Colorado Headwaters Land Trust

It is Colorado River Headwaters Land Trust's responsibility to do its part to protect the spectacular valleys and scenic views created by the headwaters of the Colorado River in Grand County. The rivers and streams of the Colorado River headwaters have shaped and continue to sustain the scenic valleys and landscapes so critical to Grand County's economy, cultural heritage and quality of life. These are the landscapes Colorado Headwaters Land Trust is working hard to protect, by focusing its efforts on two major conservation projects: the Colorado River and Fraser River Initiatives.

The land trust's primary land protection tool is the conservation easement, a voluntary binding legal document between the landowner and the land trust that identifies the conservation values that qualify a property and permanently protects those values by restricting development, subdivision and other non-compatible uses.

Colorado Headwaters Land Trust, the only local land trust servicing Grand County, is a Colorado-certified land trust and has received National Accreditation from the Land Trust Alliance.

We have listed over 8000 acres of protected lands and water rights within the areas of the Headwaters of The Colorado River and are seeking many more at this time along with working alongside other organizations to protect the watershed that services many states in the Western portions of The United States.