View Report - Aspen Valley Land Trust

Photo by Amy Hadden Marsh
A s p e n Va l l e y L a n d T r u s t
2014 Annual Report
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A Word From Our
Executive Director
Martha Cochran
Place. The idea of place
forever
Photo by Brent Moss Photography
Meredith Carter, Jayme Sewell and Morgan
Jacober enjoy a night off from raising the next
generation of ranchers. More pictures
from the Save the Land Dance on page 6.
forests – these are the treasures that sustain our wildlife, grow our food and
nourish our souls. Here in the Roaring Fork and Middle Colorado River valleys,
we are blessed with a diverse and healthy landscape that is among the world’s most
beautiful. Conserving what makes this place special means conserving all types of
land, and in 2014 Aspen Valley Land Trust was fortunate to work with landowners
who set aside varied types of
land that are now protected from
future development.
From an urban park in
the middle of Aspen to highelevation meadows where moose
flourish, the conservation of
each property means something
special – land along streams and
rivers to protect our clean water,
irrigated ranchland for growing
local food, untouched wildlands
where wildlife abound, and public
spaces for people to fish, hike and
Both cattle and wildlife flourish in the
aspen forests, lush meadows and sage flats
gather.
Photo by Colorado Wildlife Science
is as
varied as memories of the apple tree in
the backyard where you grew up or a
romantic vision of living in the Rocky
Mountains. It can be your favorite trail or
next vacation. The sense of place connects
people to the land and each other.
In seeking better ways to manage
our ever-scarce resources, professionals
of all disciplines have turned (or returned)
to the idea of place. There are models
of place-based education, place-based
land planning, place-based conservation,
place-based economic development,
place-based philanthropy, place-based
tourism and more.
The new emphasis on place is
an acknowledgement that where we are
defines who we are. That is true all over
the world, and particularly so here in our
mountain valleys.
The special moments of our lives
are connected to place. Remember where
(story continued on page 4)
you were when . . .
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Land for People and Wildlife –
Clear burbling streams, vast sweeping pastures, urban parks and dense
at Lazy V Quarter Circle Ranch.
Lazy V Quarter Circle Ranch – Bershenyi Family commits to wildlife
It was 1941 when Joe Bershenyi bought 640 acres of montane ranchland on
a wide open, 8,000+-foot plateau perched at the headwaters of Three Mile Creek
above Glenwood Springs. Rich with quaking aspen forests, sage flats, wetland
meadows, brooks and springs, Joe used the property to run cattle in the fall as part
of a larger agricultural operation between Carbondale and Glenwood.
This was high country at its best – scenic beyond words, quiet, peaceful, cold
in the winter. The diversity of wildlife that called the property home was notable:
great blue herons, dusky grouse, trumpeter swans, turkey, northern leopard frogs
(petitioned for listing under the federal Endangered Species Act), western chorus
frogs, flammulated owls, snowshoe hare, black bear, mountain lion, mule deer, elk,
and – most recently – an impressive herd of moose.
The ranch has stayed in the family, passing to heirs Marcia, Stephen, Julia,
Maritza, Christine, Mark, Alan, and Karen, who continue to graze cattle seasonally
and use the ranch as a low-key family summer and hunting camp. Stephen Bershenyi
led the remarkable 12+ year effort to conserve the ranch, and Colorado Parks &
(story continued on page 2)
Aspen Valley Land Trust, 320 Main Street, Suite 204, Carbondale, CO 81623 tel:970/963.8440 fax:970/963.8441 email: [email protected] www.avlt.org
Land for People and Wildlife - cont.
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The north half of the Bershenyis’ property has water
access, moose, flammulated owls and a teepee too!
Wildlife provided funding to make the deal feasible. In
2014 the Bershenyi cousins granted CPW a limited public
hunting easement while donating AVLT a conservation
easement over 320 acres of the ranch. The second half will
follow this year.
We are excited to be beneficiaries of such dedication
on behalf of the public and wildlife.
Photo by Pine Brook Ecological
conservation
Aspen’s Dolinsek Park
AVLT Conserved Properties
USDA Forest Service
Bureau of Land Management
This future Aspen park was given by John and
Josephine Dolinsek, who still live here today.
Roaring Fork & Middle
Colorado Watersheds
Generations of Aspenites have tromped by the small white house and big yard on their way to Lift 1A.
Since 1918, the Dolinsek family has lived in that house and last year siblings Josephine and John generously
agreed to sell the parcel (with a retained life estate) to the City of Aspen at a fraction of its market value for
use as a community park. As a condition of the sale, the Dolinseks requested that AVLT accept a conservation
easement over the property in order to ensure that, once they are gone, it will never be used for anything but a
public park and open space.
The Dolinsek property adjoins Willoughby Park and Lift 1 Park, as well has the historic Lift 1 Tower,
listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The City and AVLT are grateful to the Dolinseks for their
vision and commitment to the community of Aspen, and are excited to work together to steward and make this
property available to the public in the future. Thank you Josephine and John! Your legacy is a gift to us all.
Thank you landowners!
...your generosity enriches us all.
Aspen Valley Land Trust, 320 Main Street, Suite 204, Carbondale, CO 81623 tel:970/963.8440 fax:970/963.8441 email: [email protected] www.avlt.org
Photo by Marcia Fusaro
Strang Ranch story on page 7
Strang Ranch
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Dart Ranch
Lazy V Quarter Circle Ranch
Dolinsek Park
A New Chapter for Historic Dart Ranch
The Wheatley Homestead – covering 263 acres of
meadows and ruddy hillsides at the mouth of Snowmass
Canyon – was first ranched in 1899. At the time there was
no Highway 82, no Lower River Road, and the beloved Rio
Grande Trail, which runs through the heart of property, was
still a railroad. Peter and Janneli Dart acquired the ranch in
1960 and, along with their children, Mari, J, Paul and Will,
made the monumental decision to protect it forever in 1997
by granting a conservation easement to AVLT and Pitkin
County. Despite the easement, changes continued to unfold –
from the four-laning of Highway 82 to the construction of the
Rio Grande Trail, which drastically increased visitation to this
area. Additionally, public fishing access was provided along
the Roaring Fork River and Wheatley Gulch was opened to
hikers.
On January 7, 2015, Pitkin County purchased the west
105 acres of the property to better steward the public fishing
access and hiking, and eliminate the potential for a massive
house in the meadow. Meanwhile, AVLT continues to hold
conservation easements over the entire property, and the Dart
family still owns 158 acres, including the historic Wheatley
Schoolhouse and Arbaney farmhouse. They have listed the
parcel for sale with the knowledge that the easement will
continue to protect its important habitat, ranching history,
and scenic views that stretch along 1.1 miles of the Rio Grande
Trail.
Aspen Valley Land Trust, 320 Main Street, Suite 204, Carbondale, CO 81623 tel:970/963.8440 fax:970/963.8441 email: [email protected] www.avlt.org
A Word From Our Executive Director - cont.
staff & board
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“Place is the
most important
gift that we can
give to the next
generations.”
forever
Steve Carter
President
Rosemary Patterson
Vice President
Bill Kane
Secretary
Dan Brumbaugh
Treasurer
Dave Bellack
Jim Cardamone
Jeanne Doremus
Gary Knaus
Fred Lodge
Kate Schwarzler
Staff
Martha Cochran
Executive Director
Suzanne Stephens
Associate Director
Melissa Sumera
Office Manager
Connor Coleman
Stewardship Manager
Dave Erickson
Project Manager
Welcome to Dave Erickson
From the mountains of Idaho, through the savannas of Tanzania,
Dave Erickson made his way around the Arizona desert before landing in the
Roaring Fork Valley. Born and raised in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Dave first moved
to Colorado to attend Fort Lewis College in Durango and graduated with a
degree in environmental biology. After college, Dave worked for the Teton
Regional Land Trust in Driggs, Ida. where he gained a deep appreciation for the
critical work land trusts do and the importance of private land conservation.
