Early Days of CCALT
CCALT Easements
By the Numbers
CCALT History
Did You Know
100

This year CCALT was founded to conserve Colorado’s working ranchlands.

What is 1995?

100

In terms of acres, what is the largest easement CCALT holds. (We are looking for the name of the ranch)

What is JE Canyon Ranch? (48,000 acres)

100

This is approximately how many acres CCALT has conserved across Colorado.

What is 839,000 acres?

100

This annual event or gathering celebrates conservation success and brings together partners and supporters.

What is the Forever Colorado BBQ?

100

At the 2017 LTA Rally, what award did CCALT win?

What is The Land Trust Excellence Award? 

200

This organization partnered closely in CCALT’s early formation and shares ranching roots.

What is the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association?

200

This land trust originally received what became CCALT's first easement?

Who is Colorado Open Lands?

200

This is the approximate number of conservation easements CCALT has completed.

What is 612?

200

This SW Colorado Rancher and past CCA President was the first CCALT Board President

Who is Tom Compton?

200

This CCALT Board member's grandfather was a Governor of Colorado.

Who is Stacy Guillon?

300

This primary threat to agricultural land in the 1990s helped catalyze CCALT’s creation.

What is rapid development and fragmentation of ranchland?

300

In what other states does CCALT hold conservation easements?

What is New Mexico, Wyoming, and Utah?

300

This is the current number of staff members at CCALT.

What is 21?

300

This individual served as CCALT’s first Executive Director.

Who is Tim Wohlgenant?

300

This former CCALT intern is the Deputy Commissioner of the Colorado Department of Agriculture.

Who is Jordan Beezley?

400

This was the first county where CCALT completed a conservation easement.

What is Ouray County?

400

This CCALT easement served as the filming location of the famous hanging scene in John Wayne's the Cowboys?

What is Alpine Cascade Ranch?

400

This is the number of Colorado counties where CCALT has completed projects.

What is 45?

400

This national conservation organization played an instrumental role in the establishment of CCALT.

Who is the American Farmland Trust? 

400

This former CCALT staff member's father played for the New York Giants

Who is Ray Illg?

500

This symbol or feature appeared in CCALT’s early logo.

What is a windmill

500

Name the Mercury Astronaut who conveyed a conservation easement on his ranch to CCALT

Who is Scott Carpenter?

500

This is the estimated annual economic impact of Colorado’s cattle industry.

What is over 4 billion dollars?

500

What funder provided the initial grant to help establish CCALT

Who is GOCO?

500

This former CCALT Board Member helped found and owned both Eldora and Copper Mountain

Who is Penny Lewis?