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.
Founded in 2024, Restored Lands is working in land stewardship, education, awareness, and community engagement. We have a statewide pollinator program that is focused on conserving the near threatened monarch butterfly with large scale habitat implementation, education, and quality partnerships. Our projects are collaborative, engage science and local stewardship.
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We also run Awareness Campaigns, an internship program, have a media presence, engage with the community, and work to create a truly sustainable future. See how we are working towards that goal now with a local project in Chaffee County that will support community and connection to nature. This is the Poncha campus project.
Mission
Our mission is to raise awareness and educate the public toward a more sustainably oriented world while helping create a healthy environment.
Vision
Our vision is for people to have a deep connection to our natural world and support a future that is aligned with a regenerative environment
Work with Us
Currently open to landowners in Colorado.
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?
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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
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Community Engagement
Part of our efforts with communities include our participation at local community events and industry gatherings, volunteer workdays, local farmers markets, and community input on the Poncha Campus. We are also heading awareness campaigns–currently we have a petition called the Vail Gore Creek Petition. We have expanded our habitat work into more communities and larger properties within the state.
Partnerships
We have been hard at work securing new partnerships that will help grow our programs as well as get our conservation work onto publicly accessible lands in the monarch migration corridor. 2026 will see a handful of publicly accessible projects throughout the state with the support of our partners and collaborators.
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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 with private landowners, local businesses & organizations, the community, as well as advocating for the public to take part themselves in this effort. This program is conserving the near threatened monarch butterfly and supporting all pollinators with hands-on volunteer workdays and education. We are also engaged in soil restoration and educational projects.
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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.
Sponsor a Waystation is a new initiative to support the program with difficult times in grant funding; inviting the community to be a part of the monarch's comeback!
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Education Programs + Immersive Engagement
The education program we're rolling out, Active Pollinators, will be a part of our habitat workday events. Come out to our next event to see what it's all about! We are also working on another pilot program and expanding accessibility to more groups. Projects in the monarch program are also getting a boost with new immersive engagement elements. Consider signing up for our quarterly newsletter for updates.
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Those of you interested in joining the team or becoming an intern, click here.​
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