Utah

Places We Protect

Use this map or browse the list below to explore the places we protect in Utah.

The Nature Conservancy in Utah

Since 1984, the Utah chapter has protected nearly 900,000 acres of at-risk habitat throughout the state, for plants, animals, and people.

Northern Mountains

Bear River
Selman Ranch
Snake Creek Canyon
Strawberry River

Mojave Desert

Lytle Ranch Preserve
Red Cliffs Desert Reserve
Virgin River
White Dome Nature Preserve

Great Basin

Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve
Scott's Basin

Canyonlands

Autumn Buttercup Preserve
Colorado River Program
Dugout Ranch
  -  Canyonlands Research Center
Escalante River Watershed - Boulder Creek
Scott M. Matheson Wetlands Preserve

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Photo Special Features TabLion in Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa. © Kenneth K. Coe

Close Encounters with Nature

Whether scary or exciting, nature has a way of sneaking up on you. See stories

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Nature Matters

Hear some of nature's success stories and see how nature matters to us all. Watch videos

Your Support Matters

tundraswans Tundra swans migrating through Utah. © USFWS Mountain Prairie/Creative Commons
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