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Kids running on a boardwalk at the Great Salt Lake Shorelands preserve.
GSL Shorelands Preserve Colte and Charlianne Rindlesbach at the Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve, Utah. © Ian Shive

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Aerial view of Colorado Plateau and canyonlands.
Canyonlands Aerial views of the Colorado Plateau and the canyonlands associated with the Canyonlands National Park area in southeastern Utah. Located near the site of the Nature Conservancy's Dugout Ranch. Dugout Ranch is interspersed along the biologically rich canyon bottoms of Indian and North Cottonwood Creeks. These canyons are walled by steep sandstone cliffs and talus slopes that form the gateway to the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park. © Ted Wood

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The Nature Conservancy’s Impact in Utah

For 40 years, we’ve helped protect the state’s lands and waters.

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Cover of the book A Cowgirl's Conservation Journey: Stories from the Dugout Ranch.
Stories from the Dugout Ranch Heidi Redd's book, A Cowgirl's Conservation Journey, tells the story of Heidi’s remarkable life at the historic Dugout Ranch in the heart of Utah’s canyon country. © TNC

A Cowgirl’s Conservation Journey—a new book by Heidi Redd & TNC

With a foreword by former U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, this photo-rich book features Heidi’s stories from a life full of adventure at the Dugout Ranch—and her life-changing partnership with TNC to save this special place.

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Sagebrush Sea The “sagebrush sea” covers 150 million acres of 13 states, including this Nevada landscape. © Chip Carroon/TNC

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Six Spectacular Places to Experience the Sagebrush Sea

See this unique Western landscape.

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Utah Prescribed Fire Members of TNC's prescribed fire work force support the Dixie National Forest in a 130-acre pile burn near Pine Alley. © Skeet Houston

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How the West Fights Fire with Fire

TNC’s approach to restoring dry forests in Utah and across the West.

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Shallow water in the Great Salt Lake under dramatic cloudy skies with a hill in the distance.
Great Salt Lake Storm over the Great Salt Lake, Utah. © Michael Christoff

Will We Save the Great Salt Lake?

Our work on the lake is crucial to Utah’s air quality, our mountain snowpack, the economy and millions of migratory birds.

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Cover of the fall 2024 Sundial newsletter showing red-and-yellow striated rock formations in the canyonlands of Utah.
The Sundial 2024 Cover of the fall 2024 issue of The Sundial newsletter. © TNC/CRC

Conservation Update

Explore the Latest from the Canyonlands Research Center

Catch up on the latest research and collaboration driving sustainable solutions on the Colorado Plateau.

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Latest stories from Utah

A person stands on a sandbar in the middle of the Great Salt Lake.

Great Salt Lake Watershed Enhancement Trust

Learn more about the Trust, co-managed by The Nature Conservancy and National Audubon Society.

Dr. Sasha Reed at TNC's Canyonlands Research Center.

Taking Climate Action in Utah

TNC’s Canyonlands Research Center attracts some of the world’s leading scientists in climate change, biological soil crust and drylands ecology.

The sun sets over the Great Salt Lake, with a jetty of rocks curving into the water in the foreground.

Great Salt Lake expected to rise more this spring; trust unveils 5-year plan to keep it going

KSL provides an update on the lake.

By Carter Williams | Mar 14, 2024

Kids running on a boardwalk at the Great Salt Lake Shorelands preserve.

Wings and Water: Wetlands Education Program

We’re reaching thousands of students through our Wings & Water Wetlands Education Program at the Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve.

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Cover of the 2024 TNC Utah chapter update.
Read the 2024 Utah Chapter update

Learn about the incredible we've been doing across the state as we celebrate 40 years of protecting Utah for people and nature.

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PLACE_HOLDER PLACE_HOLDER © Ted Wood

Places We Protect

See the Places We Protect in Your Community

Since 1984, The Nature Conservancy in Utah has helped to protect more than 1 million acres of public and private land throughout the state, for plants, animals and people.

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Nature in Utah The Nature Conservancy in Utah protects nature for all of us—wildlife and people. © Lynda Richardson

Keep Up to Date on Our Work Across the State

Explore our press releases to learn about our many accomplishments to advance conservation for people and nature throughout Utah.

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