Summit Land Conservancy

WE SAVE LAND FOR TODAY, FOR TOMORROW, FOR THE FUTURE.

What if your weekend hike or bike ride helped save the Great Salt Lake?

The lands where you love to play in the Wasatch Back aren’t just places to run, ride, and reconnect, they’re part of the watershed that flows downstream to the Great Salt Lake. Every acre of open space Summit Land Conservancy protects helps keep water clean, slows runoff, and supports the health of a lake that millions of people depend on.

Summit Land Conservancy, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit established in 2002, dedicated to saving the open spaces of Northern Utah. We recognize the fundamental connection between land and water and are actively working to protect the streams, rivers, lakes, and the landscapes that form the watershed of the Great Salt Lake. The conservation of natural lands supports watershed protection by maintaining important elements of the water cycle. Conserving well-managed working agricultural lands prevents conversion to alternative land uses, such as development, that pose greater threats to water quality and quantity. Today, Utah is confronting a crisis with climate change and ongoing drought, and we are in a special position to fight this battle through voluntary land preservation. 

That's why Summit Land Conservancy is choosing to save more land and save it faster.

The FOR THE FUTURE FUND will:

PROTECT THE GREAT SALT LAKE WATERSHED  

SAVE 36,000 ACRES BY 2028

IN 4 COUNTIES ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH

The For the Future Fund is part of the Conservancy’s larger $120 million Utah Headwaters Initiative. Our goal is to leverage donations from individuals with governmental funds to triple the acres we protect across the Wasatch Back. 

This UTAHGIVES, save the lands and waters that are important to YOU. It doesn't matter what you give; it matters THAT you give. Every dollar donated to the Conservancy will be devoted to saving the mountains and meadows that are the watershed of the Great Salt Lake. 

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