Keep It Colorado

A huge thank you to our Spring Summit sponsors for helping make this year's gathering possible. Your support brings together Colorado's conservation community to connect, collaborate, and advance the work of protecting the lands, waters, and way of life that define our state.

We're excited for this year's Spring Summit taking place May 27–29 and grateful for the partners who make this event possible. Thank you for investing in this work and in the people making it happen. 🌿

Big conservation news!

A 447-acre ranch near Buena Vista, Colorado is now permanently protected thanks to a new conservation easement with Central Colorado Conservancy.

Frenchman's Creek Ranch is a productive agricultural property with important water resources, and now it will remain open, working, and conserved for generations to come.

Huge thanks to the landowners and partners who made this possible!

Learn more:

Central Colorado Conservancy Announces New 447-acre Conservation Easement on the Frenchman’s Creek Ranch in Chaffee County Press Release – April 22, 2026Contact: Wendy McDermott, Central Colorado Conservancy, [email protected], (719) 539-7700Buena Vista, CO – Today, Central Colorado Conservancy announced its completion of a conservation easement on the Frenchman’s Creek Ranch. The agreement perm...

A major milestone at the Capitol!

HB26-1230 – Extend Conservation Easement Tax Credit has passed its third reading in the House with a vote of 58–7 and is now headed to the Senate.

With just 8 days remaining in the legislative session, this is an exciting step forward for conservation in Colorado. We're incredibly grateful to House prime sponsors Matthew Martinez - A Voice for Southern Colorado and State Representative Elizabeth Velasco, CO HD57 for championing this bill and helping move it across the House finish line.

On to the Senate - let's keep the momentum going!