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Today is World Nature Conservation Day! Together w

Today is World Nature Conservation Day! Together we can raise awareness about the need to preserve animals, plants, and natural resources as the key foundation of a strong and stable society - for both present and future generations

Join our friends at @hwriverjourney this Saturday,

Join our friends at @hwriverjourney this Saturday, July 31 for Coloring Colorado with River Jams. Experience an expressive art coloring activity celebrating the beauty of nature around our rivers, followed by a musical performance by Denver's Trevor Michael.

Buy your tickets at the link in the bio for @hwriverjourney

Today is the 100th Colorado River Day! July 25th m

Today is the 100th Colorado River Day! July 25th marks the official day that the river got its name. The largest river in the American Southwest has its headwaters here in Grand County, and the West wouldn't be what it is today without it. Communities, wildlife, agriculture, tourism and iconic landscapes all depend upon the Colorado River's past and its future.

CHLT works hard to preserve and steward open lands along the headwaters of the Colorado River in partnership with landowners and for the benefit of all. Help us #ProtectTheLandWeLove.

"One sees great things from the valley; only small

"One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak."
- G.K. Chesterton

Fields of gold! Sunflowers (Helianthus annuus) are in bloom around Grand County.

Don't forget to join the Colorado Headwaters Nature Project 2021 on @inaturalistorg. Help us document all of the local plants and animals that you see.
Use the link in our bio.

Join Colorado Headwaters Land Trust this evening,

Join Colorado Headwaters Land Trust this evening, July 22 at 6pm, as ED Jeremy Krones speaks to the Town of Hot Sulphur Springs.
Learn about CHLT's newest easement, conservation easements in general, land trusts, and join the community conversation.
Meeting at the Hot Sulphur Springs Town Hall.

Photo: arial view of the Jones Creek Ranch Conservation Easement in HSS.

"Beauty - the adjustment of all parts proportionat

"Beauty - the adjustment of all parts proportionately so that one cannot add or subtract or change without impairing the harmony of the whole."
- Leon Battista Alberti

Our Colorado Headwaters Nature Project 2021 Observation of the Day is the beautiful Mariposa Lily (Calochortus gunnisonii). These perennials grow from a bulb in meadows and open woods.

Use the link in our bio to learn more about the Project and join.

Gratitude to all of our CHLT Wildflower Walk atten

Gratitude to all of our CHLT Wildflower Walk attendees yesterday. And special thanks to Jill Jacobsen for sharing her incredible knowledge and passion!

We learned about many local plant species, including the beloved Western Monkshood flower (Aconitum columbianum). These unique purple hood-like flowers grow along stream banks. They are pollinated by bumblebees, which are the only insects strong enough to push the petals apart!

Keep sharing your discoveries with us this month on @inaturalistorg. Join the Colorado Headwaters Nature Project 2021. We can't wait to see what you find thriving in Grand County, Colorado. Use the link in our bio.

It's almost time for the CHLT Wildflower Walk this

It's almost time for the CHLT Wildflower Walk this Sunday, June 18 at 11am - meeting at the Fraser Valley Library!
We're excited to get outside with Jill Jacobsen, Western Herbalist and Natural Resources Supervisor for the Town of Winter Park. Learn to identify wild plants and learn about their therapeutic and nutritional uses.

There are only a few spots left. Sign up via the link in our bio. Bring plenty of water, a snack, sun protection, and a camera if desired.

The program is free, but donations to CHLT are accepted. Help us continue to offer programs such as this.

This month's Colorado Headwaters Nature Project 20

This month's Colorado Headwaters Nature Project 2021 is in full swing!
Check out the latest species we've discovered: Woodland Pinedrops (Pterospora andromeda). These root parasites can grow up to 3ft. tall with their stout, sticky reddish stems. They lack chlorophyll and do not conduct photosynthesis. Pinedrops are listed as threatened in Michigan and endangered in New York, Vermont and Wisconsin. These unique woodland plants are best enjoyed where you find them, as they do not transplant well.

Join the Project and share your Grand County plant and animal observations. Use the link in our bio.

"To move among other great forms of life existing

"To move among other great forms of life existing free of us is to be able to sense a wisdom different from and perhaps greater than our own."
- Tom Bender

Explore the wild side of Grand County!
Join the Colorado Headwaters Nature Project 2021 on #iNaturalist and discover all of the plants and animals that make this area truly special.

Sign up through the link in our bio.

While you're out and about this weekend, stop by @

While you're out and about this weekend, stop by @truepenny_pitstop and refresh yourself with the new Smokey Bear smoothie - a detox smoothie with lemonade and activated charcoal.

10% of Smokey Bear sales are generously being donated to CHLT!

Thanks for supporting land conservation as a way to reduce the impact of wildfires in Grand County for both wildlife and the people that live here.

"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accompli

"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished." - Lao Tzu

We're delighted to find these purple Penstemon abloom in one of Grand County's burn scarred valleys.

Join our Colorado Headwaters Nature Project 2021 and share all of the amazing plants and animals that you observe in Grand County this month. We can't wait to see what you discover!

Use the link in our bio to sign up on #iNaturalist.

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