Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust

About

Since 1995, the Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust (CCALT) has partnered with more than 400 families across Colorado to conserve more than 800,000 acres of working lands. This work conserves Colorado's open spaces, natural resources, wildlife habitat, and agricultural heritage for all Coloradans.

Testimonials

"Every day I work the land is a tribute to my grandfather and his dreams of making a better life for his family. I always knew I would take over the ranch. As so many ranchers say, it's in my blood. Without our easement, we would have been forced to sell to developers." -Junior Gallegos, Arboles, CO

"The visionary wisdom to establish a conservation easement on the San Isabel Ranch originated with my dad, Dr. Ben Kettle, DVM.  His commitment to long term sustainability of environmental resources provides great peace of mind as we look to the future. The conservation easement, held in partnership with CCALT, ensures open space and management of the natural resources that are the lifeblood of every working ranch.” -Sara Shields, Westcliffe, CO

"The ability to ranch on conserved land with CCALT is such a pleasure. These efforts help keep ranching traditions alive for future generations."  -Davey Baron, Clark, CO

Who We Are

The Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust (CCALT) was formed in 1995 by the membership of the Colorado Cattlemen's Association (CCA) to help protect agricultural lands and rural ways of life.

CCALT’s people-focused conservation model partners directly with landowners across Colorado to conserve productive agricultural land. In these conservation partnerships, CCALT commits to supporting these families in achieving their long-term agricultural and conservation goals. We need your participation to empower these partnerships and ensure that our landowner partners remain supported. By giving to CCALT, you can directly ensure the ongoing health of Colorado’s land, water, wildlife, people, and communities.

What We Do

By supporting our state’s rural backbone and conservation ethos, CCALT serves all Coloradans. Keeping Colorado’s working lands undeveloped ensures our agricultural communities’ economic vitality and the ongoing health of our rural heritage. We do this through a dynamic conservation model that is tailored to individual landowner families and specific conservation projects. We are also nationwide leaders in layering additional conservation outcomes upon previously conserved lands, further enhancing the resilience of the lands that define our home for all of us.

How You Can Help

Please consider a gift today! You can help us meet Colorado’s need for our cutting-edge conservation easement transaction and stewardship work, conservation policy support, and additive conservation programming through a donation to CCALT. If you have questions about how your gift will be used or want to hear more about what CCALT’s work looks like on the ground, please give us a call at 303-225-8677 or email us at info@ccalt.org.