2006 annual report following are a few success...

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

from the front lines of private land con-servation. Our heartfelt thanks go out to all of the generous landowners who have worked with us to conserve something important to them, for the good of us all! Marble Gem – Anyone who has ever visited Marble, has likely admired the historic Darien Ranch. Home of the Ute Meadows Inn, the ranch is situated along

the Crystal River among alpine meadows and sparkling aspen groves at the base of Prospect Mountain. Formerly owned by Gus and Elda Darien and now by their son Larry and his wife Dana, the ranch was once subdivided into a 672-unit subdivision, which the Dariens (and most everyone else) hoped never to see developed. So, on the heels of a rather sizable offer to purchase the ranch, the Dariens elected instead to put the fist piece of the conservation puzzle in place by donating a conservation easement to AVLT on 35 acres bordering the Raggeds Wilderness.

Missouri Heights – The Nieslan-ik family has long been pivotal to the Roaring Fork ranching community. Jim and Sharon Nieslanik and their children now help carry on that tra-dition. They have begun to conserve some of their beautiful Spring Valley

ranch above Glenwood Springs with 200 acres of their summer pasture lands above Coul-ter Creek. Just down the road from the Nieslaniks, Wendy McNulty has donated a second

conservation easement on the historic Quarter Circle 8 Ranch, a rustic, beautiful homestead belonging to her husband Gary’s family, and now ranched by Wendy and her two daughters, Katy and Meg. While Wendy hopes to eventually conserve the en-tire 1,200-acre ranch, she has begun with the conservation of 135 acres visible from Cottonwood Pass.

20,000 acres! Only two short years ago, we announced that Aspen Valley Land Trust had helped conserve over 10,000 acres of treasured open lands in the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys. Now, on the dawn of our 40th birthday, AVLT has doubled that acreage and our work is making a noticeable difference to our colorful and beloved western Colorado landscape. Meandering rivers, valley bottomlands and working ranches are all part of the threatened mosaic of private lands that sur-rounds our cities and towns, connecting us to the higher elevations and far reaches of our public lands. The rapid fragmentation of these lands is quickly changing ways of life on both a human and natural scale. Now more than ever, private land conserva-tion is critical to retaining the sanctity of our landscape and our history.

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Left to right: View of Mt. Sopris from Quarter Circle 8 Ranch, Jim Nieslanik at the Ute Trail marker, and the beautiful Darien Ranch in Marble.

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What a year! Aspen Valley Land Trust reached its goal of more than 20,000 conserved acres and some of the region’s most spectacular ranches and habitat became protected in perpetuity. At the same time, Pitkin County voters extended that county’s open space tax and state and federal legislators increased the tax benefits available for conservation easement donors. But it’s not a totally rosy picture for conservation. More than 11,000 acres of Roaring Fork Valley ranchlands changed hands in 2006, almost all purchased by development companies. From Aspen to Parachute, a booming economy and tightening housing market threaten historic ranches, key wildlife habitat and critical river pathways.

We appreciate your generous support, through donations of easements, financial contributions or by participating in the popular Save the Land Dance. Please keep conservation in the forefront of your personal and political choices. Best wishes for a great 2007!

New Territory - AVLT stepped into some new, but equally amazing territory in Colorado’s wild canyon country. Roaring Fork Valley natives and long-time residents Tom and Sue Scott and Gran and Glenda Farnum donated ease-ments on neighboring ranches 20 miles north of DeBeque. Nestled into the scenic folds of the Roan Cliffs, these ranch-

es conserve precipitous cliffs and pine forests sweeping down to the green valleys of Carr Creek. They provide critical wildlife habitat to many species and a bit of unspoiled western heritage. Near Collbran, Carol Dibrell and Jess and Jodi Young teamed up to conserve over 760 acres of their adjoining ranches span-ning irrigated meadows, roaring streams and dramatic high country. Further toward Rifle, Steve and Marie Belgum pre-served 300 acres of their West Rifle Creek Ranch near the Rifle Gap Resevoir– a scenic, rural locale that has retained its rich ranching history despite the exponential growth taking place just miles away around the town of Rifle.

Canyon Creek - AVLT has been working with landowners in Can-yon Creek since 2004 to preserve the lower part of this scenic river corridor. This past year, Peter and Patrice Knobel preserved the first phase of their Okanela Ranch further up canyon, and Jim Slappey, Robert Carter, Gary Landrum and Terry Nelson preserved 320 acres of stunning canyon and alpine topography on the East Canyon Creek Ranch. Total conserved acreage in this valley is now 586 acres.

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More Puzzle Pieces – Bill Fales and Marj Perry con-served a portion of Taucher Place, the scenic agricul-tural backdrop to the Spring Gulch Nordic Area near Carbondale. The family plans to conserve the second half this year. In another family deal, Karen Fischer and Roger Fischer donated an easement on three acres of scenic hillside overlooking Glenwood Springs. This lot fills in a small but important piece of the adjoining hill-side easement donated by Lucille Fischer in 2005. Last but certainly not least, Camilla and Raymond Auger (Raymond is a past AVLT Board president), and the City of Aspen, conserved ten acres of rocky moun-tainside and tumbling Hunter Creek. This parcel con-

South Canyon – Few venture beyond the Garfield County landfill at the mouth of South Canyon, west of Glenwood Springs, but those who have can attest to the beautiful high country hiding further up canyon. The Hood Ranch sits at the head of the canyon and is covered by aspen and conifer forests and dotted with grassy meadows and a hardy herd of goats. In 2005, Charlotte Hood kicked off the effort to conserve this ranch, which had once belonged to her parents, while her sons Joe and Jesse followed suit last year and donated an easement on 80 acres of their portion of the ranch.

