Bonus Events!
2008
Water Forum Bonus Events
Participants to the Water Forum will have the opportunity to
participate in one of two field trips.
The field trips will be held at the end of the day on April 30 and
conclude with an hour of “Percolation” at the Westcliffe lanes in
downtown Westcliffe.
Local
Mining and History Field Trip
Local historian and Town of
Silver Cliff Trustee
, Dorothy Urban, will lead a tour of the local historic sites of interest
in the area. Factual as well
as fun this tour will provide information on the colorful past that has
shaped the Westcliffe and Silver Cliff towns of today.
The tour will end with a private viewing of the historic "
Silver
Cliff
Museum
". The building was built in 1879 as the original Silver
Cliff Fire House and Town Hall. A rare 1879 fire hook and ladder wagon in nearly
pristine condition is on display.
The artifacts and memorabilia housed in this one-time Fire House and Town
Hall came from residents, former resident and friends of the
Wet
Mountain
Valley
in
Custer County
,
Colorado
. ”You may well find items that bring back fond memories to the
older person and the younger will say "What was that used for?"
Ranchland
Preservation Tour
Executive Director of the San Isabel Land Protection Trust
will lead a drive of approximately 10,000 acres on ten protected working
ranches in the Westcliffe area.
The San Isabel Land Protection Trust’s service area encompasses 1.7 million acres including the
Wet
Mountain
Valley
and surrounding San Isabel Region of south central
Colorado
. Approximately two thirds of our region remains unprotected from a
variety of threats including aging ownership, agricultural abandonment,
population growth and competing water and resource interests. Since 1995,
we have worked with private landowners protecting over 26,000 acres of
productive working land, scenic open space and important wildlife habitat.
http://www.sanisabel.org
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