Protecting Why You Love It Here
Since 1977
RED LADY IS SAVED! — After 47 years of dedication to our valley's most beloved mountain, we can finally celebrate a forever mine-free Red Lady! View HCCA’S FULL PRESS RELEASE on the Mt. Emmons (Red Lady) CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND LAND EXCHANGE.
Areas of Work
Red Lady
Red Lady rises from the western edge of Crested Butte’s scenic National Historic District and is a favorite of skiers, sportsmen, and recreationists. In the course of 47 years, Red Lady has been the target of three mining proposals that HCCA successfully led the community’s fight to defeat.
Public Lands
Since fighting a planned timber sale on Kebler Pass in the early 1980s, HCCA’s Public Lands Program has been protecting threatened landscapes, preventing harms to important ecosystems, and promoting sustainable enjoyment of the diverse public lands of the Gunnison Country.
Water
HCCA’s Water Program aims to enhance the health of stream and riparian ecosystems by protecting healthy instream flows, improving water efficiency and conservation through local partnerships, and by using the best science available to collaborate with water resource managers about water management planning.
Stewardship
HCCA’s Stewardship Program worked collaboratively with land management agencies and community organizations to address climate resiliency through the coordination of on-the-ground stewardship projects. These past volunteer-driven projects connect and educate the local community through restoring the health and ecological resiliency of our shared public lands.
