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Vision Course for Aspiring
Farmers & Ranchers &
4th Annual Colorado Land Link Forum
Gunnison, Colorado
March 11-12, 2016
These programs connect aspiring farmers and ranchers with
the tools and resources they need to access land and launch
successful agricultural businesses. The forum convenes
agricultural service providers, farmers and landowners to
tackle creative solutions for land access and succession.
Highlights of the program include:
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NYFC Farmer Training- Partnering with a Land Trust for
Access to Land.
Resources for Next Generation Farmers & Ranchers
Preserving Agricultural Resources Panel
Inspiring stories, successes, and case studies
If you are interested in information regarding sponsorship,
exhibition, or to be considered for the speakers panel, please
email [email protected].
For more information and to register,
visit:
www.GuidestoneColorado.org
ABOUT GUIDESTONE
Colorado Land Link is a program of Guidestone Colorado, a 501c3 non-profit organization
dedicated to growing the next generation of farmers and ranchers for a vibrant agricultural
future through education, community building and partnerships.
What is Colorado Land Link and who is it for?
A program of Guidestone, Colorado Land Link matches farmers and
ranchers seeking land opportunities with landowners or retiring
producers that are open to transitioning their land. In addition to
this matching service, Land Link serves as a resource clearinghouse
for educational and training opportunities, technical resources and
networking for technical assistance and support.
Why Colorado Land Link?
Colorado Land Link offers economically viable options for
landowners to keep the agricultural heritage and water on their
land intact and provides scalable solutions for transitioning
Colorado’s non-productive farmland into agricultural production.
Beginning farmers and ranchers are provided approaches to
business models and technical skills that provide a pathway to
farmland access and successful agricultural enterprise. Thus,
farmers and ranchers gain stability and a chance to strengthen
Colorado’s food economy and preserve its agricultural heritage for
years to come.
How does Colorado Land Link work?
Land Link builds relationships with applicants seeking land from
and determines the readiness of applicants for a possible match
from our landowner database. Less experienced farmers or those
unsure of their vision are connected to educational programs with
emphases in financial planning, marketing, business plans, food
policy, legal issues, ad production techniques. When ready for a
match, Land Link introduces the two parties and provides resources
to determine whether a match is desirable: it is ultimately up to the
two parties to make an agreement.
www.GuidestoneColorado.org
Partners
FARMER & RANCHER WORKSHOPS
Vision Course for Aspiring Farmers and Ranchers
& Working with Land Trusts to Access Land
March 11, 2016 – 8:30am-4:30pm - Cost: $35
Gunnison County Fairgrounds Building
Course Description:
Guidestone Colorado, in partnership
with the National Young Farmers
Coalition, is offering a course designed
to provide aspiring farmers and ranchers
the resources they need to access land
and launch successful agricultural
businesses. Course material examines
current trends, resources, case studies,
and stories from experienced farmers. A
session by the National Young Farmers
Coalition outlines effective ways to work
with land trusts in order to access farm
land.
2016 Colorado Land Link Forum
This workshop is part of the 4th Annual Colorado Land
Link Forum, a convergence of agricultural service
providers, farmers, and landowners to tackle creative
solutions for land access and succession.
Register for both events at:
www.guidestonecolorado.org
The Colorado Mountain Club Foundation
710 Tenth Street  Suite 200  Golden, Colorado 80401  (303) 279-3080
January 1, 2016
Steve Bain
President
Susan Baker
Past President
Kent Groninger
Vice President
Sherry Richardson
Secretary
Gary Mintz
Treasurer
Katie Blackett
Steve Bonowski
Paula Cushing
ACADEMIC FELLOWSHIPS FOR 2016
Since 1982 The Colorado Mountain Club Foundation has awarded fellowships for
research consistent with the statement of purpose adopted by the founders of the
Colorado Mountain Club in 1912:
To unite the energy, interest, and knowledge of the students, explorers, and lovers of the
mountains of Colorado; to collect and disseminate information regarding the Rocky
Mountains in behalf of science, literature, art, and recreation; to stimulate public
interest in the mountain area; to encourage the preservation of forests, flowers, fauna,
and natural scenery; and to render readily accessible the alpine attractions of this
region.
Jim Gehres
Art Hogling
Carol Kurt
John Lacher
Lauren Schwartz
The Foundation solicits applications from students enrolled in Colorado colleges
and universities conducting research in the Rocky Mountains or this region or
students outside Colorado whose research is focused on the Rocky Mountain
region. The Foundation awards grants ranging from approximately $500 to $2,000, in
disciplines such as biology, chemistry, environmental studies, forestry, geography,
geology, history, and law. Although fellowships are normally awarded to graduate
students, undergraduates are also eligible.
The top three outstanding applicants are awarded a named fellowship: either the Neal B.
