George Harvey, Recent MRLS Graduate, Staff Member of the Colorado Coalition of Land Trusts

George Harvey, Masters of Resource Law Studies graduate 2007, is the Scheduling and Education Coordinator for the Colorado Coalition of Land Trusts.

The CCLT consists of:

40 coalition member land trusts operating throughout Colorado - 30 local landtrusts and 10 regional, state or national land trusts. Additionally we have 14 local government members who protect land using conservation easements. As of the end of 2006, these groups were responsible for the conservation of over 1,600,000 acres of special lands in the State of Colorado. Nationally, there are over 1,667 land trusts that have protected almost 11.89 million acres. Across the country, approximately 1 million people are members and financial supporters of land trusts, and more than 50,000 people are active volunteers.

According to George, the CCLT is currently working at the Colorado General Assembly to extend the conservation easement tax credit program.