What We Do
At Restored Lands, we bring action and awareness to a sustainable future. We believe it is a core responsibility as a people to learn to live in unity with our planet so we can grow with her, rather than against her.
Launched officially in 2025, we are sponsoring a petition, protecting and conserving the near threatened monarch butterfly, as well as engaging the public on our environment and developing educational programs. We also demonstrate our environmental goals by undertaking land stewardship projects, fostering immersive engagement, holding environmental wrong-doers accountable as well as educating & spreading sustainability awareness through our various outlets. Our long term goal is to build eco-friendly education centers in the western United States and shift the consciousness to a sustainable future.
We are based out of Colorado and on a mission to deepen the human connection to the Earth & our natural world so we can have a longer future together.
Mission
Our mission is to raise awareness and educate the public on a more sustainably-oriented world, while helping create a healthy environment.
Vision
Our vision is to help the people create a better connection to our natural world, and a future that is aligned with regenerative environment.
Work with Us
Currently open to landowners in Colorado from the Eastern Plains to the Western Slope.
Are you a landowner? Do you have a large amount of space available for pollinator habitat?
Are you interested in conservation, biodiversity, and healthy ecosystems?
Restored Lands is looking to partner with people like you! We are seeking private and public landowners that have a considerable amount of space in the monarch's migration corridor and would like to support this effort.
How We Do It
Learn about some of our On-The-Ground Initiatives, Methods of Reach, and more
A part of our stewardship efforts is enhancing biodiversity and natural habitats, as well as engaging the public through volunteering and conservation education. While land stewardship is just a piece of what we do as an organization, we try to weave the educational and community engagement aspect into it.
Habitat projects for the Monarch Conservation Program take place in the fall, in September & October.
Community Engagement
Part of our efforts with communities include our participation at local farmers markets and industry gatherings, volunteer workdays, local events, and more. We are also heading an awareness campaign with a petition called the Vail Gore Creek Petition. As year 2 (2026) hits the ground running, we will be expanding our habitat work into more communities and larger properties within the state.
Partnerships
We have been working hard to secure new partnerships that will help grow our programs as well as get our habitat work onto publicly accessible lands in the monarch migration corridor.
Internships
Restored Lands is proud and grateful for our enthusiastic interns. We are working with college students providing experience and career development with a number of different opportunities. We are working on paid internships but for now we have a team of energized students and alumni who truly believe in us and our beautiful planet.
Right now we are in the process of securing land and implementing pollinator habitats. We are working with private landowners, local businesses, the community, the youth, as well as advocating for the public to take part themselves in this effort. This program is protecting and conserving the near threatened monarch butterfly with hands-on volunteer workdays and education. We have a things like a free seed program, articles and content to get folks started.
Other Methods of Reach & Initiatives
We also use our various social media platforms, publication, and podcast show to connect the community and provide educational content as a part of our mission.
Education Programs + Immersive Engagement
The education program we're rolling out this is year, Active Pollinators, will now be as part of our habitat workday events. Come out to our next event to see what it's all about! We also have another pilot program launching in 2026 –more details to come– and have an ambassadorship as well as other ways people can get involved through the organization. Consider signing up for our quarterly newsletter for updates.
Those of you interested in joining the team, click here.
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