He also worked as a field biologist and natural resource specialist across the
U.S. and in the East African country of Tanzania. Dave completed a Master’s
degree in wildlife science at the University of Arizona and eventually found his
way back to the Roaring Fork Valley where his wife Kate Cardamone grew up. Dave helped with upgrades to
AVLT’s monitoring technology and database system before joining the staff in January. He brings a wealth of
knowledge and experience and AVLT is already benefiting from his ecological sciences and technology skills.
Retiring Board Member
The AVLT board and staff miss
Rosemary Patterson,
who left the board in December due to term limits. Rosemary is a
rancher and valued member of the Divide Creek community who has
been instrumental in the conservation of several productive, multigenerational ranches in the area. She served as an articulate and
passionate spokesperson for the importance of agriculture and the need
to conserve land for local food production. Rosemary raises sheep and
goats, and spins and dyes yarn for her many artistic projects. She and
her husband Pat, a noted jewelry maker, also raise Piedmontese cattle as
well as chickens, turkeys and a splendid garden.
Photo by Mike Brinson Photography
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. . . President Kennedy was shot, you fell in love, your children took their first steps. Place
is inspiring. I’ve never seen a person’s face light up when describing a first trip to Park
Meadows Mall or a drive through town-to town sprawl. However, there is an unfailing
joyfulness on the faces of people as they describe their first glimpse of the ocean, their
first fourteener, or the magic of an elk herd moving through the quiet of falling snow.
Place is important, even if you never go there.
People value the remote canyons of Utah, the depths of the
ocean and the peaks of the Himalayas even though most
of us will never see them. Unseen natural places provide
the mystery and romping grounds for the imagination.
Place is home. For me it starts on the family
farm, where I and four generations before me grew up.
The softness of the air and feel of the dirt are part of my
genetics. Forty-one years ago I moved here to the Rockies
and, over the years, this has become home.
To those of us who live here, place has many meanings. It is unspoiled views, clear
running streams, roaring rivers, new calves in the spring, a shady trail through town, the
call of a meadow lark on a fencepost. We value the wilderness where wildlife still thrives.
We are inspired by the soaring mountaintops. We treasure our Western heritage and a
cattle drive on the road. Places have value beyond money – and we in the Roaring Fork
and Colorado valleys have treasures that few others do. They are becoming fewer each
day – and it is often only when they are gone that we realize what is lost. Place is the most
important gift that we can give to the next generations.
Today, Aspen Valley Land Trust is our best hope for protecting the valley floors,
ranches and other private lands that define our place. Every day we get to work with
landowners who understand the value of place, and that an open meadow and freeflowing creek are treasures to be valued and protected –
.
2014 Board
Aspen Valley Land Trust, 320 Main Street, Suite 204, Carbondale, CO 81623 tel:970/963.8440 fax:970/963.8441 email: [email protected] www.avlt.org
New Board Members
Amy Daley Krick grew up on her family’s cattle ranch south of
Silt and has been caring for animals ever since. She raised steers and lambs
for 4-H and was a competitive barrel racer before heading to Stanford
University where she was on the ski team while earning a Bachelor of Science
degree in biological studies. She received a combined Master of Business
Administration and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Colorado
State University. Amy has studied in Chile and Scotland, and worked for two
years in Australia. She is in practice at Glenwood Veterinary Clinic and she
and her husband Nick live on a ranch north of New Castle.
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Photo by Ross Daniels
eanne Doremus is an Aspen native and an attorney specializing
in trusts, estates, real estate and business entities. She is a former Assistant
District Attorney and was a founding member and long-time president of
the board of Alpine Legal Services. She is a volunteer for Room to Read,
Aspen Booster Club and 100+ Women, and has served as president of the
Pitkin County Bar Association, Wildwood School Board and Aspen Youth
Center Board. She and her husband Andrew own a ranch in Gunnison
County, and they and their five sons are a well-known and devoted hockey
family.
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In Memorium: Carter Jackson
Cowboy, rancher, veterinarian, veteran, community leader,
Photo by Lois Abel Harlamert
father – Carter Jackson wore many hats, all with a goodness in his
heart and a twinkle in his eye. He had many interests, but land
conservation – particularly protecting land for agriculture – was
his passion, and he felt strongly about keeping the Western heritage
of our valleys alive. Carter served on the Aspen Valley Land Trust
board from 2003 to 2008, and on the Western Colorado Agricultural
Heritage board for six years before that. He and his wife Louise and
their four daughters generously conserved their 300-acre ranch
along the Roaring Fork River south of Glenwood Springs. Carter
left this earth on January 24 knowing that the land he loved and
stewarded for more than 50 years would remain undeveloped and that he had, as he hoped, “saved some of
the past for the future.” Below is a list of contributors to AVLT in Carter’s memory:
Dee Blue
Kirsten Carlisle
Martha Cochran & Steve Mills
Patricia Conway
Floyd & Lavonne Diemoz
Gregory Durrett
Rollie & Tillie Fischer
Betty Geib
Kevin Gibson
James & Ann Griffin
Susan (Fender) Handwerk
Ruth Brown Foundation Darcey Brown
Andrea Holland-Sears & Jim Sears
Holy Cross Cattlemen’s Assoc.
Holy Cross Energy
Judy & Nick Huston
Freida & Bill Jackson
Hollis & Anne-Marie Kelley
Mike & Isabel McBreen
Barbara Mick and Lori Mick
Julie Olson
Lois Petre
Sue Rodgers
Nancy & Jeffrey Sachs
Fay Sackstein
Sally Thompson
Tom & Roz Turnbull
Don & Eddi Vanderhoof
Mike & Linda Walck
staff & board
Photo by Lois Abel Harlamert
ary Knaus grew up on a ranch near Rifle and helped his father
who was a large-animal veterinarian. He has been a physician in Carbondale
for almost 40 years and was awarded the University of Colorado’s Walking
Stick Award in 2000 as the outstanding rural Colorado family physician.
Gary was a founding member of the Mount Sopris Nordic Council and
serves on the Basalt Water Conservancy District. He and his wife Jill
own the family ranch, and Gary is actively involved in ranching and the
Carbondale community.
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Aspen Valley Land Trust, 320 Main Street, Suite 204, Carbondale, CO 81623 tel:970/963.8440 fax:970/963.8441 email: [email protected] www.avlt.org
rain,
schmain...
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Aspen Valley Land Trust’s 11th Annual Save the Land Dance
August 23, 5:30 pm
John Nieslanik Ranch, Carbondale
Music by Halden Wofford and the Hi Beams
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all rains couldn’t dampen the good time had by all at
the 11th annual Save the Land Dance. Our new location,
John Nieslanik’s picturesque ranch on White Hill east of
Carbondale, provided a dramatic setting for gazing out over
the fields at the base of Mount Sopris – a reminder of the
$85
productive ranchlands right outside our door. Put a collection
$40
of valley characters in a tent with delicious fare and a rocking
band and, as we discovered, pretty soon everyone will have
forgotten that it’s the wettest night of the summer and just party down! The skies parted just in time for Bridget
Strang and her dog Treat to showcase some sheep herding tricks of the trade, and the night was crowned with
a spectacular sunset. We’ve got another fantastic night brewing so be sure to mark your calendars for the 12th
annual gala, Saturday, August 22, 2015.
