the 2011-2013 Combined Annual Reports

Combined Annual Reports
2011-2013
“My job as a travel writer is to find the most beautiful, compelling destinations in the world.
But of all the incredible places I have visited, I am always overjoyed to return here, Durango, my very favorite.
The mountains, forests, meadows and rivers are remarkable, a source of great peace and wonder for me.
Another priceless gift is the fact that we have a community of people who are so committed to preserving it all.”
Kate Siber, Durango local, is a correspondent for Outside magazine and a freelance writer whose work has appeared in the
New York Times, the Washington Post, and National Geographic Traveler
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
Dear Friends of La Plata Open Space Conservancy,
It’s been a while since you got a report from me; I apologize for that. Along with the
conservation easements LPOSC holds, your trust is the most important asset we have. We
have expanded and strengthened the organization in many ways. I am pleased to share the
exciting results.
Amy Schwarzbach, our new Executive Director, has brought technological skills and tools to
bear on every part of the organization. We are communicating in new ways. The website is
more comprehensive, powerful, and attractive. Facebook users have a new way to connect
with LPOSC. Landowners can connect digitally with us in dealing with documents, maps
and photos. The information is accessible, accurate, up-to-date and secure.
The open spaces we protect have always been visible to the public we serve, now for the
first time, our operation is visible. Our Main Street office accommodates the staff, easement
donors, volunteers efficiently. Our connection to the community has been strengthened and
broadened through the enlistment of many more volunteers to work in the office, at events,
and on the ground of easement donors who ask for help with weeds. Seeing our new logo,
the public is able to better see our focus is more on open space and less on La Plata.
In this report, you will see fresh faces on the Board of Directors. Governance has remained
stable as respected community members have joined and built on our past success. The
community we serve, the landowners we assist, and the details of land protection work are
all getting more diverse. With the expanding roles of the organization, the board has established committees to focus our work as directors more efficiently.
If you are holding a printed copy of our report, please know that the decision to spend
resources on printing and distribution was not taken lightly. Please put it on your coffee
table for guests to see. Put it in the reception area at the office. Send it to school. Share it
with your estate planner.
Thank you for joining the LPOSC board, staff, and volunteers in protecting our open spaces.
Jerry Zink
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NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
LPOSC would like to introduce its new Executive Director, Amy Schwarzbach. Amy
returned to Durango one year ago, and has been with LPOSC since. Amy graduated from
the University of Wisconsin at Madison with a Bachelor of Science Degree in International
Agriculture and Natural Resources, majoring in Wildlife Ecology.
Amy has worked for eleven years as an ecologist for resource management agencies, including The Nature
Conservancy, the National Park Service, the U.S. Forest Service, and Estes Valley Land Trust. She has three years of
experience as a member of the lands specialty division of the U.S. Forest Service in Colorado processing easements for
private landowners.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The work LPOSC does would not be made possible
without the invaluable support of its volunteer Board of
Directors. LPOSC recognizes that monthly board
meetings, and sporadic committee meetings, can add up
to a serious commitment to an organization. Recognizing
this level of obligation and necessity, LPOSC would like to
sincerely thank our former board members whose terms
ended in 2011 and 2012: Bob Miller, Nancy Berry,
Jonathan Abshagen, Travis Brown, Cary Carron, and Tom
Compton.
The support of this team accomplished much in the several years they worked together in protecting open space in
Durango. It was this team that completed the accreditation
process, successfully demonstrating that LPOSC meets
national standards of excellence in serving its community.
Jen Jardine
Travis Craig
Ted Compton
At this time, LPOSC would like to officially welcome these
new board members:
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Jennifer Jardine, Vice President/Secretary (BLM
Realty Specialist)
Travis Craig, Vice President/Treasurer
(Commercial Banker)
Ted Compton (Technology Director)
Amy Huff (Attorney)
Brian Magee (Colorado Parks and Wildlife Biologist)
Amy Huff
Brian Magee
Continuing their terms as LPOSC board members are
Jerry Zink (Farmer, Entrepreneur), Board President, as
well as Brian Kimmel (Land Use Consultant).
Katherine Roser, LPOSC’s founding Executive Director,
continues to support LPOSC as an ex-officio advisor.
