A variety of conservation projects completed in Utah have helped to protect and/or restore our state's precious land and water. Though the specific reasons for protecting these landscapes vary, one common thread ties these projects together: a portion of the funds used to complete each project has come from some form of public funding, namely the LeRay McAllister Fund. In addition to past projects, new applications to protect or restore more of Utah's important resources using this source and other sources of public funding are reviewed every year.

Please click on the map below to learn about past projects or projects currently being pursued in your county using public funding.

For information on this program, click here.

For information on this program, click here.

This fund is a statewide fund. Money in this fund is used to preserve or restore lands that are deemed important to a community, including:

1. Open land (i.e., land that is preserved in or restored to a predominantly natural, open, and undeveloped condition), including:

• Wildlife habitat
• Cultural or recreational use
• Watershed protection
• Another use consistent with the preservation of the land in or restoration of the land to a predominantly natural, open, and undeveloped condition

2. Agricultural Land (i.e., land devoted to the raising of useful plants and animals with a reasonable expectation of profit), including:

• Forages and sod crops
• Grains and feed crops
• Livestock (definition continued on next page)
• Trees and fruits
• Vegetables, nursery, floral, and ornamental stock
• Land devoted to and meeting the requirements and qualifications for payments or other compensation under a crop land retirement program with an agency of the state or federal government

For more information on the Fund, click HERE.