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Two large red rock formations loom above a body of still water and cast reflections on the water's surface.
Matheson Wetlands Preserve The Scott and Norma Matheson Wetlands Preserve is the largest intact wetlands system on the Colorado River in Utah. © Alec Lyons
A group of birds on a lake with a pretty sunset in the distance.
A vast oasis A sunset at the Great Salt Lake in 2020 looking northwest from the Antelope Island Causeway, with several species of ducks and eared grebes in the foreground. © 2020 Mary Anne Karren
Sun rays shine on an arch in Utah.

The Nature Conservancy Names Kevin Badik as New Director of Science for Nevada and Utah

Kevin Badik will lead the organization's conservation science work and help advance conservation across the West.

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Great Salt Lake An autumn sunrise at the Great Salt Lake Shoreland Preserve in Utah. © Haley Pope

Buffalo Ranch Joins Shorelands Preserve

New acquisition protects habitat along Great Salt Lake

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Our Conservation Priorities Across the West

Discover how we're collaborating with our TNC colleagues and partners across the western U.S. and Canada to advance conservation on a transformative scale.

Sagebrush Sea

The Nature Conservancy is working across Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Nevada and Oregon to protect this iconic western landscape, one of the largest natural systems in North America.

Colorado River Basin

The Nature Conservancy is working to protect the Colorado River Basin, which provides water, food, recreation and energy for more than 40 million people.

Western Dry Forests

Discover how we’re catalyzing restoration across the western U.S.

Climate and Renewable Energy

To accelerate a conservation-minded transition away from fossil fuels, TNC envisions the development of a more flexible and responsive western energy grid based on renewable energy sources shared across state boundaries and deployed to avoid impacts to biodiversity-rich landscapes.
Cover of the 2026 TNC Utah spring newsletter.
Read the Spring 2026 Newsletter

Updates from the Utah Chapter.

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More stories from Utah

Aerial view of Colorado Plateau and canyonlands.

The Nature Conservancy's Impact in Utah

Cattle graze in a wide open landscape.

Conserving Working Lands in the Sagebrush Sea

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

Several people stand together in a red-rock landscape and smile for the camera.

Building Future Indigenous Conservation Leaders with Innovative Immersive Learning

View of surrounding red rock cliffs at canyonlands.

Climate Science at Canyonlands Research Center

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Cover of the 2025 TNC Utah fall newsletter.
Read the 2025 Chapter Update

Learn more about our work over the past year.

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Corporate Alliance for the Environment

Utah businesses see the benefit and importance of saving our special natural areas.

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An old ranch building is dwarfed by red rock canyonland.
PLACE_HOLDER PLACE_HOLDER © Ted Wood

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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