Jerry Zink
Brian Kimmel
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LPOSC PROTECTED PROPERTIES
With the close of each year, LPOSC works with more landowners to finalize conservation easements on their cherished
lands. What this means is that these lands will remain permanently as open space for the benefit of our community, for
generations to come.
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For over 21 years, LPOSC has served southwest Colorado and northwest New Mexico as a private, nonprofit 501(c)3
charitable organization. With over 180 conservation easements, LPOSC protects over 25,500 acres of land across seven
counties.
Conservation easements are the tools used by LPOSC and other land trusts to permanently protect land from
development. Each easement begins with a template, but is scripted for the needs of each landowner.
Recognizing that conservation easements have financial implications for landowners and benefits to the public, both
Colorado and New Mexico offer tax credits to qualifying easements.
To learn more, please visit LPOSC at www.lposc.org
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GAINING GROUND
Now for the news everyone is excited to read – more lands continue to be permanently protected by conservation
easements every year! From 2011 to 2013, eight new conservation easements were finalized, protecting approximately
1,375 acres of land in La Plata and Archuleta Counties.
2011 Conservation Easements
North of Ignacio
Conservation efforts in 2011 brought together a
wonderful partnership. With the financial assistance from
BP, the Donald R. Ackerman Trust and Margaret M.
Ackerman Trust were able to protect 245 acres of land
located north of Ignacio, CO. The Ackermans purchased
their ranch in 1978, and have been farming and ranching
the land, as well as managing it for wildlife habitat since that
time. Donald and Margaret reserved the right to build two
homes on the property, allowing for their two sons to
continue their family tradition of caring for the land.
LPOSC in conjunction with Colorado Parks and Wildlife
identified this ranch as being in the highest priority ranking
for wildlife habitat protection. With surrounding agricultural
lands being divided and converted to rural residential
developments, the protection of this critical habitat and
migration area is a significant accomplishment for
conservation in the Durango area.
2012 Conservation Easements
Lake Durango Area
Three donations of conservation easements were made in
the beautiful Lake Durango subdivision west of downtown
Durango, along Highway 160. The JFT Conservancy, LLT
easement protects 35.05 acres, the William Earl Johnson
Trust easement protects 47.48 acres, and the Keith S. and
Beverly B. Wells easement protects 39.82 acres.
The JFT Conservancy easement is predominantly forest &
shrub habitat, with wetland habitat where it meets Amber
Lake. These 35.05 acres protect scenic open space and
natural & wetland habitat for wildlife.
LPOSC is currently working with more Lake Durango land owners to
finalize even more 35+ parcels in this large-lot subdivision.
The William Earl Johnson Trust easement protects
meadow & pasture lands, as well as wetlands. With a
seasonal stream traversing this 47.48-acre property, and
being adjacent to Lake Durango, the protection of this
property contributes significantly to wildlife habitat in the
Lake Durango area.
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2012 Conservation Easements
Lake Durango Area
The Keith S. and Beverly B. Wells easement
protecting 39.82 acres of land, is a combination
of forest, meadow/pasture, and wetland habitats.
The Lake Durango area hosts many wildlife
species, who will forever have a home as a result
of these protected lands.
The protection of these large residential lots along the path of development created by
Highway 160 west of Durango is of great concern to LPOSC.
Teelawukett Ranch
Teelawukett Ranch Partnership donated a
conservation easement protecting 923 acres of
ranch land northeast of Lake Vallecito.
According to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, this
property “may well be some of the most valuable
wildlife habitat left in La Plata County”. Teelawukett
Ranch encompasses 793 acres located in La Plata
County and 130 acres in Archuleta County, and is
adjacent to large tracts of U.S.
Forest Service lands.
By protecting wildlife habitat, the property contributes significantly to the health of
wildlife populations in our area. With hunting contributing an estimated $43 million
in La Plata County and supporting 477 jobs (according to a 2008 BBC Research &
Consulting study).
Lying just north of Teelawukett Ranch along the Pine River, is Granite Peaks Ranch.
Granite Peaks, encompassing 680 acres, is also permanently protected by LPOSC
conservation easements.
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The ranch contains over two miles of the Pine River,
and over a mile of the East Creek drainage which
is a tributary to the Pine. The river and riparian
habitats permanently protected by this easement
provide habitat to river otters, a variety of raptors,
many Neotropical songbirds, and trout. The
uplands of the ranch serve as important habitat
and migration corridors for mule deer and elk.
