{"id":244,"date":"2025-09-11T20:19:38","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T20:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/county-template\/?page_id=244"},"modified":"2025-11-13T20:31:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T20:31:55","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/lake\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Lake County"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group c-breadcrumbs alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"is-style-subheading has-section-title-font-size\"><span class=\"is-style-highlight-heading\">About us<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learn more about Lake County Extension<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">CSU Extension specialists serve all 64 counties in Colorado, working alongside communities to address local needs, share knowledge, and co-create solutions to help individuals and communities thrive<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Our office is located on the Colorado Mountain College Leadville Campus.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1638\" height=\"1070\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/lake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/09\/Leadville-Colorado.jpg?resize=1024,669\" alt=\"Leadville, Colorado with mountains in the background\" class=\"wp-image-300 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/lake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/09\/Leadville-Colorado.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/lake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/09\/Leadville-Colorado.jpg?resize=300,196 300w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/lake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/09\/Leadville-Colorado.jpg?resize=768,502 768w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/lake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/09\/Leadville-Colorado.jpg?resize=1024,669 1024w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/lake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/09\/Leadville-Colorado.jpg?resize=1536,1003 1536w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/lake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/09\/Leadville-Colorado.jpg?resize=1400,915 1400w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/lake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/09\/Leadville-Colorado.jpg?resize=600,392 600w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/lake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/09\/Leadville-Colorado.jpg?resize=1568,1024 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1638px) 100vw, 1638px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default has-accent-1-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f5a44f5b wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-33c441bd9863d427ed5b3a8ec60561ce\">Where to find us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-csu-content-selector--grid wp-block-csu-content-selector\" data-grid-columns=\"1\">\n\n\t\n<article class=\"grid-card c-card c-card-post c-card-post--office post-8763\">\n\n\t<div class=\"c-card__content\">\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/learn.colostate.edu\/office\/lake-county-office\/\" class=\"c-card__link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"c-card__heading\">\n\t\t\t\tLake County Office\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\n\n\t<div class=\"c-card__termgroups c-card__termgroups--location\">\n\n\t\t\n<div class=\"c-termgroup\">\n\t<p class=\"c-termgroup__title\">\n\t\tRegion:\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"c-termgroup__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Mountain<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"c-termgroup\">\n\t<p class=\"c-termgroup__title\">\n\t\tCounty:\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"c-termgroup__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Lake<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"c-card__contact-details\">\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"c-contact-item c-contact-item--address c-contact-item--map-address\">\n\t\t<div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t901 US- 24, New Discovery Room 125, Colorado Mountain College Leadville Campus, Leadville, CO, 80461\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"c-contact-item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/dir\/?api=1&#038;destination=901+US-+24%2C+New+Discovery+Room+125%2C+Colorado+Mountain+College+Leadville+Campus%2C+Leadville%2C+CO%2C+80461\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGet Directions\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-contact-item c-contact-item--address\">\n\n\t\t<div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"address__line1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t901 US- 24\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"address__city_state_zip\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"address__city\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLeadville,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"address__state\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCO\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"address__zip\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t80461\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t<div class=\"c-contact-item c-contact-item--url\">\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/lake\/\" class=\"c-contact-item__link\" title=\"Office Website URL\">\n\t\t\t\thttps:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/lake\/\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1a58a965645190baff71b38914e5ab6f\">County director<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-csu-content-selector--grid wp-block-csu-content-selector\" data-grid-columns=\"1\">\n\n\t\n<article class=\"grid-card c-card c-card-post c-card-post--staff post-9066\">\n\n\t<div class=\"c-card__content\">\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/learn.colostate.edu\/staff\/diana-solenberger\/\" class=\"c-card__link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"c-card__heading\">\n\t\t\t\tDiana  Solenberger \t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-card__subtitles\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"c-card__subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCounty Director, CSU Extension\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"c-card__subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tExtension\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"c-card__termgroups c-card__termgroups--location\">\n\n\t\t\n<div class=\"c-termgroup\">\n\t<p class=\"c-termgroup__title\">\n\t\tRegion:\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"c-termgroup__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Mountain<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"c-termgroup\">\n\t<p class=\"c-termgroup__title\">\n\t\tCounties:\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"c-termgroup__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Lake<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"c-card__contact-details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-contact-item c-contact-item--address c-contact-item--map-address\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"address__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"c-contact-item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.colostate.edu\/?p=8763\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLake County Office\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>901 US- 24, New Discovery Room 125, Colorado Mountain College Leadville Campus, Leadville, CO, 80461<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"c-contact-item c-contact-item--phone\">\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t(719) 839-1933\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"c-contact-item c-contact-item--email\">\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:Diana.Solenberger@colostate.edu\" class=\"c-contact-item__link\" title=\"Office Email\">\n\t\t\t\tDiana.Solenberger@colostate.edu\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"c-card__termgroups\">\n\n\t\t\n<div class=\"c-termgroup\">\n\t<p class=\"c-termgroup__title\">\n\t\tMy Topics:\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"c-termgroup__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Natural Resources<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f05fa0a6cb4af744b689dbdd8e6f14e5\" style=\"min-height:389px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2127\" height=\"1409\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-553 size-full\" alt=\"Twin Lakes near Leadville, Colorado\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/lake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/11\/Twin-Lakes-Colorado.jpg\" style=\"object-position:50% 84%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 84%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/lake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/11\/Twin-Lakes-Colorado.jpg 2127w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/lake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/11\/Twin-Lakes-Colorado.jpg?resize=300,199 300w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/lake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/11\/Twin-Lakes-Colorado.jpg?resize=768,509 768w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/lake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/11\/Twin-Lakes-Colorado.jpg?resize=1024,678 1024w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/lake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/11\/Twin-Lakes-Colorado.jpg?resize=1536,1018 1536w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/lake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/11\/Twin-Lakes-Colorado.jpg?resize=2048,1357 2048w, 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wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a7396dc3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Lake County Mission &amp; Priorities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\">The CSU Extension office in Lake County helps mountain residents improve their quality of lives by offering a website, classes, and programs that provide unbiased research-based information on forestry, mountain gardening, wildfire, wildlife, youth development, and much more!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-gray-50-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex 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