Erik Glenn - Saving Colorado One Ranch at a Time

Mountain & Prairie with Ed Roberson

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🗓️ 22 April 2016

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Erik Glenn is the Executive Director of the Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust, a land conservation organization that has protected over 465,000 acres of working ranches throughout the state of Colorado. In this episode, Ed and Erik discuss a wide array of topics including the importance of keeping ranches in agricultural production, the basics of land conservation in the West, Colorado's role as a leader in national land conservation, Erik's family history as ranchers, and much more. --- http://mountainandprairie.com/erik-glenn/ --- TOPICS DISCUSSED: 5:06 - How Erik describes his work 6:11 - History of the Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust (CCALT) 8:45 - What "land conservation" means to Erik 11:20 - Details on how CCALT conserves ranches, basics of conservation easements 14:40 - The effects of ranch subdivision 17:15 - Why a vegan living in LoDo should care about working ranches 22:30 - The importance of grazing for a healthy ecosystem 26:40 - Colorado's role as a leader in conservation 29:45 - Erik's family history in agriculture 33:00 - Why Erik chose conservation as a career 36:15 - Advice to young people who want to work in conservation 43:20 - Importance of financial sustainability for land trusts 49:30 - One thing that Erik would change about conservation 53:30 - Erik's favorite books 55:20 - Erik's favorite documentaries 57:30 - Erik's favorite place in the West 59:10 - Erik's recommendations for people visiting the West 1:00:30 - Erik's request of the listeners --- http://mountainandprairie.com/erik-glenn/ --- This episode is sponsored by Mountain Khakis. Rugged. Authentic. Reliable. Timeless. What started as a casual conversation at the Shady Lady Saloon in Jackson Hole, WY has become a top-performing mountain-inspired lifestyle apparel brand. Established in 2003, Mountain Khakis quickly became a staple in the wardrobe of everyone from ranch hands to golf pros, those who travel by jet, as well as those who travel by thumb. The Mountain Khakis brand story continues to resonate as it connects to the enthusiast who believes that freedom and rugged adventure is a way of life. Join the conversation at www.mountainkhakis.com

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0:00.0	Hey, this is Ed Roberson, and this is the first ever episode of the Mountain and Prairie Podcast.
0:14.4	Thanks so much for listening. I really do appreciate it.
0:17.6	First of all, just to give you a quick background on who I am, professionally I'm a
0:22.1	ranch broker who specializes in the sale of recreational,
0:25.4	agricultural, and investment ranch properties throughout the Rocky Mountains.
0:29.2	I also do a good bit of work as a land conservation consultant, working with Colorado Land Trust to help
0:34.8	them permanently protect ranches and land throughout the state.
0:38.1	When I'm not working, I love spending time in the outdoors and up high in the mountains.
0:42.1	Fishing, running, climbing, hiking, skiing, camping, pretty much
0:46.1	any of the sports that make the American West such a special place to live.
0:51.5	Through my working hobbies, I meet tons of interesting passionate people whose work is helping to
0:56.4	shape the future of the American West, whether that work is related to land, agriculture,
1:01.7	water, writing, government, sports, the list goes on and on and on.
1:07.4	So I had the idea to start this podcast to help shine a spotlight on some of these fascinating
1:12.0	individuals to learn more about
1:14.1	their work and the issues surrounding their work and also to learn about them
1:17.7	personally their backgrounds their interest why they've chosen their respective
1:21.6	careers all these people are passionate energetic why they've chosen their respective careers.
1:22.8	All these people are passionate, energetic, and committed to their work.
1:26.4	So I know you'll really enjoy hearing their stories.
1:29.4	But before we get started, I want to thank our very first sponsor, Mountain Cackeys. Mountain Cackeys is an outdoor apparel company based out of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and in my opinion, they make some of the best outdoor clothing on the market today.
1:41.0	I've been wearing mountain cackeys almost every single day for the last 10 years. No joke. I own their jeans, their pants, their shorts, their shirts. It's really hard to find me on a day when I'm not wearing something made about
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