2012 Conservation Easements
Oxbow Park & Preserve
Adding to public recreational parks, the City of Durango
permanently protected 43.71 acres of land known as
Oxbow Park & Preserve. With funding from Great Outdoors
Colorado, the City purchased this land and then placed a
conservation easement on it, permanently protecting this
unique stretch of the Animas River corridor from highdensity residential or commercial development.
The preserve portion of Oxbow will remain a wildlife habitat
sanctuary, while the park portion will provide recreational
opportunities to the community.
Partnerships at Oxbow extend beyond the purchase and
the easement. Work of Southwest Conservation Corps youth
crews eradicated weed species in 2013 and will continue
to do so as wildlife habitat is protected and enhanced at
Oxbow. Also, the City and CO Parks & Wildlife are funding
a pilot MAPS bird banding station at Oxbow. To learn more,
visit www.lposc.org.
Other City of Durango conservation easements held by LPOSC include
Horse Gulch, Overend Mountain Park, and Dalla Mountain Park.
LPOSC is proud to partner with the City of Durango and GOCO to
protect these open space parks - forever.
2013 Conservation Easements
Turtle Lake Area
More land surrounding the beautiful, cherished Turtle Lake area was further
protected by the addition of 8.4 acres of land belonging to Marty Cagan
and Lynn Gallati. Although small is size, the impact of this easement is very
great!
Animas River Corridor
This property is adjacent to an LPOSC conservation easement that protects
the western and southern banks of Turtle Lake, as well as the BLM and La
Plata County lands encompassing Animas Mountain. The unified block of
protected land extends southwest to Dalla Mountain Park and north and
south to other privately owned LPOSC conservation easements. This beautiful recreational area is immediately adjacent to Durango city limits. The
grand total protected open space acreage in this area is now 1,839 acres 260 of which are LPOSC conservation easement properties.
No one can deny how important the Animas River is to our community. The
second of LPOSC conservation easements finalized in 2013 added 31 acres
of permanently protected Animas River corridor lands. This donation was
made by Lois Bartig-Small and Ed Small, and is the second conservation
easement they have donated to LPOSC. The 31 acres are located south of
Durango’s downtown, and protect extensive wetland habitats.
With conservation easements along the Animas River north and south of
downtown Durango, LPOSC permanently protects nearly 1,000 acres of this
precious river corridor.
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STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM
The bar has been raised on stewardship and monitoring here
at LPOSC! With generous financial grant funding from
Norcross Wildlife Foundation and Conservation Resource
Center, LPOSC has purchased and incorporated the best
GIS database available to create and manage maps of conservation easement properties, recreational features, manmade structures, and biological resources. With the use of an
iPad in monitoring and stewarding properties, LPOSC is now
able to collect digital images, observations electronically,
and create maps with accurate GIS data.
Why is this so important? As stewards of over 25,000 acres
protected by nearly 200 conservation easements, LPOSC
needs to accurately document what each conservation easement is protecting, as well as to efficiently assist landowners
in stewarding their land under the terms of their easements.
For the past six years, LPOSC’s monitoring was completed
by Eilene Lyon, a biological consultant based in Durango.
Eilene has also been a critical asset through her work completing the biological baseline studies for new conservation
easement properties. This year, Eilene will continue to conduct baseline studies, but will no longer monitor conservation
easement properties. LPOSC welcomes Gary Skiba to the
monitoring role. Gary comes to LPOSC after twenty-three
years as a biologist with Colorado Parks & Wildlife.
EVENTS
This year, LPOSC is joining Colorado’s land trust community in coordinating events during
the Colorado Land Conservation Week of June 16th-22nd. Look for us at Ska
Brewing’s SkaBQ, the Durango Farmers Market, and our FREE community concert at the
Powerhouse Science Center (formerly known as the Durango Discovery Museum). All
cash donations made during this year’s events will be matched by an anonymous donor.
LPOSC has proudly launched a new website with more information than ever! Thanks to
our devoted volunteer, Margaret Babiarz, who made this new website possible. Come
see us at www.lposc.org.
LPOSC continues its tradition of hosting the Snowdown Wine Tasting & Art Auction.
