What happens to community science data?
Plus, a new wildlife publication, Pollinator Pride Party, and summer conservation projects
Volunteers on our projects—from our Boreal Toad Project to Utah Pollinator Pursuit—spend thousands of hours gathering important information about wildlife and habitats in the West. Sharing a passion for wildlife, they hike high into the mountains, sift through wildlife camera images, and wade through wetlands.
Photo ©Kayleigh Mullen and Utah's Hogle Zoo
If you volunteer with or donate to one of our projects, you may have wondered where the information goes. Find the answers to this question and more in our most recent blog post.
Join Our Current Projects
Utah Pollinator Pursuit
Adopt a butterfly site for the season or record bumblebees and monarchs whenever you see them.
Boreal Toad & Habitat Project
Join our team or set out for beautiful sites independently to search for boreal toads and other amphibians.
Wildlife Image Analysis
We still need volunteers to analyze images from last year and support wildlife conservation. Join remotely.
This Month: Pollinator Pride Party
We're excited to join our partners at Tracy Aviary to hose a Pollinator Pride Party for LGBTQ+ folks and allies! Join us for refreshments, a river stroll with pollinator experts, and a chance to join pollinator conservation.
Meet Our Team: Mary Pendergast
Conservation ecologist Mary Pendergast surveying for toads.
Mary Pendergast, one of our Conservation Ecologists, has been with Sageland Collaborative for nine years and established multiple major conservation projects and partnerships. Get to know Mary in our recent blog post.
Wasatch Wildlife Watch: Recent News & Publication
We're excited that Utah Public Radio recently hosted Wasatch Wildlife Watch project lead Austin Green. Austin discusses a recent study based on the project, all about how human influence is altering the behavior of several species in northern Utah. Listen to the story here.
Read the paper, published in Conservation Science and Practice, to learn more about effects of human development, environmental factors, and a highway on our Wasatch wildlife. This information is crucial to successful conservation and mindful development. And it's all thanks to our amazing Wasatch Wildlife Volunteers and donors, project leads Austin Green and Mary Pendergast, and our many partners. Thank you!
Wild Earth Market in Salt Lake City
Graphic ©Wild Earth Market
You won't want to miss an upcoming opportunity to support both our work and some of Utah's best ecology-inspired artists!
When: THIS Sunday - June 12, 2022, 12-6pm
Where: Ember SLC (623 State Street, Salt Lake City, Utah)
What: A conscious consumerism-focused market that gives a portion of its proceeds to local nonprofits. Sageland Collaborative is proud to be the recipient of this upcoming market.
Thank You for Joining the Western Biodiversity Challenge!
Thank you so much to our Western Biodiversity Challenge participants! From visual artworks to poems to dances, we've received all kinds of wonderful explorations of life in the West. We'll be in touch with participants later this month, but in the meantime, keep enjoying the landscape and sharing your stories with us!
Photo ©Sarah Woodbury
Volunteer of the Month: Quinn Marcroft
Quinn, our June Volunteer of the Month
A huge thank you to our June Volunteer of the Month, Quinn! Quinn came across one of our projects while hiking and dove right in. In addition to our project work, she has also taken on multiple Utah Water Watch sites.
Thank you for your passion for wildlife and lands in the West!
Support the future of conservation by donating today.
Visit the project page on our website or connect with us on social media (see links below) to learn more about our conservation work, and please contact us with any questions or suggestions.