Pitkin County Open Space and Trails

• Locations: News By Geneviève Villamizar Published Mar. 17, 2021

  Sinking roots in stewardship

  Pitkin County Open Space and Trails’ Agriculture and Conservation Administrator Paul Holsinger reviews maps with regional farmers and ranchers during the first Glassier public process. Courtesy photo.

  The sole function of land — its ecosystems and all life therein — is to perpetuate itself. Plants or creatures at every (in)conceivable scale feast upon one another, building soil, circulating water, and distributing byproducts — infinitely. Land is nourishment; it’s that simple.
  A simple concept, but easy to… read more →

• Locations: News By Geneviève Villamizar Published Mar. 3, 2021

  A closer look at Pitkin County Open Space and Trails

  OST Acquisition and Special Projects Director Dale Will explains the program. Photo by Paula Mayer.

  “If you want to walk in the grocery store and buy something that was grown locally, that tastes good, then you’ve got to invest resources in protecting the land base.”
  This is the vision and mission of Acquisition and Special Projects Director Dale Will, with Pitkin County Open Space… read more →

• Locations: News By Olivia Emmer Published Feb. 17, 2021

  Lease appeal dismissed by Pitkin County Manager

  This map of Glassier Open Space shows both Lease B and Lease F, the parcels that were recently opened up to a lease award process through Pitkin County Open Space and Trails. Lease B is 81.2 acres of irrigated pasture and Lease F is three acres that includes irrigation and a loafing shed. Lease A, a 40 acre parcel, will come up for lease in fall of this year. Courtesy map.

  At the end of January, a competitive lease application process for Pitkin County-owned agricultural land at the Glassier Open Space property in Basalt selected its winner, the Marigold Livestock Co.
  On Feb. 1, 2021, José Miranda, one of the other applicants and founder of Rocking TT Bar, filed a… read more →

• Locations: News By Olivia Emmer Published Feb. 10, 2021

  Conserved ranch looks to future

  Sunfire Ranch from above. Courtesy photo.

  At the end of 2020, a conservation easement that had been in negotiation for more than five years came to fruition. Sunfire Ranch, over 1,200 acres near the confluence of the Crystal River and Thompson Creek, sold a $10M conservation easement to Pitkin County Open Space and Trails (PCOST). Support… read more →