Plus enjoy a demonstration
of the sheep hearding action
coming up at the
September 9–14, 2014
Buy your
tickets early!
($100 after 8/15)
Photo by Brent Moss Photography
Barbara and Don Chaplin warm up
the dance floor to the smoking tunes of
Halden Wofford & The Hi-Beams.
Left to right: Barbara Reese with
Tim & Donna McFlynn and
sponsor John McBride.
Thank you
Volunteers!
Amy Barr
Patsy Batchelder
Steve & Molly Child
Jan Eitel
Lee Ann Eustis
Bailey Haines
Molly Irwin
John, Theresa, Marty, Jerilyn, Mark,
Matt, Heather, Mike and Lisa.
Lydia McIntyre
Steve Mills
Sally & Frank Norwood
Rosemary Patterson
Satya Post
Julie & Doug Pratte
Linda & Mark Schuemaker
Mountain level Sponsors:
Meadow level Sponsors:
Bridget & Treat!
Photo by Kate Jarmen
Special Thanks to:
Photo by Molly Irwin
Our hosts and easement donors
John & Theresa Nieslanik.
167 acres of this beautiful ranch are
conserved thanks to John and his sons.
Thank You ily!
Nieslanik Fam
Thank you
sponsors!
Mesa level Sponsors:
Photo by Brent Moss Photography
AVLT Executive Director Martha
Cochran (right) with sponsor Donna
Di Ianni (left) of Merrill Lynch Aspen.
Photo by Joni Keefe, Farms Finest
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Purchase tickets at
www.avlt.org or 963.8440
Photo by Brent Moss Photography
save the land dance
under 40 rate
($50 after 8/15)
Dave Scruby
Andrea Holland-Sears
& Jim Sears
Shelley Spalding
Mike & Lauren Suhrbier
Jacquie Tannenbaum
Aspen Valley Land Trust, 320 Main Street, Suite 204, Carbondale, CO 81623 tel:970/963.8440 fax:970/963.8441 email: [email protected] www.avlt.org
Strang Ranch by Suzanne Stephens
The Strang Ranch is a special place. In the 50 years
Photo by Tyler Stableford
Photo courtesy of Bridget Strang
Lathrop Strang Memorial Fund Donors
Lathrop Strang was passionate about the importance of conserving agricultural land – to grow food,
protect water rights and maintain our Western heritage. When he died in a ski accident on Mount Sopris, his
family established a fund in his honor to help defray costs for other ranchers and farmers who worked with AVLT
to conserve their land. When his father Mike passed, the family asked that donations in his honor be made to
the fund. Spectacular and productive ranches from Missouri Heights to Divide Creek have been permanently
protected from development thanks, in part, to Lathrop Strang Memorial Fund donors.
In memory of Lathrop Strang
Debby and Michael Brady
Lee Ann Eustis
Pat Fender
Shannon & Dave Meyer
Geoffrey & Hope Platt
Kit Strang
Jennifer Phelps Tempest
Russell & Melissa Wight
In memory of Mike Strang
American Horse Trials Foundation
Catherine Anderson
Anonymous
Cornelia Bonnie
Debby & Michael Brady
Ed & Judy Brown
Rory & Lucy Cerise
Charlie & Terry Chacos
Martha Cochran & Steve Mills
Sally Cole
Colorado West Hunter Jumper Assoc.
Susan Cuseo
Dalby Wendland & Co PC,
Greg A. Keiller, CPA and
Jamin Heady-Smith, CPA
George Dewell
Floyd & Lavonne Diemoz
Carol Duell
Bill Fales & Marjorie Perry
Marcia & Tony Fusaro
Ruth Harrison
Adele Hause
Meg Haynes
Charlie, Pat & Curtis Hemenway
Charles & Sandy Israel
Carter & Louise Jackson
Leslie & Patrick Johnson
Sam & Ann Johnson
Shannon & Dave Meyer
Mountain and Plains Border Collie Assoc.
Nancy Oden
James & Hensley Peterson
Henderson Supplee
Tom & Roz Turnbull
Sylvia Wendrow
Fred Wooden
D.L. Brig Young
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conservation
since Mike and Kit Strang purchased this sweeping green
450-acre basin on Missouri Heights, they’ve raised four
children – Laurie, Scott, Bridget and Lathrop – countless
horses, cattle, sheep, sheepdogs, and several dozen ponyclubbers and young riders. The Strangs have been friends,
family and mentors to many. From the ranch house kitchen
– a community center itself – life has revolved. Politics
have been discussed. Plans have been sown.
One of these plans was hatched in 2001, when the
Strangs began a land planning process with the Western
Colorado Agricultural Heritage Fund (WCAHF, which Kit Strang poses in front of the sod farm, just one
of the many industries that sustain the ranch.
later merged with AVLT ) to ensure the future of the ranch
itself. By 2003, the Strangs had granted AVLT a conservation easement over part of the ranch, and had
a game plan for protecting the rest while reserving a homesite for their ranch manager and each of
their children.
Fast forward to December of 2014, Kit is sitting
in the AVLT office, signing off on the last documents that
will place the last piece of this ranch under the protective
wing of conservation, forever. Thirteen years is a long time
to spend doing anything, and in that time, life went on and,
in some cases came to a close – the Strangs said goodbye to
son Lathrop in 2008 and Mike earlier in 2014.
It’s hard to describe the many ways the Strang family
has nurtured and affected life in the Roaring Fork Valley,
and that will continue. I myself was once just a sweaty kid
working in the barn, eating lunch in the kitchen, learning
The magic of Strang Ranch is palpable on a
misty morning on Missouri Heights.
about all the things that matter. It has been an honor and
privilege to work with the Strangs over the last dozen years to see this ranch become a legacy. I can
hardly wait for the day I bring my own daughter up to the ranch for her first riding lesson and a taste of
what it’s all about. In the meantime, while change continues, the Strang Ranch will always be – a ranch.
Aspen Valley Land Trust, 320 Main Street, Suite 204, Carbondale, CO 81623 tel:970/963.8440 fax:970/963.8441 email: [email protected] www.avlt.org
Change for Trusted AVLT Consultant
For 14 years, Dawn Barton-Welles has hiked through the high
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mountains, four-wheeled through ranchland pastures, waded along
the wetlands and stream sides, and tip-toed among the wildlife on the
many diverse and beautiful lands conserved through Aspen Valley Land
Trust. She has become friends with dozens of landowners, helped many
identify weeds and native plants and always offered an appreciative
word for these good stewards of the land. This year Dawn has decided to
turn her talents to new endeavors. With her broad knowledge and soft
demeanor, Dawn has fostered relationships and left a legacy to AVLT
that we can only hope to emulate.
AVLT is required, by federal law, to monitor each conserved
property at least annually and the work has to be done in a relatively
short field season. In 2001 AVLT contracted with Dawn’s West Elks
Ecological Consulting to conduct the property visits and provide a
written report on 24 properties covering almost 5,000 acres. Fourteen
years later, that task has grown to more than 172 properties and almost
Dawn’s many interests and talents
40,000 acres, all strung across a service area roughly twice the size of include landscaping, hiking, mountain
Delaware. Growth and new technologies have changed the methods climbing, and competitive Nordic skiing.
of monitoring (see related story on page 9) but there will never be a substitute for on-site observation and
landowner conversations. While many land trusts rely on volunteers or work through frequent staff turnovers,
AVLT and the landowners have benefited from Dawn’s professional and consistent work.
