Jeffrey Boring, Executive Director of the Estes Valley Land Trust since May 2016, will speak at the Rotary Club of Estes Park on Thursday, October 13, at their regular noon meeting. His presentation will focus on the history of the organization, the role the community plays in land protection and stewardship, and future projects the land trust is currently working on.
Jeffrey Boring and his wife, Emily Patterson
The Estes Valley Land Trust, accredited in 2008, was formed to preserve open space for future generations. EVLT preserves and protects open space, valleys, wetlands, streams, ranch lands and wildlife habitat in the Estes Valley and surrounding area. Currently, EVLT has over 9600 acres under protection through 159 conservation easements.
A conservation easement is a mechanism by which property owners who want to ensure the land that they own is protected from future development can voluntarily enter a legal agreement with a land trust. This agreement permanently restricts certain aspects of land use in order to protect the conservation values of the property.
Boring’s work in the conservation field began 18 years ago with The Nature Conservancy in Georgia, helping to direct a land protection campaign that targeted land acquisition along the 180 mile Chattahoochee River.
After completing his master’s degree in Conservation Ecology, Jeffrey served as the Director of Conservation at Athens Land Trust, before moving to Colorado in 2004 to manage a water quality monitoring program for the Big Thompson Watershed Forum. For the past 8 years, he served as an Open Lands Resource Specialist in the Larimer County Natural Resources Department.
Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders who provide humanitarian service and help to build goodwill and peace in the world. There are 1.2 million Rotary members in 34,000 Rotary clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas. Rotary clubs have been serving communities worldwide for more than a century. Rotary clubs around the world initiate projects that address critical issues such as conflict resolution, hunger, poverty, disease and illiteracy.
The Rotary Club of Estes Park meets Thursdays at the Rodeway Inn in Estes Park, located at 1701 North Lake Avenue on Highway 34 just west of Dry Gulch Road. Please note our new Rotary location. Visitors interested in learning more about Rotary and its programs are welcome to attend. Buffet is served at 11:30 a.m., the Rotary business meeting opens at noon, and the program begins at 12:30 p.m.
