A coveted piece of ground in Marble has been preserved in perpetuity for deer, elk, beaver, birds and other wildlife thanks to the efforts of multiple organizations. A conservation easement on 55 acres of wetlands, forests and meadows was recently handed over to Aspen Valley Land Trust. The property is on the south side of the Crystal River and stretches …
TLR 2022 Updates: Reclamation & Historical Preservation
Marble Wetlands Acquisition and Smelter-site Reclamation When nobody else could figure out how to clean-up a 100-year old mining-smelter site threatening an otherwise pristine 54-acre wetlands complex bordering the Crystal River, Yule Creek, and the Town of Marble, the Trust for Land Restoration stepped in to get the job done, accepting ownership of the property to boot, thanks to the …
TLR 2021 Updates: Idarado Houses, Annual Monitoring, Project Coordinator
The Idarado Houses: Historic Preservation Update When nobody else could figure out how to clean-up a 100-year old mining-smelter site threatening an otherwise pristine 54-acre wetlands complex bordering the Crystal River, Yule Creek, and the Town of Marble, the Trust for Land Restoration stepped in to get the job done, accepting ownership of the property to boot, thanks to the …
Marble Wetlands Preserve
The Trust for Land Restoration was pleased to receive the December 30, 2021 donation of 54-acres of wetlands and high-quality riparian habitat in Gunnison County near Marble, CO named the Marble Wetlands Preserve. The circumstances by which this property came to be donated to TLR is rather unique. An anonymous donor had been working with Crystal Valley Environmental Protection Association …
Shelter Magazine – Uninterpreted: The Story of the Houses at the Idarado/Red Mountain Overlook
Click here to read Samantha Tisdel Wright’s chronicle of the history of the Idarado Houses near the top of Red Mountain Pass and TLRs involvement in their preservation. Idarado Houses Samantha Wright Shelter article
TLR Appeal – Seeks Funding for the Idarado Houses Project
TLR has begun its Sustaining Membership Drive. Donations will go toward stabilization and preservation of the Idarado Houses. Donations may be made either to TLR or to the Ouray County Historical Society (OCHS). Donations of $250 made to OCHS’ Idarado Houses Fund will earn back a 25% Colorado Enterprise Zone Tax Credit. Please make donations to the Idarado Houses Project by mail at: …
TLR Video – Idarado Houses Project
TLR’s Program Assistant Lisa Hickman has recently produced a promotional video that chronicles the Idarado Houses project and the people who once lived there. This 17 minutes video combines history with present day efforts to stabilize and preserve the Idarado Houses near the top of Red Mountain Pass.
Montrose Daily Press – TLR and Donation of Idarado Houses to Ouray County
The Montrose Daily Press recently published a TLR press release related to the Idarado Houses project and the completion of donation of the Houses to Ouray County by Idarado-Newmont Mining. The donation of the Houses and property marks the beginning of the stabilization phase.
TLR Engineers – Donation of Idarado Houses to Ouray County
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