Divide Creek/Dry Hollow - Last year we brought you the story of a neighborhood effort to conserve the beauti-ful, fertile ranchlands south of Silt. The trend has continued as more neighbors learned about conservation easements and their ability to help ranchers keep land in agriculture and in the family. 2006 saw nine area landowners donate easements to AVLT, nearly doubling the amount of con-served land in Divide Creek and Dry Hollow (now over 2,800 acres). Our thanks to first-time donors Dow and Kathy Rippy (98 acres), Bill and Bobbie Rowe (107 acres), and Jim and Kathy Toomer (80 acres). Additionally, a number of past easement donors contributed second phases in 2006, while our long-time friend and supporter Tom Lloyd worked with his partners Doug Hooker and Robert Noble to facilitate his fourth easement donation. Such a widepread effort is now helping to hold together the fabric of ranching and wide open spaces that is so quintessentially western Colorado.

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Emma – In a landmark deal that has much of the valley breathing a sigh of relief, the famous 560-acre Fender Ranch on East Sopris Creek was purchased and conserved by Tom and Linda Clark. Now known as Crown Mountian Ranch, the property was placed under conservation easement in cooperation with Pitkin County and Great Out-doors Colorado, both of whom provided funding. Earlier in the year, the Clarks began to realize their conservation vision with the donation of an easement to AVLT on their adjoining 120-acre Clark Ranch in Emma.

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AVLT lost some good friends in 2006. Three remarkable people, all past conservation easement donors to AVLT, passed away in the last year. We would like to send our deepest gratitude and condolences to the families of Tom Beard of Canyon Creek, Jerry “Butch” Lowery of Rifle, and Dottie Fox of Snowmass. In addition, we’d like to recognize the passing of local Aspen legend and long-time AVLT supporter Nick DeWolf. Many of you knew these wonderful people, and know how much they are missed.

Two changes to existing conservation tax incentive programs for Colorado landowners have made 2007 a great year for conserving land. In August 2006, Congress approved the Pension Protection Act which greatly increased the federal deduction available for donors of qualified conservation easements. The new law raised the deduction a landowner can take for donating a conserva-tion easement from 30% of their income per year to 50%. Qualifying farmers and ranchers can deduct up to 100% of their income. The law also extends the carry-forward period for this deduction from five years to 15 years. These provisions are scheduled to sunset at the end of 2007, making this a crucial year for many landowners who have been considering conserving their land. On the state level, the maximum Colorado Conservation Tax credit also in-creased as of January 1, 2007. Qualified easement donors are now eligible to receive a credit worth 50% of their donation value for a maximum credit of $375,000. This credit can be used by the donor over 20 years or transferred to another Colorado taxpayer, thus generating income from the donation. In order to qualify for these benefits, a conservation easement must be perpetual; given to a “qualified organiza-tion” like AVLT; and must meet one or more of the conservation purposes set out in the IRS Code Section 170(h).

2006 was a very good year for land conservation. Na-tionally, the amount of conserved lands increased an esti-mated ten percent; Colorado was one of only two states to conserve more rural lands than it lost to

development; and locally Aspen Valley Land Trust con-served over 5,500 acres, more than any other single year. Landowners hoping to conserve their ranches or habitat lands also got good news. The U.S. Congress increased the amount that easement donors could deduct annually from their federal taxes and the State of Colorado increased the tax credit available to donors. With a strong local economy and stunning real estate values, AVLT is looking forward to an even better year in 2007. Residents and communi-ties are feeling the impacts of rapid growth and looking to conserve the environmental assets that attract more people and businesses to our valleys. The strength of the conservation movement has also drawn concerns from Congress and state lawmakers

A Word From Our Executive Director, Martha Cochranabout the validity and value of certain types of conser-vation projects. Last year the Internal Revenue Service created a special task force to review conservation ease-ment transactions across the country, particularly in the East where historic facade easements are popular and in Colorado, where the state asked for help in reviewing easement donations. The Land Trust Alliance (LTA), the national asso-ciation of lands trusts, and the Colorado Coalition of Land Trusts fully support the IRS’s efforts to prevent conservation transactions that are overvalued or in-appropriate. LTA has also pushed for certification re-

quirements for appraisers and has devel-oped a national accreditation program for individual land trusts. (AVLT was a successful test case for that process in 2005.) And while oversight is good, many fear that overzealous IRS action could dampen landowners’ generosity. In ad-dition, tight national and state budgets are expected to spark review of all tax incentives, including those designed to encourage land conservation.

AVLT will be working with national and state groups to assure that conservation incentives remain and that we are able to conserve important lands in our valleys before it’s too late. As an AVLT supporter, you can help by letting our legislators know that you feel conservation is important and that conserving our beautiful region is a priority.

