Nonprofit Network, March 18, 2016

BRIEFS

Legacy Land Trust and Colorado Open Lands announced the successful merger of their two nonprofit land-conservation organizations. Over the last 23 years, Fort Collins-based Legacy has helped more than 100 landowners permanently conserve nearly 43,000 acres in Larimer, Weld, Jackson and Washington counties. Lakewood-based Colorado Open Lands has worked with landowners to conserve nearly 30,000 additional acres in the region since it started in 1981. The two nonprofits began evaluating a merger last fall.

As a result of the merger, Colorado Open Lands has taken responsibility for Legacy’s conservation easements and Legacy has concluded its separate…