Born and raised in Denver, Dawn received a B.S. in plant geography and biology from Simon Fraser
University in British Columbia and a M.S. in environmental studies and resource management from Antioch
New England Graduate School. She worked as a wildlife specialist for the Town of Snowmass Village, as a
forester and wilderness manager for the U.S. Forest Service, and as an entomologist for Vail Associates and the
Colorado State Forest Service before starting her own firm in 2000. Dawn has also done extensive work with the
Colorado Natural Heritage Program, inventorying and documenting change in species of rare animals, plants,
wetlands, riparian areas, and plant communities in Potential Conservation Areas.
Dawn has contributed much to the natural sciences and to AVLT’s success and we hope to continue
working with her as she pursues new ways to foster conservation in our valleys and beyond.
The State of the State and Conservation
Studies continue to show that quality dollar-value
of life is the most important factor in attracting
businesses and jobs, and Colorado continues to make
conservation of our natural resources a priority.
Our state’s spectacular scenery, Western heritage,
diversity of wildlife and water resources are seen as
the key to a quality lifestyle and our economic future.
Last year the Colorado Legislature made
changes to the conservation easement program to
both assure the high quality of conservation projects
and to protect landowners from unwarranted tax
audits. This year the Legislature voted overwhelmingly
to increase the incentives for conservation, while
simultaneously making the conservation process
more efficient for landowners and land trusts.
Senate Bill-206 increases the Colorado
conservation easement tax credit from 50% to 75%
of the first $100,000 of easement value, and provides
a credit for 50% of the remaining easement value
up to a maximum credit amount of $1.5 million.
This additional funding will help defray landowners’
increased transaction costs, and will help eliminate
the need to phase the conservation of larger or higher
parcels in multiple easements over
multiple years, greatly reducing project and overhead
costs for both landowners and land trusts.
The maximum state expenditure for
conservation easements remains capped at $45
million per year, and the legislative changes do not
increase the state’s overall level of investment in the
conservation of what makes Colorado special.
Tax refunds available for 2015
For the past several years, conservation
easement donors who could not use the conservation
tax credit have sold their credit to other taxpayers at
a discounted rate, because the state could not issue
direct refunds. In 2015, Colorado will have a surplus
of revenues and, under the TABOR
law, the state will be required to
provide refunds. Those who donate
a conservation easement this year
will be eligible for a direct state
refund of up to $50,000 on 2015 tax
returns filed in 2016. Excess credits can still be sold to
other Colorado taxpayers.
Aspen Valley Land Trust, 320 Main Street, Suite 204, Carbondale, CO 81623 tel:970/963.8440 fax:970/963.8441 email: [email protected] www.avlt.org
Flying Into the Future of Monitoring
AVLT launched a new type of monitoring program in 2014. First, a little background: AVLT holds
“AVLT developed a
new monitoring
approach designed
to improve overall
efficiency, both in terms
of time and finances.”
Before and after images of a newly built public trail on a conserved property near Aspen.
High-quality orthoimagery will allow AVLT and landowners to get a comprehensive look at a
property and to compare changes in use and vegetation over time.
Finally, ground visits will continue as they always have, with a monitor meeting with landowners and
observing the property on foot. In 2014, AVLT helped develop a tablet-based monitoring program using a
platform designed by Fulcrum (www.fulcrum.com). By using technology, we’re able to have: the monitoring
form, property map with GPS tracking, the ability to capture geo-referenced photos, and a library of all property
documents – all on the tablet. When the form is completed, either in the field or on a web-based portal, it is
automatically converted into a printable report. The information from the report is stored in a database that
gives us the ability to easily track our monitoring data and identify trends over time, and send the report to
landowners.
All of these changes are moving AVLT into the future of monitoring, giving us more time to focus on
other projects and work with landowners, while also maintaining sound documentation of conserved properties.
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monitoring program
conservation easements and fee titles on nearly 40,000 acres and 172 properties from Aspen to western Garfield
County. As part of our obligation as a land trust, we have to monitor each of these properties annually to ensure
that the terms of the conservation agreement are being upheld. For the past 14 years, Dawn Barton-Welles and
her team at West Elk Ecological Consulting (westelksconsulting.
com) have been our “boots-on-the-ground,” making annual visits
to each property. As the amount of land conserved through AVLT
continues to grow, this endeavor has become a considerable
undertaking to complete in our short field season (see related story
page 8).
Given that challenge, AVLT developed a new monitoring
approach designed to improve overall efficiency, both in terms of
time and finances. This approach incorporates three monitoring
techniques that are applied to each property on a three-year rotating
cycle: on the ground visits, aerial flyovers, and orthoimagery.
Both aerial flyovers and orthoimagery are achieved
from a small aircraft. Aerial flyovers put a monitor in the
air, and from this perspective, they are able to observe
the entirety of the property where they note large-scale
changes and record property conditions with a digital SLR
camera. Orthoimagery replaces the human observer with
a specialized photographic process that generates a precise
image of the property. This image is then used to identify
changes to the property by comparing it to previously
collected images and to prior monitoring reports. Both of
these methods allow us to monitor dozens of properties in
just a few days. We greatly appreciate our partner in these
Aerial observation allows us to observe the entirety
aerial monitoring efforts, LightHawk (lighthawk.org).
of a property and note large-scale changes.
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Aspen Valley Land Trust, 320 Main Street, Suite 204, Carbondale, CO 81623 tel:970/963.8440 fax:970/963.8441 email: [email protected] www.avlt.org
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September
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T
he “big dogs” of the competitive sheepherding world gathered in Carbondale in September 2014 for
the National Sheepdog Finals. Some 265 dogs and their handlers/owner competed in five days of qualifying
events and finals. CBS Sports and other national and statewide media covered the event and thousands of
locals and tourist enjoyed the scenery and competition. For many, it was an introduction to a fast-growing
sport with specialized terminology such as outrun, lift, drive, fetch, shed and pen. It was also an introduction to
the complexity of staging such an event – more than 800 mountain range sheep were trucked in and managed
for the events, a small village of food and merchandise booths supported the participants and spectators, and
a recognition dinner for sponsors and dogs owners meant food and drink for 600 people at the ranch’s indoor
arena. Hats off to director Bridgit Strang and a host of fun, hard-working volunteers, and thank you from AVLT,
which was the beneficiary of the entry fees.
The National Sheepdog Finals location rotates annually with the 2015 competition to be held in Alturas,
Calif. and we hope to bring the event back to Strang Ranch in 2016.
Photos by Julie Albrecht
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Left: The sheepdog finals were all the news in September! Kate Kravitz shows off the cover of the Sopris Sun newspaper.
Center: Kristie Smith sells a ticket to an enthusiastic spectator. All ticket proceeds support AVLT’s local land conservation
efforts. Right: Steve Mills models the t-shirts given to AVLT volunteers featuring Mary Noone’s awesome donated artwork.
River Valley Ranch Lends a Hand to Support Conservation
Aspen Valley Land Trust and River Valley Ranch have a
Sean Williams, Ian Hause, Jo Bershenyi,
Pam Britton and Martha Cochran prepare
for another great day at Strang Ranch.
