Our Mission

Legacy Land Trust conserves and protects key natural, scenic and agricultural lands of northern Colorado that make this region a special place to live and work.

Who We Are

Legacy Land Trust is a regional, private, non-profit corporation established in 1993 with goal of protecting northern Colorado’s rich natural and agricultural heritage. We received our non-profit status in 1995 and hired our first staff member in 1998. We work with landowners, other non-profit land conservation organizations and governmental entities to protect the special places of this region. We are a non-political organization and pour every dollar contributed to us toward our voluntary land conservation efforts. The Land Trust is qualified as a charitable organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service code.

Board of Directors

Ted Swanson, Buckeye, Secretary
Bud Clemons, Greeley
Sheila Baker, Fort Collins, Vice President, Projects
Lew Grant, Waverly, Vice President, Resources
Stan Cass, Eaton
Patty Dow, Fort Collins
Peggy Ford, Greeley
Tom Ligon, Loveland
Debby Morgan, Laporte
Shirley Soto, Pierce
Jean Sutherland, Fort Collins
Phil Teeter, Wellington

Staff

Jeff Jones, Executive Director
Jane Clark, Development Director
Emily Saeli, Stewardship Coordinator
Kathy Watts, Office Manager

Protected Lands

The Legacy Land Trust has completed 90 conservation projects protecting over 27,652 acres of agricultural lands, wildlife habitat, wetlands, scenic views and open space in Larimer, northern Weld and Jackson counties. Each of these easements represents a collaborative effort between the Land Trust and private landowners, and in many cases, local government agencies and other organizations.

Over the last three years, Legacy Land Trust has protected nearly 12,810 acres at a cost to its contributors of less than $35 per acre!

Our Partners

Fully two-thirds of the land conservation projects we’ve completed involve conservation partners. These partners include:

Land conservation organizations
The Nature Conservancy
Estes Valley Land Trust
Colorado Open Lands

Local governments
Larimer County Open Lands
Larimer County Rural Land Use Center
City of Fort Collins Natural Areas Program
City of Loveland Open Lands Program

State and Federal Entities
Great Outdoors Colorado
Colorado Division of Wildlife
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service