Published by Jesse on 16 Jun 2010 at 01:18 pm
Access Fund Recognized Member of Land Trust Alliance
For Immediate Release
Contact
Holly Stewart
Phone: (303) 545-6772
E-mail: holly@accessfund.org
Boulder, CO, Jun 14, 2010 - The Access Fund, the national advocacy group that conserves the climbing environment, announced today that it has become a nationally recognized member of the Land Trust Alliance, committing itself to meeting the same high standards as other leading land conservation organizations.
Since 1991, the Access Fund has supported 39 acquisitions of climbing areas in the United States. Six of those projects have been direct acquisitions by the Access Fund Land Foundation, a separate entity to hold title of land and easements, while offering the Access Fund liability protection.
Throughout the 90s, the Access Fund Land Foundation was an important conservation tool, allowing the Access Fund to purchase and transfer climbing resources at Rumney in New Hampshire and Shelf Road in Colorado. The Access Fund Land Foundation has also been used to hold threatened properties in Colorado, including property in Unaweep Canyon, Golden Cliffs Preserve on North Table Mountain, and Society Turn Crag outside Telluride. It also held a conservation easement at Handley Rock outside San Francisco..
