connections held by Colorado Headwaters Land Trust with the expertise of a statewide organization like Colorado Open Lands, the pace of protecting land in a fast-growing community will speed up, the release states."

Colorado Headwaters Land Trust will be merging with Colorado Open Lands, which is a statewide land trust based out of Lakewood, according to a joint news release. The release states that the two organizations have...

12/16/2024

We are so happy to announce our latest conservation easement, 743 acres with the Town of Granby! The property includes a restricted wildlife area, and an area for non-motorized recreation, just a short distance from downtown Granby. Read on for details! https://conta.cc/3OUIj3U

Email from Colorado Headwaters Land Trust Granby Highlands-Trails Conservation Easement Dear Jeremy D., We are excited to announce there is a new conservation easement in Grand County! The Granby High

12/13/2024

We are so thrilled be able to announce the closing of the Granby Highlands-Trails Conservation Easement with the Town of Granby! Funding came from many sources, including Grand County Open Lands, Rivers, and Trails, Grand County Government, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Mountain Parks Electric, Gates Family Foundation, Grand County Wilderness Group, Devil's Thumb Ranch, Granby Ace Hardware, and so many more generous donors. Read our press release here, published by Sky-Hi News:

Colorado Headwaters Land Trust has officially acquired a 743-acre conservation easement in Granby north of the intersection of U.S. Highways 40 and 34, according to a news release from the organization. The new conservation easement...

12/12/2024

Every year, the National Audubon Society hosts the Christmas Bird Count, which is a scientific community event that aims to count birds across the nation. This year’s count kicks off Saturday, Dec. 14, in Granby....

12/11/2024

We were thrilled to participate in this year's National Public Lands Day! We partnered with the Town of Hot Sulphur Springs to remove nearly a mile of barbed-wire fence from the Jones Creek Ranch Conservation Easement (aka Himebaugh Gulch), with six great volunteers!

National Public Lands Day offers an opportunity for residents and visitors to give back to their favorite recreation spots. This year, volunteers signed up for outdoor projects of all ability levels around Grand County, ranging...

12/10/2024

Nearing the end of the , we are on the leaderboard for medium nonprofits! Get your donations in before 4:00 to see if we can move up in the rankings.

See here: https://www.coloradogives.org/p/power-hours

Email from Colorado Headwaters Land Trust Join the wave of generosity THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS GIVEN SO FAR! We know you've received a lot of emails about Colorado Gives Day. That's because it's

12/10/2024

On Colorado Gives Day, Colorado comes together to raise support and awareness for nonprofits throughout the state. It is the largest state giving day in the country, and we invite you to be a part of this amazing community event.

We are the only local land trust in Grand County. Being at the headwaters of one of the most vital rivers in the world means we serve everyone from Grand Lake to the Gulf of California.

We're about to enter another Power Hour! Click here to learn more, and give now to help CHLT hit the leaderboard and a chance to win an extra $2,000!

Donate and share the news about Colorado Gives Day by inviting others to give. Every gift is tax deductible! You can make our mission a reality. https://conta.cc/4f61pyA

Email from Colorado Headwaters Land Trust Join the wave of generosity THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS GIVEN SO FAR! We know you've received a lot of emails about Colorado Gives Day. That's because it's