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On July 9, 2010, Palmer Land Trust donated a vacant lot, which is key to the visual and environmental integrity of the Garden of the Gods Park, to the City of Colorado Springs to be incorporated into the park.
On June 17, 2010, the Great Outdoors Colorado Board approved the final grants for Fiscal Year 2010; the Hatton Ranch, one of Palmer Land Trust's premier conservation projects, received a $302,500 Open Space Grant to protect a portion of the ranch with a conservation easement.
The Rivers, Arroyos, and Ranchland Conservation Project is a multi-county, conservation and land protection planning effort. The focus of the effort is the protection of key river and arroyo corridors and adjoining, biologically significant ranchlands.
The land trust accreditation program recognizes land conservation organizations that meet national quality standards. Palmer Land Trust is pleased to announce it is applying for accreditation.
The Palmer Land Trust was recently certified by the State of Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, Division of Real Estate. The organization is one of only 26 certified non-profits operating in Colorado.
Landowners, Palmer Land Trust, Gold Belt Byway Association, Great Outdoors Colorado, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Gates Family Foundation team up to protect the Larsen Ranch.