Successes in Land Conservation program- Tuesday, March 27th

The Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College continues its program series, “Celebrating the Preservation of our Natural and Cultural Heritage”, on Tuesday, March 16th with a talk on “Successes in Land Conservancy”. Speakers will include Kathy Roser and Scott Perez of La Plata Open Space Conservancy, and Nina Williams formerly of Montezuma Land Conservancy.

The La Plata Open Space Conservancy and Montezuma Land Conservancy have successfully worked with dozens of private property owners to conserve in excess of 54,000 acres of land, water and a way of life in southwest Colorado. These land owners have chosen to restrict development on their private property in order to protect agricultural lands, water, wildlife habitat, scenic beauty, and historic and archaeological resources that make our region special to both our community and visitors.

A reception honoring Kathy Roser's retirement from LPOSC will begin at 5:00pm in the Center of Southwest Studies’ lobby. The program will start at 6:00pm in the Center’s Lyceum classroom. This event is free and open to the public.

Photo credit: Redburn Ranch, Montezuma Land Conservancy