The San Isabel Foundation
The San Isabel Foundation is a non-profit land trust whose purpose is to
provide a local resource or partner for land owners in order to facilitate
the preservation of ranch land, open space and other natural resources now
and for future generations.
To the west are the magnificent Sangre de Cristo Mountains, to the north
the Arkansas River, to the south, the revered Spanish Peaks, and to the east,
the place where mountains meet plains. Several tools utilized in assisting
landowners may include conservation easements, land counseling and conservation
buyer programs.
To date, the Foundation has protected over 3,300 acres through conservation
easements in Custer and Huerfano Counties, and hold title to the Wheeler Nature
Preserve.
The Foundation's major funding sources come through memberships, private
donations and the Annual Art for the Sangres show and sale. This year's sale
is scheduled for Saturday, September 22nd, 2001 at the historic Pines Ranch
in Westcliffe, Colorado.
For more information about the San Isabel Foundation, call: (719) 783 3018