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The beautiful setting of the Strang Ranch provided the backdrop for “the party of the year” as touted by attendees. The 3rd Annual Save the Land Dance was a huge success. The Flying Dog Bluegrass Band ushered in the evening, playing while folks reunited, chatted and bid on over 100 silent auction items. Finishing out the evening was Auctioneer Jerry Fazzi, a conservation easement donor from Divide Creek, who brought real cowboy authenticity and fun to the live auction. This year’s Land Dance was the was largest and most fun yet. Thank you to all who attended, donated and helped make it a success.

Though the Land Dance is a great get-together, which furthers our conservation efforts, we also tried to address the ecological impact created by an event of this size. This year we took additional steps to reduce our footprint, including: composting all food waste, recycling all cans and bottles, using re-usable tableware, purchasing “Green Tags”* to offset energy use in the main tent and to offset the carbon emissions from guest travel to the Strang Ranch.

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Special thanks to our Mountain-level sponsors: Obermeyer Asset Management and Aspen Peak Magazine; to our Mesa-level sponsors: Bald Mountain Development and Big Horn Toyota; and to our Meadow sponsor: Mason Morse Real Estate. Additional sponsors included: Jim Cardamone, Vectra Bank, Mr. C’s Wine & Liquor, New Belgium Brewing, and Fenton Construction.

Jerry Fazzi, our auctioneer extraordinare, with Shannon

Kathy & Bob Zentmyer and guest John Stickney

Max MacDonell & Eileen Tucker peruse the great stuff up for bid

Jacque & Tim Whitsett in the silent auction tent

Peter Martin, easement donor Connie Harvey, Dale Will & Bill Stirling

Shellie Roy & David Marlow

Easement donorsSteve & Molly Child

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AVLT Board MembersWendy ArestyDawn BartonJim Campbell Alex CarltonCassie CeriseAnna ChesslerSue CoyleLee & Donna DaleJerry FazziKim FusaroMarcia FusaroJustin HowellNicki Leniton & Brett NelsonMatt LoweryLydia McIntyre Morgan McIntyreCandace NadonChrissy SloanBill SpenceMike & Kit StrangMark SumeraHeather Weymouth Jacque WhitsittKathy & Bob Zentmyer

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*Green Tags are created when wind power or other renewable energy is substituted for traditional power.

Our gracious hosts, siblings Bridget & Lathrop Strang with

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Jim Aresty joined the AVLT Board in August. For close to 20 years, he was a principal and vice-president of production for Alfred Dunner Inc., a large, family-run apparel firm in northern New Jersey, where he was also long-time supporter of environmental causes. For six years Jim was an active board member at the Morris Land Conservancy in New Jersey, where he helped create a successful capital campaign, and was instrumental in renovating and moving the non-profit to their new headquarters. Jim also initiated the Aresty Mapping Center at the Conservancy, which allowed the conservancy to expand its development of County Open Space Plans and significantly increase the amount of land preserved. Jim achieved a life-long dream when he moved to the Roaring Fork Valley with his family in 2004. He is passionate about nature, and has traveled to many wilderness areas around the world.

Sue Edelstein is a resident of Carbondale’s River Valley Ranch, a major supporter of AVLT, and joined

the AVLT Board in July. She first came west in 1970 to intern at an experimental school on a Na-vajo reservation. She worked for the Forest Service for 11 years, including stints as a park super-intendent and on the teams that wrote the first master plans for

the new national parks in Alaska. She later worked as a residential broker in Denver, ultimately owning Metro-politan Fine Homes, LLC, a boutique brokerage in the Cherry Creek North area. She is a believer in AVLT’s work and anxious to help by serving on the board.

An extensive career as a researcher and science writer took Susan Hassol to the international stage where she used her talents to bring climate change and energy issues to the forefront for policymakers and the public. She co-authored a report to Congress on the impacts of climate change on the United States and a book on alternative energy strate-gies to address global warming. Most recently she wrote and appeared in the HBO special, “Too Hot Not to Handle,” and has appeared on talk shows and at conferences around the county. Su-san had been a member of the AVLT Board since 2001 but her busy travel schedule caused her to resign this past year. Susan’s knowledge and grounded environ-mental perspective is missed but we wish her the best as she pursues an important mission.

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Departing Board MembersFor 32 years, Chuck Johnson was Executive Director of the Du Page County Forest Preserve District in Illinois, where he helped acquire 23,000 acres of multiple resource lands. During that time he also initi-ated the Forest Foundation of Du Page County and served on its board for 20 years. After retiring to Glen-

wood Springs in 1994, he shared his wealth of knowl-edge and experience with Aspen Valley Land Trust and was a member of the Board of Directors for four years, after serving three years on the board of the Western Colorado Agricultural Heritage Fund. Over the years, Chuck has added perspective, brought new ideas and served as a constant positive and supportive presence.

