In 2004, with generous donations from its members and other local stakeholders, OLT purchased 760 acres of the historic Everson Ranch from developers to protect the open space and agricultural heritage forever. OLT has since purchased several other parcels to secure the view scape from small scale development and securing it for agriculture, a historic and cultural mainstay of the San Luis Valley.
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.jpg "Everson Ranch, cattle")
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.jpg "Everson Ranch, sunlit exposure")
.jpg "Fields of Everson Ranch under the Moon")
.jpg "Bobcat in the Everson Barn, 2011")
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.jpg "Loafing Sheds at the Everson Ranch")
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.jpg "Old Corral at the Everson Ranch")
.jpg "Old Farm Equipment at the Everson Ranch")
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.jpg "Sunlit Feilds at the Everson Ranch in Fall")
.jpg "Fences and Fields")
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For the education, enjoyment, and well-being of current and future generations, Orient Land Trust:
promotes a positive clothing-optional experience at all properties including Valley View Hot Springs, Orient Mine and Everson Ranch;
preserves the viewshed, including land acquisition;
protects natural, wild, agricultural, and historic resources, in the northern San Luis Valley.
