Case Study

Conservation Lands Foundation

How we doubled year-over-year engagement and drove triple-digit social growth for a national conservation campaign

At a Glance

Client:

Conservation Lands Foundation (CLF) is a national nonprofit dedicated to protecting, restoring, and expanding the National Conservation Lands and the cultural, historical, and ecological landscapes they preserve.

What We Did:

Digital strategy, social media content production, and email creation.

Headline result:

23,000+ digital actions, 80,000+ email subscribers, engagement doubled year-over-year, and triple-digit follower growth on TikTok.

The Challenge

National monuments preserve the cultural, historical, and ecological stories that shape American identity, including stories that have gone untold for generations. Conservation Lands Foundation needed a digital communications operation capable of bringing those stories to life at scale, mobilizing supporters into action, and connecting national monument designations to the broader fights for climate justice and community-led conservation.

The Gallery

Graphic featuring textured text overlay reading 'THERE IS NO FUTURE WITHOUT NATURE' displaying desert landscapes and purple wildflowers—Team DSB Conservation Lands Foundation campaign advocacy asset
Informational campaign graphic highlighting public lands management leadership updates regarding national monuments in New Mexico—Team DSB Conservation Lands Foundation campaign policy asset
Informational graphic titled 'At-risk National Monuments by state: Arizona' with text about the Justice Department ruling on presidential power to abolish monuments—Team DSB Conservation Lands Foundation campaign case study asset
Campaign deadline graphic overlay reading 'TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO DEFEND THE PUBLIC LANDS RULE' featuring wildlife and a snow-capped mountain landscape—Team DSB Conservation Lands Foundation campaign call-to-action asset
Campaign advocacy graphic with a 'TAKE ACTION' banner over a canyon landscape, outlining a public lands management policy call to action—Team DSB Conservation Lands Foundation campaign advocacy asset
Breaking news graphic showing dolphins swimming with text about the NOAA final rule rescinding commercial fishing prohibitions in the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument—Team DSB Conservation Lands Foundation campaign policy asset
Informational campaign graphic titled 'PROTECT THE RED DESERT' with text detailing land conservation and resource management policy updates regarding Wyoming's Red Desert—Team DSB Conservation Lands Foundation campaign advocacy asset
Desert mountain landscape graphic with bold text overlay reading 'PUBLIC LANDS ARE NATIVE LANDS'—Team DSB Conservation Lands Foundation campaign advocacy asset
Informational campaign graphic titled 'SUBMIT A PUBLIC COMMENT: PROTECT RED CLIFFS' with text about the Bureau of Land Management's proposed four-lane highway through the Mojave desert tortoise habitat—Team DSB Conservation Lands Foundation campaign call-to-action asset
Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks landscape graphic with text reading 'are you federal protections for public lands? because I need you!'—Team DSB Conservation Lands Foundation campaign social asset
Campaign countdown graphic overlay reading '6 DAYS LEFT TO STOP THE ARCTIC SELL OFF' featuring an outdoor Arctic coastal landscape—Team DSB Conservation Lands Foundation campaign call-to-action asset
Close-up photograph of a desert tortoise crawling on reddish soil—Team DSB Conservation Lands Foundation campaign case study wildlife visual
Forested landscape graphic with text about President Trump releasing a Fiscal Year 2027 federal budget request cutting $2.3 billion from the Department of Interior—Team DSB Conservation Lands Foundation campaign policy asset
Public lands advocacy graphic featuring a quote from U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper regarding the BLM director qualification requirements—Team DSB Conservation Lands Foundation campaign policy asset
Image grid collage showing diverse American landscapes including deserts, canyons, and redwood forests with the 'MONUMENTS FOR ALL' campaign badge overlay—Team DSB Conservation Lands Foundation campaign case study visual
Informational campaign graphic titled 'PROTECT RED CLIFFS' with a regional policy callout regarding conservation efforts in St. George, Utah—Team DSB Conservation Lands Foundation campaign social asset

The Work

Multi-platform digital strategy and content execution

We led digital strategy, content creation, and social media execution for CLF's Monuments For All campaign, an initiative focused on amplifying how national monuments honor untold stories and protect landscapes of cultural and historical significance. As digital lead, we oversaw multi-platform content and messaging across Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and Threads, building a content engine designed to convert audience attention into sustained advocacy.

Messaging that connects monuments to the bigger fight

For CLF's Respect. Connect. Protect. campaign, we spearheaded the digital communications strategy and crafted messaging guidance that connected national monument designations to broader themes including climate justice, elevating the voices of local advocates and community leaders alongside the campaign's national reach.

The Results

23,000+ digital actions taken.

The Monuments For All campaign drove more than 23,000 digital actions, mobilizing supporters into direct advocacy on behalf of national monument protection.

Engagement doubled year-over-year.

Our digital strategy doubled engagement compared to the previous year, building a content operation that including 72% year-over-year growth on Instagram.

80,000+ email subscribers.

The campaign expanded email list to more than 80,000 subscribers, building owned audience infrastructure the organization can mobilize for years to come.

1.2M+ content views in 2025.

Across platforms in 2025, CLF content garnered a loyal social audience, including generating more than 800K views on Facebook and 290K on Instagram.

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