This past week, the Crested Butte Land Trust preserved additional acreage in the historic Ruby Mining district near Lake Irwin. This amazing forested landscape is home to black bear, Rocky Mountain elk, mule deer, and mountain lion.

Cassidy Tawse-Garcia is a Colorado girl. She grew up in Boulder and attended the University of Colorado, attaining a bachlor’s degree in political science and journalism. After graduation, Cassidy moved to Crested Butte to spend a winter doing what she loves most, skiing. She fell in love with the beauty of the Gunnison Valley and spent the next two years of her life making Crested Butte her home.

The Crested Butte Land Trust has been accepted by the Community First Foundation, a Denver-based community foundation whose mission is “to improve quality of life by increasing community generosity and involvement.” GivingFirst.org is a program of our Nonprofit Preservation Initiative, which was launched in 2004 to preserve the future of Colorado nonprofits.