Over the past year, Aspen Valley Land Trust has been working with ecological planning firm DHM Design to come up with a master plan for the recently purchased Coffman Ranch in Carbondale. As part of the process, they recently enlisted scientists and local experts for a bioblitz to track as many plants as possible over three days.
Over the last year, Aspen Valley Land Trust has been working with the ecological planning firm DHM Design to come up with a masterplan for the recently purchased Coffman Ranch in Carbondale. As part of the process, they recently enlisted scientists and local experts for a bioblitz to track as many plants as possible over three days.
Aspen Valley Land Trust has prevented development on 45,000 acres over its 55-year lifetime. It aims to conserve another 40,000 to 50,000 acres in the next decade.
Rex and JoAnn Coffman have been ranching in Carbondale for more than 60 years. Now in their 90s, they recently sold their 141-acre homestead to the Aspen Valley Land Trust. Aspen Public Radio visited the Coffmans at their historic ranch and sent this audio postcard.