Early Days of CCALT
This year CCALT was founded to conserve Colorado’s working ranchlands.
What is 1995?
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)
This is approximately how many acres CCALT has conserved across Colorado.
What is 839,000 acres?
This annual event or gathering celebrates conservation success and brings together partners and supporters.
What is the Forever Colorado BBQ?
At the 2017 LTA Rally, what award did CCALT win?
What is The Land Trust Excellence Award?
This organization partnered closely in CCALT’s early formation and shares ranching roots.
What is the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association?
This land trust originally received what became CCALT's first easement?
Who is Colorado Open Lands?
This is the approximate number of conservation easements CCALT has completed.
What is 612?
This SW Colorado Rancher and past CCA President was the first CCALT Board President
Who is Tom Compton?
This CCALT Board member's grandfather was a Governor of Colorado.
Who is Stacy Guillon?
This primary threat to agricultural land in the 1990s helped catalyze CCALT’s creation.
What is rapid development and fragmentation of ranchland?
In what other states does CCALT hold conservation easements?
What is New Mexico, Wyoming, and Utah?
This is the current number of staff members at CCALT.
What is 21?
This individual served as CCALT’s first Executive Director.
Who is Tim Wohlgenant?
This former CCALT intern is the Deputy Commissioner of the Colorado Department of Agriculture.
Who is Jordan Beezley?
This was the first county where CCALT completed a conservation easement.
What is Ouray County?
This CCALT easement served as the filming location of the famous hanging scene in John Wayne's the Cowboys?
What is Alpine Cascade Ranch?
This is the number of Colorado counties where CCALT has completed projects.
What is 45?
This national conservation organization played an instrumental role in the establishment of CCALT.
Who is the American Farmland Trust?
This former CCALT staff member's father played for the New York Giants
Who is Ray Illg?
This symbol or feature appeared in CCALT’s early logo.
What is a windmill
Name the Mercury Astronaut who conveyed a conservation easement on his ranch to CCALT
Who is Scott Carpenter?
This is the estimated annual economic impact of Colorado’s cattle industry.
What is over 4 billion dollars?
What funder provided the initial grant to help establish CCALT
Who is GOCO?
This former CCALT Board Member helped found and owned both Eldora and Copper Mountain
Who is Penny Lewis?