Utah

The valley carved by prehistoric Lake Bonneville is now home to Salt Lake City's fast-growing urban corridor. With 75 percent of Utah's population living here, open spaces for locals to escape and connect with the outdoors are vitally important for the overall quality of life.

Located in the High Uinta Range in scenic Summit County, Utah, the forests, alpine lakes, beaver ponds, and streams of this 8,890-acre ranch offer an abundance of wildlife habitat.

In October 2011, The Trust for Public Land and its partners permanently protected 1,855 acres of Dry Lakes Ranch, originally established in the 1890s.

TPL's first project in Zion National Park protected 10 critical acres at the base of Tabernacle Dome in the heart of the park. We're now expanding this success to bring another 30 adjacent acres into public ownership.

Only 20 minutes from downtown Salt Lake City, Mill Creek Canyon is a favorite hiking destination for thousands of Salt Lake Valley residents seeking to enjoy nature and take in beautiful views of the Valley and the Wasatch Mountains.

With Park City but a few miles away from OW ranch, development and
subdivisions have been spilling eastward for years into the farming
communities, threatening the rural landscape.

Rainbow Glass Ranch is more than just a working cattle ranch: it's a
place full of wildlife, varied landscapes, and important water sources.

Open space preservation is a high priority in the Park City area due to ongoing development pressure. This scenic stand of mature timber forest and mountain terrain forms the backdrop for the small community of Summit Park and offers spectacular views of the Snyderville Basin.

A thousand years ago, the Fremont People thrived in southeast Utah. One
of their settlements was along a stream that would come to be known as
Range Creek, on 4,000-acre Wilcox Ranch.