Kindig Fellowship, in honor of the late Dr. Kindig, a graduate of West Point and
Stanford University and professor of electrical engineering at the University of
Colorado, as well as an active member of The Colorado Mountain Club and The CMC
Foundation; the Kurt Gerstle Fellowship, in honor of the late Dr. Gerstle, professor of
engineering at the University of Colorado, a long-time member of CMC, and the
founder of the Foundation’s Academic Fellowship program; or the Al Ossinger
Fellowship, in honor of Dr. Ossinger, a graduate of Stanford University, a long-time
member of CMC and the Foundation, and retired chair of the Academic Fellowship
Committee.
Grants are made to individuals only, for research under the direction of a faculty member
of an institution of higher learning.
Applications (available at
http://www.cmc.org/About/CMCFoundation.aspx) must be sent by April 15, 2016 to
Paula Cushing at [email protected] or mailed to The Colorado Mountain Club
Foundation, c/o Paula Cushing, Department of Zoology, Denver Museum of Nature &
Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO 80205. The faculty sponsor must submit a
letter under separate cover in support of the student and the proposed research.
Colorado State University Center for Protected Area Management/
Centro para el Manejo de Áreas Protegidas de la Universidad Estatal de Colorado
2016 Short Course Guide/Guía de Cursos Cortos 2016
International Ranger Training Course (given in English)
May 12th – 21st, 2016
The Center for Protected Area Management will offer a 9-day mobile training course for English
speakers in conjunction with and prior to the 8th World Ranger Congress (held in Estes Park,
Colorado from May 21nd – 27th, 2016). This course is designed for field rangers and ranger
supervisors. It will address the role of rangers in
managing different categories of protected areas; the
importance of working with landowners and
communities; public and visitor use management;
natural and cultural resources management;
infrastructure and trails; environmental
interpretation and education; protection and
enforcement; research and monitoring; and
emergency response. Protected areas in Colorado
and Utah will be visited, including a wide variety of habitat types and governance arrangements.
Highlights will include visits to Arches, Great Sand Dunes, and Mesa Verde National Parks and
Colorado National Monument, as well as national forests and national wildlife refuges. For more
information visit: http://warnercnr.colostate.edu/world-ranger-congress-2016
Curso Internacional de Capacitacion de Guardaparques (dado en español)
27 de mayo al 5 de junio, 2016
El Centro de Manejo de Áreas Protegidas ofrecerá un
curso itinerante para guardaparques y supervisores de
guardaparques en español en conjunto con y después
del Octavo Congreso Mundial de Guardaparques
previsto para el 21 al 27 de mayo de 2016 en Estes
Park, Colorado. El curso cubrirá temas incluyendo:
categorías de gestión de áreas protegidas; trabajo con
propietarios y comunidades locales; gestión de
turismo y recreación; gestión de recursos naturales y
culturales; infraestructura y senderos; interpretación y educación ambiental; protección y
vigilancia; investigación y monitoreo; y riesgos y emergencias. El curso visitará áreas en
Colorado y Wyoming manejados por gobiernos a nivel federal, estatal y local así como por ONGs.
Se visitarán los parques nacionales Yellowstone y Gran Tetón, bosques estatales, refugios de vida
silvestre, y el Monumento Nacional Dinosaurio. Para más información:
http://warnercnr.colostate.edu/world-ranger-congress-2016
XXVI Curso Internacional de Manejo de Áreas Protegidas (dado en español)
6 de julio al 6 de agosto, 2016
Estamos orgullos de ofrecer el 26⁰ edición anual del
Curso Internacional de Manejo de Áreas Protegidas.
Ofrecido en colaboración con la Oficina de Programas
Internacionales del Servicio Forestal de los Estados
Unidos, este curso se centra en los desafíos involucrados
en la planificación y gestión de áreas protegidas.
Enseñado totalmente en español, el curso de 31 días
combina clases, ejercicios en grupo y viajes al campo.
Temas cubiertos incluyen: planificación y gestión de
sistemas de áreas protegidas, corredores de
conservación y zonas de amortiguamiento; financiamiento de la conservación; gobernanza,
colaboración y resolución de conflictos; educación ambiental; turismo y la recreación;
investigación, monitoreo y evaluación; y liderazgo personal y profesional. Para más información
visite http://warnercnr.colostate.edu/cpamt-protected-areas-course
IV Mobile Seminar on Planning and Managing Tourism in Protected Areas (given in English)
September 9th – 24th, 2016
The Mobile Seminar on Planning and Managing
Tourism in Protected Areas is an intensive, 2.5 week
field-based training event aimed at professionals
working to promote sustainable tourism and
outdoor recreation in parks globally. The seminar
themes include: planning for public use and tourism
in protected areas including effective management
plans and zoning; legal and policy frameworks; a
detailed look at different institutional arrangements
including public-private partnerships; interpretation
and environmental education; and visitor infrastructure. In its fourth consecutive year, the
course travels through Colorado, Wyoming, and South Dakota and makes visits to national parks,
national forests, national monuments, state parks, national forests, a dude ranch, and a tribal
reservation. Highlights of the course will include the iconic Yellowstone, Grand Teton and Rocky
Mountain National Parks and Mount Rushmore national monument.
http://warnercnr.colostate.edu/cpamt-tourism-course
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