Sageland Collaborative

Science in Service of Wildlife and Lands

As habitats like wetlands are paved over and dried up, we lose nature-based solutions to water pollution, flood retention, and carbon sequestration. Species diversity is in decline, the spaces wildlife need to move are shrinking, and our lands are losing the resiliency needed to withstand the impacts of climate change. 

Sageland Collaborative works with partners and volunteer community scientists to provide science-based strategies for wildlife and land conservation. Through a variety of programs, we engage our communities in data collection and habitat restoration to support wildlife across the West.

Impact in Summit County

We’ve completed 31 restoration projects since 2019—from Kimball Junction to the high Uintas and the rangelands in between. 

2026 wins so far: 

• 282 human-made beaver dams built and maintained across six restoration sites, boosting water storage, riparian vegetation, and wildlife habitat.
• Helped three Summit County landowners protect their infrastructure while allowing beavers to thrive and support healthy waterways.
• 305 volunteers and partners invested in conservation actions. 
• 1,200 yards of old fencing removed from the landscape, reconnecting nearly 400 acres of habitat for moose, mule deer, and elk.
• Engaged over 80 community members at the Headwaters Restoration Workshop, bringing together landowners, ranchers, and restoration practitioners.
• 790 pollinating insect and 198 herpetofauna observations logged across the county.

Mark your calendar for Friday, November 6! Your Live PC Give PC gift powers conservation action! Together with partners like you, we are restoring habitat, water quality, and climate resilience across Summit County and beyond.

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Double your Impact!

When you donate through November 6th, your donation will be matched 100% thanks to the following:

Sageland Collaborative Board Match - $4,379

Would you like to make a matching pledge to amplify our fundraising efforts? Reach out to kim@sagelandcollaborative.org

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Committed to Community

We believe that communities and functioning ecosystems are interconnected. We have built a solid reputation and trust with our partners and community based on a shared love of place and wildlife. We build on our community’s strengths and seek out win-win solutions through practical, nonpartisan, and voluntary solutions.

In Summit County, we are proud to partner with Summit Land Conservancy and Snyderville Basin Special Recreation District to pull old, out-of-use fencing off the landscape, restoring movement for moose, mule deer, and sage grouse.

Our work in the Weber Headwaters would not be possible without the support of our incredible partners at Trout Unlimited. These restoration sites support a diversity of wildlife, including northern leopard frog, monarch butterfly, pronghorn, elk - and, thanks to years of collaborative restoration, beaver.

Healthy watersheds in Summit County and across the West sustain humans and wildlife of all kinds. From the beaver to the boreal toad, moose to monarch butterfly, and every large game species and charismatic microfauna in between - we all rely on clean water to survive. Your donations today support the work we do to restore these critical ecosystems.

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For the love of Wildlife, Lands, and the West - join us today! 🦫🧡💚

Each donation made today makes a difference for the wildlife and lands we love. Thank you!