Environmental Preservation
In 1998 the Colorado Natural Heritage Program prepared a biological inventory
study for The Nature Conservancy. In that study the Valley View Hot Springs and
Orient Mine area was found to have high biodiversity significance. With the help
of volunteers OLT is working to prepare a baseline for the lands under the
control of OLT so that the success of preservation policies can be measured. OLT
continues to work closely with concerned government agencies to ensure that the
environment, including the water, plants and animals, particularly indigenous
species, and all other components of the ecosystem, are protected. OLT will
utilize tools such as habitat conservation and cooperative management plans to
facilitate the goal of preserving the environment.
Orient Land Trust