RVR residents joined the nearly 100 total
volunteers for the event.
long history of partnering together. Since the development was first
approved, an open space transfer fee has been assessed on every
real estate transaction. This fee has been entrusted to Aspen Valley
Land Trust and serves to maintain, preserve and protect agricultural
and open space lands within seven miles of Carbondale city limits.
More than 6,000 acres of ranchlands and critical wildlife habitat
have been conserved since the fund was started. Not only have River
Valley Ranch property owners contributed to this fund in support of
local land conservation, but this year residents formed an awesome
support team during the 2014 National Sheepdog Finals, selling
tickets and parking spectators to support AVLT.
Thank you so much to everyone who donated their time
and helped make this event successful. We appreciate the hard
work of Ian Hause, Pam Britton, Brenda Bamford and all the great
volunteers. This stellar management team shows how RVR earned
the Community Associate Institute’s Homeowners’ Association of
the year award for 2014. Congratulations RVR!
Aspen Valley Land Trust, 320 Main Street, Suite 204, Carbondale, CO 81623 tel:970/963.8440 fax:970/963.8441 email: [email protected] www.avlt.org
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Spectators were treated in style! A hay ride from the parking lot to
the competition field was just the right way to start off the experience.
The event provided fun for all ages, with two fields of competition the Nursery (dogs under 2 year old) and the Open - plus great local
food and arts and crafts vendors. Demonstrations of agility training
and lamb cooking offered a variety of delights in between dog runs.
Thank you to all the
sheepdog volunteers!
Right: CBS Sports documented the celebratory hug between
winner Alasdair MacRae and his wife Patricia while winning
dog Gail cooled down in the tub. Alasdair provided CBS with
a great ending to their piece when he won the final run on
Sunday, scoring a whopping 602 points!
Julie Albrecht
Charley Abernathy
Brenda Bamford
Josh Bennet
Jo Bershenyi
Mike Blair
Patrick Boas
Pam Britton
Erin Braley
Chris Brown
Ed Brown
Lorrie & Rick Carlson
Steve Carter
Larson Close
Jess Craig
CRMS Students
Susan Cuseo
Lee & Donna Dale
Danny De Witt
Margie Deluca
Gary Di Paolo
Kelly Duff
Sue Edelstein & Bill Spence
Valerie Fabian
Jerry Fazzi
Tony Fusaro
Sara Gallegos
Bernie Gantt
Tania Garcia
Jack & Glynda Gausnell
Ian Hause
Kea Hause & Lani Kitching
Sherry Herrington
Ann Hopkins
Libby Isaacs
Barbara Jackson
Joni Keefe
Michael Kinsley
Kate Kravits
Barbara Reese
Christina Long
Savannah Ross
Jennifer & Greg Long
John & Kathy Schoenecker
Jesse Long
Lindsey Schoepfle
Lindsey McBee
Dave Scruby
Jen McCoy
Jim Sears
Roberta McGowan
Kirstie Smith
Frank & Rosie McSwain
Tony Sprick
Steve Mills
Mark Sumera
Sharon Murdock
Jacquie Tannenbaum
Sharon Murphy
Andrea Tupy
Bob & Mary Noone
Magdiel Vega
Jim Noyes & Laurie Solomon
Ruth Walker
Julie Olson
Courtney Weber
Rosemary Patterson
Sylvia Wendrow
Carla Peltonen
Jen White
Croina Portillo
Sean Williams
Satya Post
Joe Zazzaretti
Amanda Prisbe
*We apologize for any misprints or omissions
special event
Above: Some of the winning athletes!
With over $46,000 in prize money up for grabs,
walking away with a winning title is no small feat.
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Aspen Valley Land Trust, 320 Main Street, Suite 204, Carbondale, CO 81623 tel:970/963.8440 fax:970/963.8441 email: [email protected] www.avlt.org
AVLT Conserved Lands
conserved properties
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ASPEN AREA
Acreage
Aspen Alps Park* 0.14
Aspen Chance - Ajax Trail
2.80
Barbee Open Space - Ajax Trail 13.56
Burlingame Ranch, Deer Hill (City of Aspen)
83.00
Burlingame Ranch West (City of Aspen)
57.80
Castle Creek Valley Ranch 8.50
Dolinsek Park
.71
Emilee Benedict Park - Hunter Creek Trail (Benedict)*
10.06
Freddie Fisher Park (Benedict)*
0.42
Hardy Property 90.00
Henry Stein Park (Rio Grande Trail)* 1.57
Holy Cross (City of Aspen) 0.94
Hummingbird Lode Open Space (Pitkin County)
9.30
Hunter Creek (Estamar) 52.76
Hunter Valley Way (City of Aspen)
9.59
Little Ajax
0.65
Little Chief Lode Open Space (Reeder)
9.87
Millionaire Lode (Aspen Alps)*
1.50
North Star Preserve (Pitkin County)
175.00
Red Butte* 35.58
Red Butte Ranch 59.23
Smuggler Contraband Mining Claim 9.30
Smuggler Della S Mining Claim 10.33
Smuggler Mountain B&M Mining Claim (Baldwin)
10.33
Smuggler Mountain Open Space
(City of Aspen & Pitkin County)
161.26
Smuggler Result Mining Claim 6.90
Stein Ranch I
148.10
Stein Ranch II (Red Butte Open Space) 83.70
Stillwater Ranch 5.90
Ute Mesa Open Space (City of Aspen)
4.11
Verena Mallory Park (Benedict)*
10.71
BASALT AREA
Brackett Open Space
48.49
Clark Ranch
117.62
Crown Mountain Ranch (Clark)
559.90
Dowdy Family 85.20
Emma Farms (Waldeck)
66.94
Grange Ranch 216.96
Happy Day Ranch - Nancy’s Path (Parker)
25.50
Hole-in-the-Ground Ranch (Crawford)
139.29
Deadwood Ranch (Irons)
335.28
Rock Bottom Ranch (Aspen Center for
Environmental Studies)
77.98
Sopris Mountain Ranch 280.00
Spring Creek Hatchery (Timmer)
159.70
Fryingpan Canyon Ranch (Uihlein) 143.00
Wonderview Farms (Pietrzak)
114.14
CANYON CREEK AREA
Balcomb Arbaney Parcel
41.11
Canyon Creek Ranch (Carter)
33.88
East Canyon Creek Ranch (Slappey)
320.00
Elk Canyon Ranch (Robinson) 32.21
Engeler Property 24.64
Little River Ranch (Armstrong / Alford) 50.55
Okanela Ranch (Knobel)
495.79
Que Sera Ranch (Beard/Szedelyi)
44.50
CARBONDALE AREA
Central Ranch (McGarvey)
101.18
Coffman Ranch 38.00
Colorado Rocky Mountain School River Parcel 18.50
Crystal Island Ranch (Jelinek)
1,067.42
CARBONDALE AREA (cont.)
