Restoring Great Salt Lake–One Seedling at a Time

Salt Lake City, UT– Conversations around the restoration of Great Salt Lake often focus on water–but what’s happening with the ecosystem of the shoreline itself? On September 19th, 2025, Sageland Collaborative is leading a volunteer effort to get over 2,000 plant seedlings into the ground near wetland areas of the Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve. These specially-selected native plants will play a vital role in building up pollinator habitat, providing for the oft-forgotten species around our lake: beneficial insects such as monarch butterflies, native bees, and more. Sageland Collaborative and The Nature Conservancy have recruited community scientists, agency partners, and volunteers for this event in September and we’re calling on the public to join in! 

Expert quotes on significance of the project: 

“This project will serve as a pilot for one way of supporting private landowners in converting working lands and envisioning future pollinator habitat management practices. We’re especially interested in responding to pollinator insect needs across Utah.”

–Mary Pendergast, Ph.D., Sageland Ecologist & Conservaiton Biologist

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Photo folder. Photos of volunteers and staff by Sierra Hastings.  

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About Sageland Collaborative

For nearly three decades, Sageland Collaborative has provided science-based strategies for wildlife and land conservation. Our approach to conservation is through our partnerships, putting science into action, and basing our work in community. Together, we build on our shared values for wildlife and the land, we celebrate the wins, and we find joy in our work together. Our conservation goals focus on increasing biodiversity, ensuring wildlife can move freely across the landscape, and restoring habitats. 

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For Immediate Release
September 2, 2025

Contact:
Frances Ngo
Sageland Collaborative
frances@sagelandcollaborative.org | 909-242-252