A delightful evening under the stars, The Celebration of Conservation features a live and silent auction, open bar, catered dinner and live music. This annual benefit provides critical funds needed to ensure your most treasured natural places in the Gunnison Valley are preserved and cared for forever.

The Celebration of Conservation is taking a break for 2013. Please check back for information regarding the 2014 Celebration of Conservation.

Sincere thanks to our 2012 live & silent auction donors for making this event a success:

Alfred Eames Cellars, Ananda Massage, Holly Annala, Azura Cellars, Ron & Ruth Baker, Danielle Beamer, Skip & Ruth Berkshire, Bit & Spur, Bliss Community Chiropractic Cafe, CB Hand and Foot Care, Mary Chandler, Cleavage Candy, Colorado Freeskier, Gene & Shirley Cordes, Crested Butte Anglers, Crested Butte Film Festival, Crested Butte Mountain Bike Association, Crested Butte Mountain Resort, Crested Butte Mountain Theatre, Crested Butte Music Festival, Crested Butte Nordic Center, Crested Butte Specialty Services, Dogwood Cocktail Cabin, EastSide Bistro, Dom Eymere, Xavier Fane, Kiley Flint, Four Eighteen, Irwin, Karen Janssen, Dave Johnston, JW Marriott, KBUT Community Radio, Peter Kennel, Larimer Square, Le Bosquet, Gabe Martin, Maxwells, Montanya Distillers, Dan Murphy, Nathan Bilow Photography, North Rim Glass, Nostalgia Ballooning, Katie Onheiber, Orchard Valley Farms/Black Bridge Winery, Hedda Peterson, Pura Vida Fitness & Spa, Red Mountain Logworks, Bill Reimer, Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Ruben’s New Mexican Restaurant, Sail Western Colorado, John Simmons, S. Rhodes Vineyard, Stone Cottage Cellars, Terror Creek Winery, The Alpineer, The Club at Crested Butte, The Mountain Store, Third Eye Photography, Whole Foods, Eliane Wissocq, Yoga for the Peaceful

Thanks to our event sponsor:

Special thanks to:

Gary Corbett
Gypsy Jazz Social Club
Karen Fowler
Chef Eric Jaeger
Crested Butte Mountain Resort

Photo by J.C. Leacock