The 2014 Snowdown marked 20 years of LPOSC’s event. With new twists of craft spirit
tasting and additional silent auction items, the event was a huge success. Both attendance and proceeds of silent auction increased over past years. Artists included Milt
Beens (featured artist), Sharon Abshagen, Gardner Catsman, Sue Giddings, Rebecca
Koeppen, Lisa Mackey, Jane Mercer, Judy Morgan, MaryAnne Nelson, and Linda
Pampinella.
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LPOSC continues to host its annual Member Appreciation Picnic. In July of 2013, the
picnic was held at a new venue – the James Ranch. We look forward to gathering with
members again this summer and sharing stories of open space and the people
connected to these lands!
NEWS FOR LANDOWNERS
New in 2014 is the Preliminary Advisory Opinion
service provided by the Colorado Division of Real
Estate. Prospective conservation easement donors
can now have a thorough review of their appraisal
and easement deed completed in advance of finalizing these documents. The advantage is to make sure
there are no missing details or mistakes made, ensuring the landowners ability to receive the maximum
tax credit possible for their qualifying conservation
easements.
Non profit landowners can now receive tax credits for
their conservation easement donations. Previously,
laws were in place restricting a non profit landowner
from qualifying for a tax credit based on their status as
a non tax paying non profit. This change now enables
groups such as church entities or Boy Scout troops to
protect their lands permanently, through conservation
easements.
SUPPORT LPOSC
Supporting LPOSC and the protect of open space in
your community has never been so easy!
Become a member or renew your membership
online at www.lposc.org, send us an email to
[email protected], or send us a note at PO Box 1651
Durango CO 81302.
Visit our website for a full list of everyday ways to contribute to LPOSC. Shopping at City Market,
Albertson’s, AmazonSmile.com, and Sunnyside
Meats are just a few ways to support open space.
For long term planning, such as bequests and
planned giving, please contact us in person or on our
website as well.
If it’s volunteering that interests you, LPOSC has
many opportunities to get involved. Our volunteer
application is now available on our website.
Stay in touch daily on Facebook – we’d love to see
your pictures and here about your adventures while
you enjoy your local open space!
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FRIENDS OF OPEN SPACE
Sponsors
Animas River Wetlands
Bank of Colorado
Colorado Land Title Co
Compton Cattle Company
Cyprus Café
Durango Electrical Services
Edgemont Highlands
Eno
ERO Resources Corporation
Goff Engineering
Huff Water & Land Law, LLC
Kennebec Construction
LPEA
M. Leeder Construction
Oxford Asset Management
Shaw Solar
SME Environmental Consultants
StoneAge
Tafoya Barrett & Associates
Tax Credit Connection, Inc
Supporters
Ballantine Family Fund
Brown Foundation
Colorado Open Lands
Community Foundation Serving
SW CO
Conservation Resource Center
Coutts & Clark Western
Foundation
The Dowling Foundation
Edwards-Phillips Family Fund
H O Peet Foundation
Jake Family Fund
LPEA
Mercury Gives
Meyer Family Fund
Norcross Wildlife Foundation
Red Mountain Fund
Woodmere Foundation
Over $1000
Lois Bartig-Small
Baxter Black
Bud and Jean Poe
D&SNGRR
Robert Dulin
El Dorado Ranch LLC
Fruita Monument High School EPYCS
Bob & Miryam Knutson
La Plata County Energy Council
Lloyd Lifton
Lightner Creek Ranch
Miller, Agro & Robbins
Perry Pahlmeyer
Phillips Family Ranch LLLP
Pine River Ranch
Scott Samuelson
Southwest Business Services
Sunnyside Meats, Inc
The Wells Group of Durango Inc
Lillian White
John Wolgamott
Karen & Jerry Zink
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Friends
Jonathan Abshagen
Sharon & Beatle Abshagen
Donald & Margaret Ackerman Nancy Agro
Steve Allen
Eric Allen
Alpine Bank
John & Cissy Anderson
Aqua-Hab Inc
Joe Arrigo
Helen Bair
Bruce Baizel
Bill Bales
Richard Ballantine
Elizabeth Ballantine
Ryan Ballman Walt Dear
Bank of the San Juans
Danah Barlow Design
D G Barlow
Robert Barnhardt
Roberta Barr
Chinook Medical Gear
Ann Christensen
CIC Inc
Hal Clark
om Compton
Sara Compton
itwell Consulting
Cook Ranch
Cooney & Associates Inc
Linda Crowther
Elena Cuevas
D&SNGRR
Mike Davidson
Susan Davies
Eileen Dawson
Walt Dear
Grace Deltscheff
Rodney Deyoe
Diamond Circle Gifts
Winston Dines
Teresa Donaldson
A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU
LPOSC is grateful to its anonymous donor who has pledged a cash match
donation of up to $50,000 raised as a result of our events and outreach
during the 2014 Colorado Land Conservation Week of June 16th-22nd.