An avid outdoorsman, David Parker has devoted much of his time to preserving the special areas that caused him to make the Roar-ing Fork Valley his home. He is a partner in Wetbank, a company which creates wetlands, wetlands

banks, and environmentally amortized real estate developments, and in Bald Mountain Development. David has completed multiple conservation develop-ment projects in partnership with the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests and has used his extensive knowledge to further AVLT’s projects since 2000. Due to term limits, David is stepping down from the Board but will no doubt be called into service on future projects.

Through a lifetime of environmen-tal work, Steve Smith has made an imprint on the Colorado landscape. He was the Senior Congressional Assistant for Congressman Da-vid Skaggs for 12 years, Assistant Regional Representative for the Sierra Club and now works throughout the West in his capacity as Assistant Regional Director of the Wilder-ness Society. He has been a contributor to the success of several projects of statewide importance, including the North St. Vrain Creek, the designation of several wilderness areas and the creation of national wildlife refuges at Rocky Flats and Rocky Mountain Arsenal, and was a leader in the efforts to protect public lands on the Roan Plateau from oil and gas development. Like Chuck and David, Steve served for six years on the AVLT board and his on-the-ground experience helped form many decisions.New Board Members

AVLT staff and board members got a bird’s eye view of our conserved properties thanks to pilots Bruce Gordon of EcoFlight and Wally Obermeyer.

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conservation seminars

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Dave BellackPresident

Wally ObermeyerVice President

Louis Meyer Secretary

Cathy PorterTreasurer

mark your calendar

Mark your calendar and save the date for the AVLT party of the year,

the 4th Annual Save the Land Dance! This year, on September 15th, join friends and fellow

supporters for a fund-raising event like no other. Featuring music, dinner, silent and live auctions.

We hope you can join us. Location to be determined.

Jim ArestyJim Cardamone

Sue EdelsteinLee Ann EustisSandy JacksonSue Rodgers

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Martha CochranExecutive Director

Shannon MeyerAssociate Director

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This year AVLT will conduct two conservation easement seminars, one for professionals and one specifically for landowners contemplating ways to conserve their property. Realtors, attorneys, and accountants, please join AVLT for the first seminar on Tuesday, May 15th for an all day session at the Eagle County Community Center in El Jebel. The focus of this session is real estate, legal and financial information on how landowners can benefit from the federal and state tax incentives available for voluntary conservation agreements. Topics will include Conservation Easement Basics, Conservation Tax Deductions and Credits, and Legislative and IRS Updates. CLE and RE credit will be available through Colorado Mountain College. The cost is $100 for credit and $20 for non-credit attendees.

Landowners can enjoy a seperate seminar the following day, Wednesday, May 16th at the New Castle Community Center. This free session will run 9 a.m. to noon and is specifically geared towards conservation easement issues from a landowner standpoint (with less legal jargon!). Please call 963.8440 or email [email protected] to register.

There will be an opening reception Friday, April 20 at 5:30 p.m. at the Tamarack Mall, 1001 Grand Avenue, Glenwood Springs.

Please join us for wine, hors d’oeuvres, great art and pleasant conversation with artists, other AVLT easement and financial donors, and supporters of saving the land.

To participate or find out more, contact Martha Cochran at 963.8440 or Mary Noone at 945.4500.

Home GroundCalling all artists!

You are invited to participate in the 3rd Annual Earth Day art show

to benefit Aspen Valley Land Trust.


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Lifetime Members (Over $100,000)AnonymousHRH Prince Bandar bin SultanRiver Valley Ranch Master Association

$5,000 and OverAnonymousAnonymousAnonymousAnonymousEleanor and Henry Hitchcock Charitable

Foundation in honor of Julia C. AugurWilliam M. OberingObermeyer Asset Management

$1,000 - $4,999Liz Armstrong & Michelle AlfordJim & Wendy ArestyBald Mountain DevelopmentBF Foundation, Sarah C. and Richard W. ShawBighorn ToyotaCarol CraigElizabeth Fergus Foundation, Elizabeth & Robert FergusGarfield & Hecht, P.C.Peter LooramLynn Nichols & Jim Gilchrist Advised Fund Marcie and Robert Musser Advised Fund Mary Bucksbaum Scanlan Family Foundation, Mary & Patrick ScanlanMason & Morse - AspenAnn NicholsRichard E. and Marianne B. Kipper FoundationRoaring Fork Hounds Advised Fund Larry D. Fredrick & Janet A. RobertsSue RodgersRuth H. Brown Foundation, Darcey Brown & Ken HelfenbeinSue Edelstein & Bll SpenceMark Tache & Christin CooperThe Little NellWilliam B. Wiener Jr. Foundation Advised Fund

$500 - $999Brian & Stephanie Davies Family TrustLaura Kirk & David CarpenterDalby Wendland & CO., PCLee & Donna DaleSherri S. Draper Gordon & Lillian HardyDavid & Ruth HoffCarter & Louise JacksonSandy JacksonJared C. Fox Family Foundation, Charlotte FoxL&M Charitable Foundation,

Kristin McMillan Gillespie

Mollie L. & Garland M. Lasater, Jr. Charitable Fund of the Community Foundation of North Texas

Michael & Kit StrangJay & Marnie WebsterFred Wooden

$250 - $499Appraisal Associates, Pam SantPeggy & David BehrMichael BehrendtSkip & Donna BehrhorstStephen & Carla BerryEvan & Nancy BoenningBrooke A. Peterson and Diane T. Peterson

