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GSL Shorelands Preserve Colte and Charlianne Rindlesbach at the Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve, Utah. © Ian Shive

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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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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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A closeup of a kestrel, a small bird of prey with a curved beak, blue-grey head and brown, white and black striped breast.
SKI FOR NATURE Come enjoy a day at Snowbird and learn more about the Great Salt Lake including work being done to protect it. © Shutterstock

Kestrel Cam at the Great Salt Lake

Every spring, thousands of nature lovers watch kestrel chicks grow up in real time alongside their harried parents thanks to the live cam mounted on a nest box at The Nature Conservancy’s Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve in Utah.

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A soaring sandstone arch rises over the desert floor against a backdrop of low, gray clouds.
Natural Monuments As large as Delicate, which appears on Utah's state license plate, this arch is free of crowds thronging its base. © John Dreyfous / TNC

Utah's Public Lands

TNC has helped establish and protect more than 100,000 acres of land in Utah now under federal and state management. Join naturalist John Dreyfous on a survey of the remote and pristine landscapes of the U.S. Forest Service Research Natural Areas.

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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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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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An old ranch building is dwarfed by red rock canyonland.
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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