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Cover of the book A Cowgirl's Conservation Journey: Stories from the Dugout Ranch.

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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Six Spectacular Places to Experience the Sagebrush Sea

See this unique Western landscape.

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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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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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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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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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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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