Courtney Barr
Lawrence Bartel
Ted Bartlett
Marcia Baxter
Jim Beatty
Mike Beauparlant
Ken Beegles
Vic & Sally Bellerue
Brian Benzar
R C Berkholz
Nancy Berry
William Bertschy
Bikis Water Consultants
Richard Bingham
Ann Bond
Gene Bradley
Cheryle Brandsma
Steamworks Brewing
Steve Brinley
Samantha Brow
Travis Brown
Sam & Sherry Brown
Dean & Sandy Brown
Donald Brunning
Bryan L Queen Living Trust
Garth Buchanan
Ron Bunk
Southwest Business Services
John Byrd
Cyprus Café
Robert Campbell
Bobbie Carll Realty
Jim Carver
Alan Cathcart
Bob & Mimi Chaput
Tom Duke
Deborah Duncan
Wayne Dunn
Durango Coffee Company
Paul Dziubek
Ecosphere Environmental Services, Inc
Fred Elbert
Dick Emmett
Stonage Employees
Harold Emrich
Hugh Felt
Sheri Rochford Figgs
First National Bank of Durango
John Fisher
Ron Fogleman
For the Birds
Kent Ford
Fox Fire Farms
Ken Francis
Sylvia Frazier
Mike Freeburn
Melinda Fuller
G Michael Hogan
Gable House Bed and Breakfast
Stanna Galbraith
Tom Galbraith
Maggie Galland
Ulys Gardella
Gary Gianniny
Jay Gill
Richard Glasco
Harry Goff
Michael Goldman
Good Deeds Real Estate
Connie Gordon
FRIENDS OF OPEN SPACE
Reg Graham
Steve Gregg
Dick Grossman
Christopher Guild
Andrew Gulliford
Joy Haight
Tommy Hale
Sunny (Mary) Hallauer
Gary Harbison
Jim Hards
Charlie Higby
Beth Hirt
Dan Hoff
Sam Hoffmann
Hugh Hogan
Jan Holt
Bruce Howard
Justin Howe
Amy Huff
Hunsperger & Weston Ltd
Ernie Hunter
Laurence Hutt
IBM International Foundation
Intelligent Investment Management LLP
Chris Isensee
Doug Jacober
Tamaris Jensen
Joel Jones
Ron Keller
Jim Ketter
David Kirkpatrick
Kiwanis Club of the Narrow Gauge
Elyse Klingener
Ida Kolb
John Kringel
Kroeger Ranches
Tim Kroes
Nancy & Larry Kueter
Robert Kyper
Ted La May
Tim LaFrance
Clark Lagow
Land Title Guarantee
Tom Langefels
Malcom Leader
Robert Ledger
Warren Levingston
Ann Litow
Nancy Lloyd
Eilene Lyon
Teresa Malone
David Mantor
Gary Masner
Stanton and Carolyn Mason Rev Trust
Janice Mayer-Gawlik
Chuck McAfee
Joan McCaw
Robert McDaniel
Michael McLachlan
Alexander McLean
Brad & Laura McWilliams
Mary Monroe
John Moore
Anne Moreau
Greg Munro
Pat Murphy Motors
Joe Murphy
Nash Foundation
Jeff Nelson
Roy Newman
Howard Nichols
Peter Norton
John Norton
Nature’s Oasis
Bill O’Dowd
John Ogier
Penny O’Keefe
Alden Olson
Dennis Orrick
Oscars Café Inc
Harold Palmer
Linda Pampinella
Dan & Laurie Parkinson
Darrin Parmenter
Mark Pastore
Dan Patterson
John Patton
Jill Patton
John Peel
Dan Peha
Rich Pene
David Perry
G Chapman Petersen
Kerry Petranek
Janet Pettigrew
Philips & Hards PC
Eric Pierson
Pine River Lodge LLC
Pine River Properties
Cindiman Pinneke
Plateau Environmental Services
Bill Postler
Rob Ptolemy
Anne Putnam
Mark Rahner
Dave Rakita
Teelawuket Ranch Partnership LP
Red Willow Production Company
Remax Western Realty
Dave Rich
Elizabeth Richardson
Don Rickelman
Riteway Floor Inc
Judy Roelofs
Roseberrys’ Plumbing & Heating
Katharine Roser
Peter Rowland
Jeri & Allen Rundquist
Bob Sauer
Raymond Schamel
Jack Schirard
Daniel Schler
Mark Schwantes
Jim & Mary Ann Schwarzbach
Glen Segerlund
Janice Sheftel
Carol Shepard & Brian McAleer
Sally & Jay Short