Advised Fund Chelsea Congdon & James BrundigeJim Cardamone - Mason MorseDan Kerst, P.C.Gregory DurrettLee Ann EustisJeremy & Angela FosterMr. & Mrs. Owne O. Freeman, Jr.Marcia H. FusaroJesse B. Heath, Jr.Kristen HenryHolland & Hart, LLPChuck & Beverly JohnsonJuliane Heyman Advised Fund George & Mary KirkhamVirginia Collom McNellisOates Knezevich & Gardenswartz PCBill Fales & Marj PerryJames & Hensley PetersonCarol & Geo PucakRichard C. Goldstein Private FoundationAnne RickenbaughGreg & Patti RulonJoan & Virgil S. SimonBill StirlingVectra BankChuck & Linda VidalFrieda & Peter Wallison

$100 - $249The Appraisal Office, Dave RitterR. William Jr. & Rebecca AyresJoe & Helen BadtMr. Charles E. BalbachGordon & Beatrice BeckleyTracy & Robert BennettBio-Logic Environmental, Steve Boyle and Lynn ConnaughtonJill & Michael BriggsMathew & Kay BucksbaumPaul D’Amato & Beth CashdanCassie CeriseMartha Cochran & Steve MillsRobin & Alan Cole in honor of the wedding of Pamela Weber & Richard RosenfeldConservation Law, P.C.Oleta CorryJohn and Susan CottleSue & Chris CoyleJack & Gesine CrandallClark & Bonnie Cretti

Susan CuseoSusan DarrowMarjorie DeLucaPaula DerevenskyMaggie & Nick DeWolfMary DominickThe Dowling Foundation, Michael P. DowlingCaroline DuellBarbara & Bil DunawayKatie Soden & Janet EarleyJames & Marcy EdelsteinJody & Charlotte EdwardsSteve & Debbi FalenderDarlynn & Tom FellmanMarc & Karen FriedbergWalter Gallacher Doug & Peggy GraybealBill & Joyce GruenbergPablo HanrahanMark HarveyBob & Sue HelmCasady HenryGail & Philip HolsteinEllen & William HuntBarbara Reid & David HymanJohn IsaacsGlen & Lynne JammaronHeather Jernberg in memory of Fred GlassierGreg & Sean JeungSam JohnsonSam & Ann JohnsonDan & Mary Ann KeatingAlbert KernJan & Don KopkaLarry & Nancy KueterThe Land Studio, Doug & Julie PratteBill & Melanie LivingstonLaurie LoebTim MalloyTim & Donna McFlynnSteve Smith & Heather McGregorFrank & Rosie McSwainPhil & Sally MillerElsa MitchellMt. Daly Enterprises, LLC, Julia MarshallGinny ParkerMelinda PaysonEverett PeirceFred & Sandra PeircePeterson Appraisal CompanyDale & Sally PotvinLes & Cynthia PriceMarty Pickett & Edgell PylesLecie & Jack ResneckRaymond & Judith SchoonmakerSusan & Warren SheridanSK Johnson Design, Sandra & Peter JohnsonPat SpitzmillerStan Clauson Associates, IncLathrop StrangScott StuartMelissa SumeraMimi TeschnerJohn and Irene TrippTom & Roz TurnbullMark TyeUte Mountaineer, LtdBetty WeissWestern Land GroupTed Eck & Mary Wilson

These Accomplishments Brought To You By Our Generous Donors

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donor list

George & Edie WombwellKing R. WoodwardJudy & Joe ZaninToni Zurcher

Up to $99Margaret & Barry AdamsRalph BallNathaniel BatesD. John Stickney & Lee BeckJohn & Myra BoneBob & Janet BuckJames & Katherine BulkleyKatey BusterRoger & Helen CarlsenLavania & Conrad Cerise in memory of Fred GlassierClifford Cerise in memory of Fred GlassierChristine ChisholmHal ClarkMark & Jeanie ClarkDavid CorbinLarry Swift & Jackie DaleyThe Margaret Darien Family in memory of Fred GlassierBarb & Doug D’AutrechyBob DeutschFloyd & Lavonne Diemoz in memory of Fred GlassierWalter L. & AC ElliottJoan EnglerBill & Pat Fender in memory of Fred GlassierBoots FergusonJohn & Mary Lou FlynnAnne & Phil FreedmanTed FrisbieSara GartonRandy GoldErnestine & WR GoodnoughShelley Supplee & Hawk GreenwayDavid HamiltonSarah & George HartJim HawkinsSharill HawkinsJudith & Stanley HoffbergerI Do FoundationTom IsaacJeanne JaffeeFred JarmanJim JensenSusan & Jerry KatzMary Jo KimbroughHelen KlanderudTerry Lee in honor of Lee Ann EustisEthel LossingKen & Joani LubrantBob & Jane LucasGeorge MadsenAmy Hadden MarshJoan MatrangaJanet & Bob MineoBernard MirinBernard & Cathy MoffroidCharlie MooreJohn & Caroline Y. MooreTom & Carolyn MooreTim Myers & Shari NovaGrace S. OliphantJohn OstwaldWonderview Farms, Bob & Sue PietrzakPeg Corcillo & Dave PietschArnold & Anne Porath

