Growing Cranes

Growing Cranes

“Passion is fierce. Passion is gentle. Passion is about revealing the backside of your heart. I had the opportunity to spend more time taking in this magical migration and with the people who’ve put their passion into protecting it. When it comes to preserving and...
Conservation Hero: Hank Taliaferro

Conservation Hero: Hank Taliaferro

Hank Taliaferro has been selected as the 2018 Intermountain West Joint Venture private landowner conservation champion award winner! This award recognizes and honors private landowners for their contributions to natural resource conservation and management in the...
Conservation Heroes: The Gonzales’

Conservation Heroes: The Gonzales’

Ernest Gonzales adored the section of the Rio Grande that passes through what used to be his 46-acre piece of property in Socorro County, New Mexico.  Located on the east side of the Rio Grande floodplain just outside of San Antonio, New Mexico, this land provided him...
Early success in 2016

Early success in 2016

The first two months of 2016 were productive ones for your Rio Grande Agricultural Land Trust (RGALT). Not only did RGALT wrap up the accreditation with the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, but the organization also finalized five new conservation easements with a...