Conservation Easement: In 1969, Malcolm Forbes bought Colorado’s Trinchera Ranch; 35 years later his family permanently protected 80,000 acres, the largest donated conservation easement in state history
A huge area of alpine wilderness in southern Colorado has been permanently protected from commercial development after the family of late publishing tycoon Malcolm Forbes donated an 80,000-acre conservation easement. The agreement, managed by Colorado Open Lands, is the largest donated conservation easement in Colorado’s history. It permanently limits subdivision and commercial development on the…