Joe & Pip PorterWalter & Harriett PrattJohn ProvineBob & Carolyn PurvisDaniel Gold & Katherine Reppa Rachel RichardsAnnette Roberts-GrayGreg SaskiewiczSusan Dardine & Brian SchwarzShannon Murphy, Inc.Shelly SheppickCarolyn & Richard ShohetSteve & Sandy StayEdward SullivanTripp & Gabriella SutroLinda Halloran & Andy TaylorAmy & Doug ThromRainy Day Designs, Erin Rigney & Craig WheelessLara & Marc WhitleyHans Widmer

In Kind Donors10th Mountain Division Hut Assoc.Ajax Bike & SportAlpine Angling Aspen ExpeditionsAspen Music Festival & SchoolAspen Peak MagazineAspen Recreation Center (ARC)Aspen Skiing CompanyAspen TimesThe Autograph SourceAvalanche RanchJo BershenyiStephen BershenyiJoy Blong, CMTBlue Creek GrillBluegreen Landscape ArchitectureThe Body BarnL. Dean BowlbyBy Dando, Bob DandoCapitol Creek Ranch, Steve & Molly ChildMichael & Natalie CarricarteCatherine StoreCity of AspenMartha CochranConundrum CateringCooking School of AspenCozy Point Ranch, LLCCracks and RacksCrystal River Realty, Bob McCormick Curious GeorgeDr. Michael DohertyDos Gringos Burritos & Café Ole Coffee ShopDwyer Greens & FlowersEcoFlight, Bruce GordonEpicurious, Chris NorvellChris EricksonThe Face PlaceFenton ConstructionJohn FielderFine Things, Pat PattersonFitness Dynamics, Lisa ChapmanFlying Dog Arts, George StranahanFlying Dog Forge Inc.Flying Dog RanchPaula Fothergill & Ken NeubeckerFrias PropertiesMarcia Fusaro Fine ArtsGlenwood Caverns Adventure ParkGran Farnum Printing & Publishing Co.

Grana Bread CompanyGrandLuxe Rail JourneysThe Gym of BasaltF.F. HaberleinHarmony Scott Jewelry DesignConnie HarveyJim HawkinsHeidi Hat, Heidi WadeInn at AspenInvicta Watch GroupIronbridge Golf ClubLeo JohnsonAndrea KempMichael KinsleyJane LeeLuminance PhotographyMain Street Gallery & The FramerMarlow Aspen, David MarlowTracy MartinLydia McIntyreMr. C’s Liquor & WineShannon MuseNew Belgium BrewingMary NooneThe Noone Law Firm, Christina R. SloanWally ObermeyerOutWest GuidesTrudi PeetPerformance SkiPhat ThaiPhoenix Fitness, Shawn HunspergerPink Lemonade Creations, Kate DandoPrairie Rose Wool Co., Rosemary PattersonPrints Charming, Wendy ArestyJohn ReardonRed Rock DinerRestaurant Six89Jon RietforsRivendell Sod FarmRJ PaddywacksRoaring Fork ClubRoaring Fork Valley Co-opAndrew Roberts-GrayRock Creek GrillJill SabellaSandy’s Office SupplyBen SellersSignature Picture FramingThe Sky HotelLee & Steve SmithSnowlight EditionsSnowmass Western Heritage AssociationRon SorterSport ObermeyerStorm King RanchStrang RanchBridget StrangMike & Kit StrangSunsense Inc.Thunder River Theater CompanyGreg TonozziUnicorn BalloonUte Mountaineer Bobbie Van MeterWestern Slope AggregatesWhitewater Rafting Jacque and Tim WhitsittThe Wine Prospector @ Catherine StoreYampah Spa & SalonDan Young

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Emilee Benedict Park - Hunter Creek, Aspen 10.06Estamar / Hunter Creek - Smuggler Mountain, Aspen 52.76 Stillwater Ranch - Aspen 5.9 Sopris Mountain Ranch - West Sopris Creek, Emma 280.0 Faranhyll Ranch (Williams) - Glenwood 440.0 Windstar - Snowmass 957.0 Aspen Village - Snowmass 13.7 Dart Family - Snowmass 292.0 Larsh - Carbondale 8.0 Price I - Dry Hollow, Silt 279.3 Central Ranch - Missouri Heights, Carbondale 101.18 Crystal Island Ranch (Jelinek) - Carbondale 1,067.2 Hummingbird Lode - Hunter Creek, Aspen 9.3 Watson Divide - Snowmass 860.0 Barbee (Ajax Trail) - Shadow Mountain, Aspen 13.56 Rock Bottom Ranch - Emma 77.98

