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Nature photographerJohn Fielder visitsAvon to promote hislatest book,‘Colorado’s GreatOutdoors: 20 Yearsof Lottery-FundedLands’

By Caramie SchnellCSCHNELL@VAILDAILY.COM

The children’s garden at Betty FordAlpine Gardens in Vail.

Minturn’s Eagle River Park.The Eagle Valley Trail between Avon

and Edwards, along the Eagle River. The spray park at Freedom Park in

Edwards. Do you know what these places all

have in common? They were eachbuilt using funds from the state lottery.For 20 years, the Great Outdoors Col-orado organization, dubbed GOCO,has used lottery funds to conserve andprotect land, open spaces and specialplaces throughout Colorado, includ-ing many locations in Eagle County.GOCO funds also have been used forparks, playgrounds, trails and riverrestoration projects, all in a bid toenhance the quality of life for Col-orado residents.

‘Local projects we all enjoy’For 18 months in 2010 and 2011, Colorado photogra-

pher John Fielder put 35,000 miles on his car criss-cross-ing the state taking photos of lottery-funded lands.

“I want to show Coloradans graphically how lottery hasaffected all of our lives with these amenities,” Fielder said.

Fielder also wanted to celebrate the 20th anniversaryof Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO), and the photos hetook are displayed in his two latest books — a guide book,“Guide to Colorado’s Great Outdoors: Lottery-FundedParks, Trails, Wildlife Areas & Open Spaces,” and a pic-ture book, “Colorado’s Great Outdoors: Celebrating 20Years of Lottery-Funded Lands.”

Fielder visits Walking Mountains Science Center inAvon on Tuesday to talk about the project and show pho-tos from the book, all set to a “pretty cool soundtrack,”Fielder said.

“We thought it would be fitting for John Fielder to pres-ent his awe-inspiring photo showcase for our communi-ty to highlight the local projects we all enjoy,” said JasonDenhart, director of communications and developmentfor the Eagle Valley Land Trust.

The longtime nature photographer will not only signcopies of his new books on Tuesday, but some of his oth-er books and calendars will be for sale, as well. Thirty per-cent of the proceeds from the event will be donated byFielder to the Eagle Valley Land Trust for ongoing conser-vation work in Eagle County.

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if you go ...What: John Fielder promotes his new book,

“Colorado’s Great Outdoors: 20 Years of Lottery-Funded Lands.”

Where: Walking Mountain Science Center, Avon. When: 6 p.m. Tuesday. Cost: Free, but RSVP’s are requested.More information: Email jdenhart@evlt.org, or call

970-748-7654. Thirty percent of gross proceedsfrom the sale of books and calendars will bedonated by Fielder to the Eagle Valley Land Trustfor ongoing conservation work in Eagle County.

LOTTERYLANDS

TOP LEFT: “Gates Ranch,” byJohn Fielder, part of Fielder’sbook “Colorado’s GreatOutdoors: 20 Years of Lottery-Funded Lands.”SPECIAL TO THE DAILY

BOTTOM: Photographer JohnFielder is pictured here doingwhat he does best: hiking toachieve his artistic goals.CARI LINDEN | Special to the Daily

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At the front of themovement

Fielder himself helped foundGOCO and was on the board of direc-tors for eight years back in the ’90s.

“John Fielder has been at the fore-front of the Colorado conservationmovement for decades,” Denhart said.“His contributions to environmentalawareness and habitat conservation,as well as his support of the local landtrust community in Colorado, are leg-endary.

“He also spends many hours on theroad, travelling to communitiesthroughout Colorado to showcase thenatural beauty and exhilarating land-scapes found in our state.”

Three years ago, Fielder went to theGOCO board with his idea.

“I beseigned the board to hire meto photograph 1,000 places aroundColorado and publish both a guide-book and a picture book,” Fieldersaid.

The board agreed, and over thecourse of 18 months, Fielder visitedeach of Colorado’s 64 counties andnearly every town.

“All of us have benefitted from thelottery,” Fielder said. “I learned a lotecologically. The more we connectpublic lands with private lands withstate lands, the greater the chance forbiodiversity to have integrity.”

This fall, Fielder climbed back in thedriver’s seat to promote the books.

In total, he’ll have visited 40 differ-

ent places by Dec. 15, when the tourwraps up.

“Then, we better get some snow soI can ski the rest of the season,” hesaid.

High Life Editor Caramie Schnell canbe reached at 970-748-2984 orcschnell@vaildaily.com.

SPECIAL TO THE DAILY

“Bair Ranch,” by John Fielder.

JOHN FIELDERFROM PAGE B1