04/30/2026
Earth Day had everyone talking last week.
About the planet.
Conservation.
Stewardship.
What it means to care for the places that care for us.
So yes, we love Earth Day.
It gives us a chance to gather with our community and focus on the things we care about every day: land, water, wildlife, open space, and the responsibility we share for all of it.
Here’s what that looked like for us this month.
April 10–12, we were in Moab for the Spring Spruce-Up, with a day at Castleton Tower and visits to other protected properties in the area, checking in on conserved land and the promises attached to it.
On April 23, we were at the Cottonwood Heights Bonneville Shoreline Trail, giving the land a little love. We pulled invasive weeds, raked out social trails, and reseeded wherever we weeded or saw bare ground. We’re grateful to our volunteers and friends at Cottonwood Heights Parks, Trails, and Open Space.
On April 25, we were right next to Hi Ute at the Wildfire Preparedness Fair, talking about wildfire risk, the wildland-urban interface, and how stewardship can help reduce that risk.
In between, Emily and the stewardship team have been out across many other landscapes.
Different places. Different days. Same mission.
When we were at the fair, many conversations came back to the same place: the Heartland of the Heber Valley. The future people are thinking about right now.
Utah Gives is happening now. Every gift helps move land protection forward through our Heartland of the Heber Valley campaign. If this work matters to you, and you don’t already give to Utah Open Lands, please consider a gift at www.utahgives.org/organization/Utah-Open-Lands.