1967-1999 AcreageFreddie Fisher Park - Aspen 0.42Red Mountain Trail - Aspen 10.6 Stein Park (Fisherman’s Park) - Aspen 1.57Aspen Alps Park (Lot 21, Ute Addition) - Aspen 0.14Center Lode Mining Claim - Aspen Mountain 4.03Millionaire Lode Mining Claim - Aspen Mountain 1.5Flying Dog Ranch West - Carbondale 224.0 Flying Dog Ranch East - Carbondale 198.0 Grand Turk Mining Claim - Smuggler Mountain, Aspen 8.21Pontiac Mining Claim - Smuggler Mountain, Aspen 9.99Fox Family - Snowmass 54.9 Aspen Chance - Aspen Mountain, Aspen 2.8 Lenado Six Mining Claims - Lenado 542.8 Red Butte (Ute Butte) - Aspen 35.58Verena Mallory Park (Hammerhead Park) - Aspen 10.71Castle Creek Valley Ranch - Aspen 8.5

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2000Hardy - Castle Creek Valley, Aspen 90.0 Ryan Parcel - Castle Creek Valley, Aspen 20.0Stein Ranch I - Sunny Side Trail, Aspen 148.1 Stein Ranch II - Rio Grande Trail, Aspen 83.7 Stout Ranch - Baldy Creek, New Castle 1,300.0

2002 Brackett - Sopris Crown, Emma 48.49 Lazy H/11 Ranch (Jackson) - Glenwood Springs 292.42 Northstar Preserve - Indpendence Pass, Aspen 175.0 Price II - Dry Hollow, Silt 160.0 Wilson / Eck I - Redstone 0.73

2003 Aspen Skiing Co - Creek Valley, Snowmass Village 34.0 Aspen Skiing Co - Ridge East, Snowmass Village 7.8 Aspen Skiing Co - Wildcat Ridge, Snowmass Village 148.5 Burlingame Ranch East (Amcord) - Aspen 100.0 Burlingame Ranch West - Aspen 88.0 Capitol Creek Ranch (Child Family) - Snowmass 740.0 Coffman Ranch - Carbondale 38.0 Colorado River Preserve & Island Park - Rifle 288.14 Cozy Point Ranch - Brush Creek, Aspen 168.0 Hole-in-the-Ground Ranch (Crawford) - El Jebel 139.29

Holy Cross (City of Aspen) - Aspen 0.94 Independence Pass Property - Aspen 4.35Kinstead Ranch (Schoonmaker) - Dry Hollow, Silt 194.53 LaLone Family - Redstone 31.97 Marble Ski Area Lots 44 & 47 - Rikkers Family 6.48 Marble Ski Area Lots 42 & 43 - Walden Family 3.38 Springridge - Dry Park, Glenwood Springs 313.36 Strang Ranch - Missouri Heights, Carbondale 182.52 Wilson / Eck II - Redstone 2.6

2004Canyon Creek - Armstrong/Alford 50.55 Canyon Creek - Balcomb Arbaney 41.11 Canyon Creek - Beard 44.8 Canyon Creek - Robinson 32.95 Canyon Creek - Engeler 24.64 Fischer - Three Mile, Glenwood Springs 86.83 Happy Day Ranch Lot I (Parker) - Emma 25.5 Harris - Roaring Fork River, Glenwood Springs 1.12 La Bodega del Rio - Rio Grande Trail, Woody Creek 3.0 Last Dance / 7H Ranch - Dry Hollow, Silt 217.18 Lester Family - Redstone 0.63Little Chief Lode Mining Claim - Hunter Creek, Aspen 9.87

Marble Ski Area Lots 29 & 55 - Harris Family 4.86 Morris Ranch - Dry Hollow, Silt 142.15 Ranch at Coulter Creek - Carbondale 305.25 Redstone Coke Ovens - Redstone 14.63 Rivendell Ranch - Spring Valley, Glenwood Spgs 71.63 Seven Star - Brush Creek, Snowmass 231.59 Stormking Hunting Ranch - Glenwood Springs 126.0 Thompson Creek - Arbaney Family 80.0 Turgoose Ranch - Rifle 84.0 Wieben Ranch - Capitol Creek, Snowmass 212.7 Wilson/Eck III - Redstone 30.6

2005Blackman Ranch - Rifle 280.0 Broker Load (Goldsmith) - Avalanche Creek 10.33 Canyon Creek - Carter 33.88 Cozy Point South - Brush Creek 129.0 Daley - Myers Ranch - Dry Hollow, Silt 35.0 Dwyer Family - Alkali Creek, New Castle 80.0 Fazzi Ranch - Dry Hollow, Silt 80.1 Grand View Ranch (Patterson) - Dry Hollow, Silt 81.14 Harvey Ranch - Snowmass 455.34 Little Ajax - Shadow Mountain, Aspen 0.65 Little Muddy Gulch - Divide Creek, Silt 70.0 McCray Ranch - Divide Creek, Silt 307.75Morrisania Ranch (Michaelis) - Parachute 36.65

Nieslanik Ranch - East Mesa, Carbondale 166.96 O’Connell Ranch - Dry Hollow, Silt 80.0 Quarter Circle 8 Ranch - Carbondale 65.34 Rocky Mountain Institute - Shield O Mesa, Snowmass 35.76 Sage Canyon (Butterfly) - Divide Creek, Silt 65.38 Singletree Ranch - Dry Hollow, Silt 35.0 Smuggler Mountain Mining Claims - Aspen 160.0 Smuggler Mountain B & M Mining Claim - Aspen 10.0South Canyon (Hood) - Glenwood Springs 160.0 Taughenbaugh Mesa (Knaus) - Rifle 47.83 Vallario - Dry Hollow, Silt 35.34 W/J Ranch (Areas A & B) - McLain Flats, Aspen 29.42 W/J Ranch (Area F) - McLain Flats, Aspen 86.84

