Events

MLC Members & Partners, save the date! Hosted on a different conserved property each year, our Annual Picnic is one way we like to show our appreciation of the members and partners who make our community-centered conservation work possible. A complimentary lunch will be followed by a short program of MLC updates and an opportunity…

Join MLC's Next Generation Advisory Board for our next "Sagebrush Salon," a semi-monthly conversational gathering where all are welcome to come talk about inspirational media related to the priorities and values that guide MLC's community-centered conservation work in Southwest Colorado. The goal of these casual gatherings is to build a shared sense of understanding and…

Join us on Sunday, August 17 for another Sagebrush Salon hosted by MLC's Next Generation Advisory Board. The Sagebrush Salon is a semi-monthly casual conversational gathering to discuss interesting media relevant to MLC's community-centered conservation work in Southwest Colorado. On August 17, the focus of our discussion will be the podcast episode from Volts titled…

In partnership with WildEdge Brewing Collective in Cortez, we are excited to announce the release of this year's batch of Juniperus, WildEdge's benefit beer for Montezuma Land Conservancy, on August 22nd! Staff and volunteers of MLC will be at the brewery starting at 5 pm to meet and greet with you over a pint. Come…

Join us at Fozzie's Farm from 2-6pm on September 13th for a community event celebrating the first harvest in our new high tunnel! We'll be making salsa fresh from the garden and providing additional food as well as fun activities for the whole family. Come learn about some of our upcoming programs and exciting new…

Our Cycle for Conservation bike tour is back for a 3rd year! This event is planned and hosted by MLC's Next Generation Advisory Board (NGAB) and showcases lands conserved by MLC. This year the 7-mile ride will mostly cover paved and gravel roads, with a little bit of not-too-technical singletrack, in the Boggy Draw area…

Volunteers needed! On Saturday, October 18 from 10am to 3pm, MLC and our partners in the Traditional Harvest Project will be hosting a planting day at which volunteers will help transplant seedlings near the Mancos River on properties located on County Road 39. This project aims to strengthen native plant communities on properties in the…

An evening of film, food, and community at The Livery in Norwood! Event details: 5:00-6:30pm - Gather, crafts, and complimentary food 6:30-7:15pm - Common Ground film screening 7:15-7:45pm - Q & A with local panel including representatives from Shavano Conservation District, Montezuma Land Conservancy, San Miguel County, local farmers, & San Miguel Basin 4-H

Representatives from Montezuma Land Conservancy will be hosting an information session and discussion at the Livery in Norwood to share about our organization's land access initiatives that we hope to grow in San Miguel County. Projects discussed will include the Traditional Harvest Project and the Community Land Partnership of the Southwest. The Traditional Harvest Project…

Our friends at Osprey Packs are hosting a Cortez Community Clean-Up in partnership with Leave No Trace and Mesa Verde Country on Thurs, Oct 30. What better time to come together and show some clean-up love to Carpenter / Geer Natural Area!? MLC holds a conservation easement within this great little open space trail system…

Volunteers needed! On November 7 and 8, MLC and our partners in the Traditional Harvest Project will be hosting a seeding day to wrap up our 2025 restoration work on the Road 39 project in the Mancos Valley. For the past two years, we have been restoring one mile of riparian habitat along the Mancos…

Join MLC and partners in Telluride on Friday, December 19 from 4:30-6:00 pm for one of the first public screenings of the 15-minute short film "Rooted," produced by filmmaker Treston Chee of Trees, Water & People (TWP). Rooted showcases MLC and TWP's collaborative work on the Road 39 Restoration Project, a part of the Traditional…