Colorado Cattlemen's Association
Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust
Protecting Open Space by Preserving Agriculture
Our Mission
The mission of the Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust is to help Colorado's ranchers and farmers protect their agricultural lands and encourage continuing agricultural production for the benefit of themselves, their families and all of Colorado's citizens.
Welcome to CCALT!
CCALT is very proud to partner with landowners in the protection of over 321,000 acres in over 34 counties across Colorado. This is an area larger than the entire Colorado State Park System!
None of this would have been possible without the commitment of private landowners and the financial support of our donors.
Click here to learn about a few of our success stories. These are just a few of the many easements that help protect the lands, livelihoods, and western heritage of Colorado.
Look around our site and check out our events and publications. Be sure you check back with us on a regular basis because our site is always changing!
John Fielder's Ranches of Colorado
The Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust is pleased to be working with John Fielder on this exciting project. The land trust community facilitates ranch protection with conservation easements by working in partnership with Colorado ranch families. The Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust, Colorado Open Lands, and the Colorado Coalition of Land Trusts are the non-profit partners in this exciting project. A portion of Ranches of Colorado proceeds will be given to the partner organizations to continue the important work of preserving ranchland open space in Colorado. The book will be released in the fall of 2009.
Thank you for taking the time to visit the Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust online. We hope that this site will provide you with the information that you need as a landowner, a policy maker, journalist or simply someone who cares about Colorado's working farms and ranches and all of the benefits that they provide.
CCALT is a land trust of landowners for landowners. We are the only land trust in the state that exclusively serves farmers and ranchers.
We invite you to take a look around our site. We hope that this begins to answer your questions. Please feel free to call us, we would be happy to talk with you in person or meet over a cup of coffee.
Chris West - Executive Director
Save the Date!
Please join us for our annual sunset summer BBQ fundraiser. We will have cocktails, dinner and an auction to benefit CCALT and the protection of Colorado's beautiful agricultural lands. Click here to RSVP!
CCALT has very talented staff and board members as well as an advisory council. Click here to meet our staff and learn a little more about the people responsible for making CCALT a success!
2009 Leopold Conservation Award
The Sand County Foundation, in partnership with Colorado Cattlemen's Association and the Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust, have announced the finalists for the Leopold Conservation Award. The winner will be announced at the CCA annual convention in June.
The Leopold Conservation Award recognizes landowners who exemplify the land ethic of Aldo Leopold, translating their lover for the land into responsible stewardship and management. The Colorado winner for 2009 receives an Aldo Leopold crystal and $10,000.
Click here for a link to the press release.
Click here for a link to the Leopold Website.
Land Trust Alliance Accreditation
CCALT is pleased to announce that it has been officially accredited by the Land Trust Alliance. Our organization was one of 14 land trusts across the nation that were awarded accreditation this February, bringing the total of accredited land trusts in the United States to 53.
CCALT will be posting more information about this exciting new achievement soon. Click here for more information on accreditation or to visit the accreditaiton website.
Click here for a link to the LTA press release.
Information for Landowners
Randy Rusk Roping - Picture by Bill Gillette
If you have questions, or just need some more information about our organization, click the picture above to visit our landowner information page. We also have several publications that you can download and review. We hope that this will answer several of your questions about our organization and get you on your way to protecting the land that you love.