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2002 Brackett - Sopris Crown, Emma 48.49 Lazy H/11 Ranch (Jackson) - Glenwood Springs 292.42 Northstar Preserve - Indpendence Pass, Aspen 175.0 Price II - Dry Hollow, Silt 160.0 Wilson / Eck I - Redstone 0.73

Holy Cross (City of Aspen) - Aspen 0.94 Independence Pass Property - Aspen 4.35Kinstead Ranch (Schoonmaker) - Dry Hollow, Silt 194.53 LaLone Family - Redstone 31.97 Marble Ski Area Lots 44 & 47 - Rikkers Family 6.48 Marble Ski Area Lots 42 & 43 - Walden Family 3.38 Springridge - Dry Park, Glenwood Springs 313.36 Strang Ranch - Missouri Heights, Carbondale 182.52 Wilson / Eck II - Redstone 2.6

Marble Ski Area Lots 29 & 55 - Harris Family 4.86 Morris Ranch - Dry Hollow, Silt 142.15 Ranch at Coulter Creek - Carbondale 305.25 Redstone Coke Ovens - Redstone 14.63 Rivendell Ranch - Spring Valley, Glenwood Spgs 71.63 Seven Star - Brush Creek, Snowmass 231.59 Stormking Hunting Ranch - Glenwood Springs 126.0 Thompson Creek - Arbaney Family 80.0 Turgoose Ranch - Rifle 84.0 Wieben Ranch - Capitol Creek, Snowmass 212.7 Wilson/Eck III - Redstone 30.6

Nieslanik Ranch - East Mesa, Carbondale 166.96 O’Connell Ranch - Dry Hollow, Silt 80.0 Quarter Circle 8 Ranch - Carbondale 65.34 Rocky Mountain Institute - Shield O Mesa, Snowmass 35.76 Sage Canyon (Butterfly) - Divide Creek, Silt 65.38 Singletree Ranch - Dry Hollow, Silt 35.0 Smuggler Mountain Mining Claims - Aspen 160.0 Smuggler Mountain B & M Mining Claim - Aspen 10.0South Canyon (Hood) - Glenwood Springs 160.0 Taughenbaugh Mesa (Knaus) - Rifle 47.83 Vallario - Dry Hollow, Silt 35.34 W/J Ranch (Areas A & B) - McLain Flats, Aspen 29.42 W/J Ranch (Area F) - McLain Flats, Aspen 86.84

2006 AcreageClark Ranch - Emma 120.0Crown Mountain Ranch (Fender Ranch) - Emma 560.0Darien Ranch - Marble 35.0East Canyon Creek Ranch (Slappey) - Glenwood Springs 320.0Farnum Ranch - Roan Cliffs, DeBeque 130.84Fischer Out Parcel - Three Mile, Glenwood Springs 3.17Hunter Valley Way - Hunter Creek, Aspen 9.58J&S Nieslanik Ranch - Missouri Heights 200.0Okenala Ranch (Knobel)- Canyon Creek 40.0Rocky Hill Ranch (Dibrell) - Collbran 240.0Rowe Ranch - Divide Creek, Silt 106.87Scott Ranch - Roan Cliffs, DeBeque 147.29South Canyon II (J&J Hood) - Glenwood Springs 80.0Taucher Place (Fales/Perry) - Carbondale 40.0West Divide Ranch (BriAnn) - West Divide, Silt 450.19West Divide Ranch (Rippy) - West Divide, Silt 98.0West Rifle Creek Ranch (Belgum) - Rifle 300.0Young Ranch - Collbran 521.0

TOTAL CONSERVED ACRES 20,222.11Total Number of Conserved Properties 128

AVLT and our conservation easement donors would like to thank EnCana Oil & Gas Company for their generous support of conservation in the Roaring Fork and Colorado

River valleys through the purchase of Colorado Conservation Tax Credits.

Jack & Ardeen ArbaneyCamilla & Raymond AugerSteve BelgumMike & Maci BerkeleyBriAnn Properties CO, LLC (Douglas Hooker & Robert Noble)City of AspenTom & Linda ClarkFrank & Sheila DaleyLarry & Dana DarienCarol DibrellBill Fales & Marj PerryGran & Glenda FarnumJerry FazziKaren Fischer & Roger Fischer Connie HarveyJoe Hood & Jesse HoodGary & Jill Knausth

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Peter & Patrice KnobelBarbara Lowery in memory of Jerry “Butch” LoweryWendy McNulty, Katy McNulty, & Meg McNulty Sue Daley Myers & Jimmy MyersJim & Sharon NieslanikDan & Marsha O’ConnellPat & Rosemary PattersonPitkin County Open Space and TrailsDow & Kathy RippyBruce & Dayle RobinsonBill & Bobbie RoweTom & Sue ScottJim Slappey, Robert Carter, Gary Landrum, & Terry NelsonJess & Jodi Young

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