Steve Short
Lyle & Jill Short
Beverly Sinclair
Margie Sittner
Gary Skiba
David Smith
Soil Sisters Garden Club
Solarworks
Southwest Land Services
Barry Spear
Albert Spencer
Rolfe Spiegel
Karlene Stange
Norm Stern
Stilwell Foot & Ankle LLC
Cordelia Stites
Richard Stransky
Diana Stransky
Sarah Sumner Interiors Inc
Jeanine Surber
Edith Swan
Steve Swisher
T Bar C Ranch
Brad Tafoya
Ken Temple & Associates
Al Thacker
There’s No Place Like Home
Steve Thyfault
Trails 2000
Triskeles Foundation
Les Truby
Robert Trudeaux
Rick VanWagener
Vectra Bank
Frank Viehmann
Vallecito View LLC
John Viner
Bob Volger
Jim Vorwald
Travis Ward
Julie Westendorff
Wally White
Dick White
Bruce Whitehead
Fred Whitehurst
Kent Wigton
Becky Wigton
Kent Wigton
Carol Wiley Revocable Trust
Ann Willard
Chris Wing
Gary Wolt
Art & Peggy Zemach
Mike Zgainer
Ed & Patti Zink
Fredrick Zink & Associates
Heidi Zink
Sandy Zink
Zuke’s
Volunteers
Margaret Babiarz
Tom Harris
Jamie Johnson
Jen Kwiatkowski
Jane Mercer
Rosalie Phillips
Francesca Shaw
Carol Shepard
Tafoya Barrett & Associates staff
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La Plata Open Space Conservancy
1150 A Main Avenue
PO Box 1651
Durango, CO 81302
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Fresh off the Press
Durango, Colorado
Permit No. 63
A WHOLE NEW LOOK
LPOSC has a new logo that highlights our highest priority – Open Space. The tradition of our former logo stems from having
been part of La Plata County government originally. However, LPOSC has served its community as a non profit charitable
land trust for over 21 years. With our office and base in La Plata County, and the La Plata Mountains contributing to the
scenic open space we protect, LPOSC proudly maintains its name. It is our goal moving forward to reach out to new members and members of the community who may not already be familiar with our work, and to have these new friends of open
space be more aware of our role as a private, non profit entity.
CONTACT US
LPOSC is proud to invite you to visit its new downtown Durango office! Located
at 1150 A Main Avenue, LPOSC is now more available to landowners, members
of the community, and volunteer opportunities than ever before.
As an organization that continues to grow every year, our office needs continue
to grow as well. The generous financial grant support of LPEA, Norcross Wildlife
Foundation, Ballantine Family Fund, and Conservation Resource Center has
enabled LPOSC to purchase much needed computers, computer software, printers, back-up hard drives, and accessory technologies. Our obligations extend
far beyond protecting land out of doors, to protecting data and records into the
future. We now have the office square footage to house not only our hard copy
files, but the technologies to electronically produce and store all the records that
are required of conservation easement deeds, annual monitoring, biological and
mineral baseline reports, landowner uses of their properties, and our membership support.
La Plata Open Space Conservancy
1150 A Main Avenue
PO Box 1651
Durango, CO 81302
WWW.LPOSC.ORG