Conservationists have released a plan to protect key lands and waters in Colorado that people and nature need to survive and thrive in a changing climate. “Conserving Colorado: A 10-year Roadmap for the Future of Private Land Conservation” calls for doubling the number of acres protected over the next 10 years, from 3.3 million to 6.6 million acres. Comments from Linda Lidov, interim executive director, Keep It Colorado.
Legislation to extend the state’s highly successful Conservation Easement Tax Credit Program was signed into law by Governor Polis on June 1, 2026. Now the program’s sunset has been extended from 2031 to 2036. The bill passed with incredibly strong bipartisan support, with 92 of 100 legislators voting in support of HB26-1230.
Keep It Colorado will award $551,100 in assistance to six nonprofit Colorado land trusts, which will support landowners who have volunteered to protect their properties through conservation.
Spring Summit always feels like a reunion, and it was such a joy to gather with 140 coalition members, supporters, and partners from May 21-23, 2025. Western Colorado University had a great space for our meetings, and the Gunnison Valley was the perfect backdrop for our land conservation event with countless examples of land conservation in action close by.
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