The Nature Conservancy in Utah

06/04/2026

Check out this post and very cool video from our partners at Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. Utah DWR and TNC co-own the Matheson Wetlands Preserve in Moab. This post discusses and shows an inspiring effort to help bonytail chub, a threatened native fish of the Colorado River. Conservation in action . . .

05/28/2026

Across the West, sagebrush country faces a growing cycle of wildfire, invasive annual grasses and long-term habitat loss. New research from TNC’s Moses Coulee Preserves in Washington helps show why post-fire restoration and early action against invasives are so important for sagebrush-dependent wildlife.

The challenge is familiar across the broader Sagebrush Sea–including here in Utah.

In places like TNC’s Moses Coulee Preserves, part of one of the largest intact shrub‑steppe landscapes left in the state, we are learning that change is accelerating fast.

05/28/2026

Concern among Utahns about the Great Salt Lake has risen to 86%, with surveys showing differing levels of support for restrictions and conservation.

05/28/2026

Check out this Holy Earth podcast episode from our friends at Latter-day Saint Earth Stewardship featuring TNC Utah trustee Nalini Nadkarni. Nalini is a dynamic and fascinating person who has done extensive work in rain forests. Here she discusses the spiritual wisdom of trees.

Listen on YouTube, Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Here's the YouTube version:

Nalini Nadkarni—a tree canopy ecologist, National Geographic Explor...

05/24/2026

A surge of water released from Flaming Gorge into the Green River to boost Lake Powell may also help endangered fish.

05/24/2026

“Precipitation isn’t promised, and conservation is a choice that we can all make, and must make at this time,” Cox said.

05/21/2026

A cool story from our Matheson Preserve in Moab during a rough year for the Colorado River:

An endangered fish recovery project near Moab is trying a new approach this year after unusually low Colorado River flows disrupted the wetland nursery process normally used to raise young razorback sucker.

05/21/2026

We’re grateful to Expedia for its support through the Expedia Trails Fund, including a major investment in the Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve in Utah.

At the preserve, the boardwalk will be rebuilt—ensuring visitors can continue to experience this vital wetland for years to come. Expedia’s support will also help care for special places across the U.S., including trail improvements at Cascade Head Preserve in Oregon to protect sensitive habitat and create a safer visitor experience, and expanded access at Pembroke Savanna Preserve in Illinois, welcoming more people to explore this culturally rich landscape.

Together, we’re helping care for these places so they can be explored and protected for generations to come.

05/19/2026

Big Great Salt Lake news:

The man tasked by Utah political leaders with saving the Great Salt Lake is stepping away from his job.

05/06/2026

We have an opening! For Utah Water Program Manager. Please share with anyone you know who's qualified. Visit: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4403694581/