Effort will permanently protect 40 acres on east side of park Estes Park, Colorado – The Rocky Mountain Conservancy (Rocky Mountain National Park’s nonprofit partner) announced today that it is spearheading a fundraising effort to acquire the largest remaining privately-held property within Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP). The organization will raise $3.6 million to fund […]
Estes Park, Colorado – Completing a land protection effort that began in 2012, the Rocky Mountain Conservancy (the nonprofit philanthropic partner to Rocky Mountain National Park) announced today that it has transferred the Johnson Property to Rocky Mountain National Park. In 2012, Rocky Mountain National Park identified the private inholding known as the Johnson Property […]
Thanks to the overwhelming support of thousands of Colorado residents, the Rocky Mountain National Park Group Special License Plate will soon be a reality. The plate was approved by the Colorado Senate by a vote of 27 to 8 on May 6, 2015. The bill was sponsored by Senator Randy Baumgardner and Representative K.C. Becker. […]
Check out Rocky Mountain Conservancy’s new website and new look at www.RMConservancy.org! We were able to make it live on the very day Rocky Mountain National Park was dedicated 99 years ago (September 4th). Now its much easier for you to learn about and support the great work we do in Rocky Mountain National Park […]
On September 3rd, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Wilderness Act establishing the National Wilderness Preservation System protecting federally designated wilderness areas. Wilderness areas distinguish themselves from other protected lands due to the way in which they are managed. The Wilderness Act defines these protected landscapes in saying, “a wilderness, in contrast […]