Acreage
Flying Dog Ranch West (Stranahan)
224.00
John Nieslanik Ranch 166.96
J&S Nieslanik Ranch
630.00
Larsh Parcel 8.00
Peterson Ranch 78.00
Philly Wolf Ranch (Arbaney) 80.00
Quarter Circle 8 Ranch (McNulty) 866.22
Ranch at Coulter Creek (Snowmass Land Company)
305.25
Strang Ranch 436.49
Sunnyside Ranch (Blue) 165.40
Taucher Place (Fales/Perry)
80.00
Tybar Ranch (Stranahan)
196.00
W-T Ranch (Witt) 79.48
COLLBRAN AREA
Rocky Hill Ranch (Dibrell) Young Ranch 1,513.00
881.00
DE BEQUE AREA
Bear Gulch (Scott)
Farnum Ranch
Roan Creek Ranch (Bedell) Scott Ranch Tall Pines - 4A Ridge (McDonald) 880.00
130.84
280.00
147.29
1,040.00
GLENWOOD SPRINGS AREA
Faranhyll Ranch (Williams)
437.73
Fischer Parcel 86.83
Fischer Out Parcel 3.17
Harris on the Roaring Fork 1.12
Hood Ranch
160.00
J&J Hood Ranch
80.00
Lazy H/11 Ranch (Jackson) 300.00
Lazy V Quarter Circle Ranch (Bershenyi)
320.00
Rivendell Farm (Berkeley)
168.91
Springridge 308.75
Stormking Hunting Ranch (Ingelhart/Sills)
126.00
Stuart Paul Rippy Memorial Wildlife Easement
35.00
MARBLE AREA
Darien Ranch Flogus Pond (Barnes) Marble Ski Area (Harris)
Marble Ski Area (Walden)
Marble Ski Area (Rikkers)
Parry Pond (Baldwin)
159.41
160.00
4.86
3.38
6.48
160.00
NEW CASTLE AREA
Dry Elk Valley Ranch (Dodo/Dodero)
Dwyer Family Property North Stoddard Place (Dodo/Dodero)
Open Heart Ridge (Roberts)
South Stoddard Place (Dodo/Dodero)
Stout Ranch
Triple J Ranch (Garfield Creek LLC)
West Elk Ranch (Dodero/Bean/Wanner)
719.72
155.84
80.00
160.00
80.00
1,300.00
2,063.18
305.08
PARACHUTE AREA
Morrisania Ranch (Charis)
Una (Grand River Ranches)
36.65
163.00
REDSTONE AREA
Broker Load Open Space (Goldsmith)
Elk Mountain Subdivision (Lester)
Elk Mountain Subdivision I (Wilson/Eck)
10.33
0.63
0.73
Aspen Valley Land Trust, 320 Main Street, Suite 204, Carbondale, CO 81623 tel:970/963.8440 fax:970/963.8441 email: [email protected] www.avlt.org
East Canyon Creek Ranch, Glenwood Springs
Growth in Conserved Lands
1970
1973
1976
1979
1982
1985
1988
1991
1994
1997
2000
2003
2006
2009
2012
2014
thank you easement donors!
REDSTONE AREA (cont.)
Elk Mountain Subdivision II (Wilson/Eck)
Elk Mountain Subdivision III (Wilson/Eck)
Redstone Coke Ovens (Pitkin County)
Elk Mountain Subdivision (LaLone)
Acreage
2.60
30.60
14.63
31.97
RIFLE AREA
Blackman Ranch (Lowery)
Colorado River Preserve & Island Park Knaus Ranch Pitman Ranch
Turgoose Ranch (Ranch Savers LLC)
West Rifle Creek Ranch (Belgum/Bandarra) 720.00
288.14
85.68
616.37
84.20
655.00
SILT AREA
Daley-Myers Ranch 70.00
Dunn-Galloway Ranch 75.79
Fazzi Ranch 284.03
Grand View Ranch (Patterson) 283.89
Hidden Creek West (Phillips/Duff/Thames)
300.00
Kinstead Ranch (Schoonmaker)
194.53
Last Dance / 7H Ranch (Lloyd)
217.18
Little Muddy Gulch (Schoonmaker)
70.00
Malone Ranch 194.73
McCray Ranch 307.75
Montover Ranch 320.00
Morris Ranch 142.15
O’Connell Ranch
230.00
Price Ranch I 279.30
Price Ranch II 160.00
Record Ranch (Fulton) 261.37
Rowe Ranch
696.87
Sage Canyon (Butterfly)
65.38
Silt River Preserve (Town of Silt)
132.00
Singletree Ranch (Daley)
70.00
Streamside at Crown Peak (Kelley)
79.61
Toomer Ranch 80.00
Vallario Property 35.34
West Divide Ranch (Rippy)
96.67
West Divide Ranch (BriAnn) 1,114.74
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SNOWMASS AREA
Aspen Village (Aspen Village Inc.)
Capitol Creek Ranch (Child) Cozy Point Ranch (City of Aspen)
Cozy Point South Open Space (Aspen Country
Day School)
Creek Valley (Aspen Skiing Company)
Dart Ranch
Fox Family Harvey Ranch Ridge East (Aspen Skiing Company)
Seven Star Ranch Open Space (Pitkin County)
Shield-O-Mesa (Rocky Mountain Institute)
Sky Mountain Park (Pitkin County, City of Aspen,
Town of Snowmass Village)
Snowmass Creek (Davis/Donnelley) Snowmass Divide (Ziegler)
Watson Divide (Aspen Village Inc.)
Wieben Ranch Wildcat Ridge (Aspen Skiing Company)
Windstar Preserve (Windstar Land Conservancy)
WOODY CREEK AREA
Flying Dog Ranch (Stranahan) La Bodega del Rio (French) Lenado Mining Claims (Stranahan)
Lenado Six Mining Claim (Stranahan)
W/J Ranch - Area F (Lowe W/J, LLC)
W/J Ranch - Areas A & B (Lowe W/J, LLC)
TOTAL CONSERVED ACRES
Total Number of Conserved Properties *Total acres owned by AVLT
Acreage
13.70
1,409.99
168.00
135.42
34.00
263.58
59.65
1,820.21
7.80
231.59
35.76
844.69
184.36
124.98
860.00
212.68
148.50
957.00
123.55
3.00
346.33
222.06
29.42
86.60
38,196.55
172
55.98 acres
2014 easement donors
Stephen Bershenyi, Alan Bershenyi, Karen Bershenyi,
Julia Bershenyi, Marcia Bershenyi, Mark Bershenyi,
Christine Pokrandt & Maritza Sneddon
John Dolinsek & Josephine Dolinsek
Kit Strang, Laurie Strang, Scot Strang & Bridget Strang
conserved properties
1967
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Aspen Valley Land Trust, 320 Main Street, Suite 204, Carbondale, CO 81623 tel:970/963.8440 fax:970/963.8441 email: [email protected] www.avlt.org
The eagle population flourishes at Silt River Preserve.
