The Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust, which is accredited, received the Land Trust Alliance's National Land Trust Excellence Award at Rally 2017.

Will Rogers, a longtime land conservationist, received the Land Trust Alliance's Kingsbury Browne Conservation Leadership Award during Rally 2017.

The Kingsbury Browne Award, presented by the Land Trust Alliance at its annual Rally, is among the organization's highest honors. The Kingsbury Browne Fellowship, offered by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, offers the award winner an opportunity to reflect on an issue of critical concern to the land trust community.