2014 donors
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Memorial donors are listed on page 5 for Carter Jackson and page 7 for Mike and Lathrop Strang
These accomplishments brought to
you by AVLT’s generous donors*
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$5,000 and Over
Alpine Bank
James Aresty
Environmental Foundation
Advised Fund at ACF
John P. & Laurie McBride
Pitkin County Open Space and Trails
Quinn Family Charitable Foundation,
John and Becki Quinn
Sue Rodgers
Seligman Western Enterprises, Ltd
Shenandoah Foundation,
Mr. and Mrs. Johnstone
The Mesdag Family Foundation
$1,000 - $4,999
Alpenglow Foundation,
John and Laurel Catto
Anonymous
Arnie Butler & Company
Patsy Batchelder & Andy Wiessner
BF Foundation, Sarah and Richard Shaw
Bighorn Toyota
Dee Blue
Dan Brumbaugh
Mary Bucksbaum Scanlan
Family Foundation
Jim Campbell & Sandy Jackson
Chevron
Martha Cochran
Coldwell Banker MasonMorse
Conservation Resource Center
Carol Craig
Dalby Wendland & Co PC
J. and Cheryl Dart
DHM Design Corporation
Caroline Duell
Lacy & Ernie Fyrwald
Kevin Gibson
Catherine Gildor
Mark & Karen Hedstrom
Robert & Soledad Hurst
Mike & Laura Kaplan Advised Fund
of Aspen Community Foundation
Curtis & Jill Kaufman
Mr. & Mrs. James T. Kelsey,
The Murray Foundation
Richard & Marianne Kipper
Kiryle Foundation
Tommy Latousek & Eva Malanowski
Susan & Fred Lodge
Peter Looram
Henry Lord
Merrill Lynch, Aspen
Ann Nichols
Obermeyer Asset Management
Cathy Porter donor advised fund
Jason & Jayme Sewell
Sporting Ranch Capital
Mark Tache & Christin Cooper
The Chappy’s Fund, Charlie Cole
The Trinchera Blanca Foundation, LLC
Felix & Sarah Tornare
Lynde B. Uihlein
Peter Welles & Dawn Barton-Welles
Craig & Lee Williams
Hugh & Mary Wise
Fred Wooden
*We apologize for any misprints
or omissions
$500 - $999
Craig & Mikaela Barnes
Alan Bershenyi
John & Jacolyn Bucksbaum
Family Foundation
David & Kathy Chase
Steve & Molly Child
Crystal River Meats
Lee & Donna Dale
Mark & Lora Danis
Sherri Draper & Will Ferry
Michaele Dunsdon,
in honor of Verena Bishop
Robert & Elizabeth Fergus Foundation
Jonathan & Lucie Fitch
Mike & Babs Gerber
Wally & Kristin Graham
Carter & Louise Jackson
Heather Jernberg
Bill & Carolyn Kane
Gary & Jill Knaus
Rick Knezevich
Bill & Melanie Livingston
Mike & Martha McCoy
Brooke A. Peterson &
Diane T. Peterson Advised Fund of
the Aspen Community Foundation
James & Hensley Peterson
Scott & Ingrid Rolles
Slappey Fund West, Community
Foundation of North Florida
Bill Spence & Sue Edelstein
D. John Stickney & Lee Beck
Kit Strang
Scott & Tamara Stuart
Tom & Roz Turnbull
Mark & Anne Uhlfelder
Vectra Bank Colorado
Jack & Bonnie Wilke
$250 - $499
Barry Adams
Rebecca Ayres
Steve & Susan Baird
Bank of the West Employee
Giving Program
Skip Behrhorst & Donna Fisher
Stephen & Carla Berry
Cornelia Bonnie
Ed & Judy Brown
Oni Butterfly
Travis Clark & Jessica Jay
Jim & Michele Cardamone
Steve & Georgia Carter
Jeanie Child
Conservation Law PC, Jessica Jay
David Corbin
Louis & Carol Dodo
Mary Dominick & Sven Coomer,
in honor of Henry & Marge Stein
Glenda & Gran Farnum
Scott & Debbie Fifer
David Fleisher & Gina Berko
Chuck & Marilyn Frias
Jim & Khara Gaw
Ernestine & WR Goodnough
Lillian Hardy
Larry D. Harvey
Teddy Hill & Elizabeth Penfield
JA Taylor Family Foundation
Francie Jacober
Sam & Ann Johnson
Kleinberg Conviser Family Fund
Laurin & Janet Lee
Peter Nichols
Marty & Jerilyn Nieslanik
David & Elizabeth Parker
Rosemary & Pat Patterson
Diane & Murray Reynolds
Kate Schwarzler, in honor of
Bob & Ricky Schwarzler
Katie Soden & Janet Earley
Pat Spitzmiller
Amy & Doug Throm
Tom & Roz Turnbull
Peter Van Domelen
Chuck Vidal
Peter & Joan Ziegler
$100 - $249
Clark & Kayce Anderson
Anonymous
John Armstrong & Teresa Salvadore
Camilla & Raymond Auger
Jim Austin
Charles Balbach
Bank of America Matching Gifts
Bea & Tom Beckley
David Bellack
Edward & Priska Berkheimer
Jo & Stephen Bershenyi
Verena Bishop, in honor of Michaele
Dunsdon & David Borkenhagen
Randy & Althy Brimm
Carrington Brown in honor of
Melanie P. Brown
Tom & Jody Cardamone
Willis Carpenter
Bill & Susan Casner
Rory & Lucy Cerise
John & Susan Cottle
Gesine Crandall
Kristine Crandall
Ryan & Lindsey Cynoski
Art & Allison Daily
Frank & Sheila Daley
Paul D’Amato & Beth Cashdan
Susan Darrow
Brian & Stephanie Davies
Paula Derevensky
Jeanne & Andrew Doremus
John Doremus & Pamela Toon
Elyse Elliott & Jeremy Bernstein
Bob & Nancy Emerson
Lee Ann Eustis
Alexander & Willa Falck
Bill Fales & Marjorie Perry
Dean & Tish Filiss
Marc & Karen Friedberg
Dorothy Frommer
Walter Gallacher & Sarah Hess
Richard & Susan Gessner
Kevin Gibson, in honor of Harbour Stephens
Sallie Golden
Bill & Joyce Gruenberg
Peter & Barbara Guy
Barb & Paul Hanrahan
Susan Harris
Mark Harvey
Michael Hassig & Olivia Emery
Casady Henry
Kristen Henry
Leslie Hicks
Phyllis Hire
Ann Hodges
Susie Hoeppli
Aspen Valley Land Trust, 320 Main Street, Suite 204, Carbondale, CO 81623 tel:970/963.8440 fax:970/963.8441 email: [email protected] www.avlt.org
Up to $99
Dave Bellack
David Rasmussen
Furniture Design
Dos Gringos Burritos
& Café Ole
Downvalley Tavern
Dr. Robert Murray
& Dr. John Murray
Dwyer Greens & Flowers
El Jebeverage
Eurasia
John Fielder
Fly Cyclery
Frias Properties of Aspen
Marcia Fusaro
Fusion Design & Catering
Glenwood Caverns
Adventure Park
Grand Avenue Sweets
Grateful Deli
Bill Gruenberg
Harmony Scott
Jewelry Design
Harold Ulibarri
Harvey Ranch
Heidi Hat
Home Waters Real Estate
Kathy Honea
In Kind Donors
Tara Hornburg
Isberian Rug Company
Jo Bershenyi
Kenichi
Kitchen Collage
Land + Shelter
Lanny Grant Painting
Little Annie’s Eating House
Main Street Gallery
& The Framer
Mauka Frozen Yogurt
Lydia McIntyre
Midland Shoe
Milagro Ranch
Judy Milne
Mona Lisa
Mountain Beverage Co.
Mountain Flowers of Aspen
Mountain Roll-offs
Shannon Muse
New York Pizza
Nieslanik Ranch
Mary Noone
Of Grape and Grain
Pan & Fork Supper Club
PaperWise
Pat Patterson at Fine Things
Rosemary Patterson
Peppino’s Pizza
Performance Ski
Phat Thai
Red Hill Animal
Health Center
Red Rock Diner
Red Spa
Ricard Restaurant
Rivendell Distribution
& Sod Farm
Riverside Grill
RJ Paddywacks
Roadside Gallery
Roaring Fork
Transportation Authority
Roaring Fork Valley Co-op
Rocky Mountain Pet Shop
Barbara Schomaker
Cameron Scott
Shaboomee
Shelley Spalding Hair Design
Signature Picture Framing
Skyline Ranch & Kennel
Smoke Modern Barbeque
Snowmass Rodeo
Snowmass Village Dental
Sopris Chiropractic
Sopris CrossFit
Sopris Liquor & Wine
Strang Ranch
Bridget Strang
Summers Moore
Photography
Sunlight Mountain Resort
Susan’s Flowers
Taylor Creek Fly Shops
The Butcher’s Block
The Little Nell / Element 47
The Pour House
The Pulllman
The Village Smithy
Thunder River Theater Co.
Tori Designworks
Town
Town of Snowmass Village
Rec Center
Trinity Cross
True Nature Healing Arts
Ute Mountaineer
Valley View Hospital
Western Slope Ice
White House Pizza
Woody Creek Distillery
Wyly Community Art Center
Zheng
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2014 donors
Anonymous
Anonymous
Nathaniel Bates
Karen Beard
Melinda Beck
Tracy & Robert Bennett
Liz & John Bokram
Dr. John & Myra Bone
Bob & Janet Buck
Katherine Bulkley
Roger & Helen Carlsen
Mark & Jeanie Clark
Anne Cooke
Nancy & Bob Dederer
A.C. Elliott
Stephen & Jennifer Ellsperman
John & Mary Lou Flynn
Mark Fuller & Penny Atzet
Alfred & Kay Gardner
Sara Garton
Jon Gibans
Randy Gold & Dawn Shepard
Cynthia Haines
Rett Harper
Judi & Wayne Harris
Richard & Jane Hart
Adele Hause
Jamin Heady-Smith
Karl Hoff
Tom Isaac
Anna Itenberg
Jim Jensen
Jackie Kasabach
Susan Katz
Deborah Jones & John Katzenberger
Stephen Russell Keasler, Jr.
Mary Jo Kimbrough & James Harrison
Terry Lee
Jennifer & Greg Long
Lisa & Jonathan Lowsky
Bob & Jane Lucas
Austin & Anne Marquis
Joan Matranga
Frank & Rosie McSwain
Janet & Bob Mineo
Shannon Murphy
Rick & Virginia Newton
Tomas & Kathleen Oken
Grace Oliphant
Erik & Carla Peltonen
Bob & Sue Pietrzak
Joe & Pip Porter
Rachel Richards
Tam & Sue Scott
Marty Silverstein
Jon Sirkis
Steve & Sandy Stay
Hal Sundin
Shelley Supplee & Hawk Greenway
Henderson Supplee, in honor of
Lee Ann Eustis
Tripp & Gabriella Sutro
Armand & Nancy Thomas,
in memory of Harriett Coyne
Armand & Nancy Thomas,
in memory of Kea Hause
Melissa Waters
Jay & Patti Webster
Hans Widmer
Lilly Zoller
These accomplishments brought to
you by AVLT’s generous donors*
10th Mountain Division
Hut Association
Ajax Bike & Sport
Alpine Animal Hospital
Amalia Designs
Aspen Bike Tours & Rental
Aspen Music Festival
& School
Aspen Skiing Company
Aspen Square
Avalanche Ranch Cabins
& Hot Springs
AVLT Board of Directors
Basalt Fitness
Bella Mia
Belly Up
Belmont Clean
Joy Blong, CMT
Board By Design
Bonfire Coffee
Bristlecone Mountain Sports
Carol Dodo
Choice Liquors
Jo Coffman
Colorado Animal Rescue
Cos Bar
Crystal River Meats
Crystal Theater
Greg & Patti Rulon
Edward Sands
Mike Sawyer
Carolyn & Dick Shohet
Sandra Smith
Steve Smith & Heather McGregor
Katy & Sasho Sorli
Lori & Kimball Spence
Suzanne & Jeff Stephens
Mark & Melissa Sumera
Dr. Nancy Thomas & Dr. Roger Davis
Alexander & Dorothea Thomson
Robert Tures & Christine Chisholm
Gregg Velasquez & Theresa Zelenka
Lois Veltus
Bob & Ruth Wade
Mark Weston
Kris & Roger Wilson
Dave Zamansky
Memorial donors are listed on page 5 for Carter Jackson and page 7 for Mike and Lathrop Strang
Judith & Stanley Hoffberger
Gail & Phil Holstein
Molly & Tai Jacober
Rio & Robin Jacober
Greg & Sean Jeung
JJ Scholl LLC, Jenny Lee Walsh
Leslie & Patrick Johnson
Sallyanne Johnson
Dale & Shelley Kaup
Albert & Susan Kern
Lani Kitching
Land + Shelter
Bruce Lee, The Rockwood
Charitable Trust
Reed Lewis
Bill & Carol Lightstone
Felicity Lodge & Carl Bielenberg
Grace Lodge
Laurie Loeb
Max Macdonell
Howie & Nora Mallory
Lisa Markalunas
Julia Marshall
Barbara McElnea
Holly Mclain
Dave & Cindy Miller
Dick Moebius
Tom & Carolyn Moore
Dr. Tom & Debra Morton
Jim & Sharon Nieslanik
Mrs. Bette D. Oakes
Nancy Oden
Ginny Parker
Thomas & Merbie Payne
Dr. Norman & Melinda Payson
Everett Peirce & Susan Fleet Welsch
Fred & Sandra Peirce
Pine Brook Ecological, Andrea Tupy
Plumeria Family Foundation,
Elizabeth Stewart
Doug and Julie Pratte
Robert K. Purvis
Rainy Day Designs, Erin Rigney
& Craig Wheeless
Ken & Emily Ransford
Barbara Reid & David Hyman
Denise Roberts
Aspen Valley Land Trust, 320 Main Street, Suite 204, Carbondale, CO 81623 tel:970/963.8440 fax:970/963.8441 email: [email protected] www.avlt.org
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Aspen Valley Land Trust
320 Main Street, Suite 204
Carbondale, CO 81623
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Thank you!
“The printing and distribution of the Aspen Valley Land Trust’s 2014 annual report is
underwritten by Alpine Bank. As a longstanding supporter of the land trust, we believe
its mission aligns with ours: Alpine Bank is committed to sustainability and stewardship
of our environment and our communities. We believe that our long-term health and
success is directly linked to the health and quality of the natural environment. Land
conservation and open space are an essential component for a healthy Western Slope.
Thank you for joining with us in your support of the Aspen Valley Land Trust.”
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he generous Nieslanik family has invited us back for
another round and we hope you will join us! Come check out
this magical property and help support local land conservation.
We’ve got another fantastic night brewing so be sure to mark
your calendars for the 12th annual Save the Land Dance on
Saturday, August 22, 2015.
Our hosts and
easement donors
Jerilyn & Marty
Nieslanik show the
spectacular view to
Clark Anderson and
baby Blu.
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A Gift That Lasts
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A gift of real estate is a way for you to make
your land work to conserve other lands. By including
Aspen Valley Land Trust in your will or living trust,
you can be assured that your legacy will live on by
making a positive contribution to the future of our
beautiful region. People who care deeply about
open lands, clean water, wildlife and the future of
agriculture can bequeath property or financial assets
while not altering their current lifestyle. Bequests are
fully deductible for estate tax purposes and are one of
the most common forms of planned giving.
For more ways to invest in conserving what
makes this place special, please visit
avlt.org
Find out more about what we do, how you can make a
difference, sign up for our monthly enewsletter,
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Photo by Brent Moss Photography
Aspen Valley Land Trust, 320 Main Street, Suite 204, Carbondale, CO 81623 tel:970/963.8440 fax:970/963.8441 email: [email protected] www.avlt.org