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Jordan River Parkway Trail Completion
The Jordan River Commission is asking for your help to complete the Jordan River Parkway Trail.
The idea for a continuous regional trail system paralleling the Jordan River has been discussed since the 1970s. The first segments of the Jordan River Parkway Trail were completed in the 1990s and much progress has been made since then. Today, there are only four remaining
gaps (3.5 miles) in the 45-mile long Jordan River Parkway Trail:
- Salt Lake City (North Temple and 200 South)
- West Jordan/Sandy (7800 South to 9200 South)
- Bluffdale (two gaps near Camp Williams)
The trail provides critical inter-city pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure, and is used by thousands of Wasatch Front residents year-round for recreation, education, and bicycle commuting. The Jordan River corridor and the trail will continue to increase in use and influence in our region, stimulating new economic development and improving quality of life.
The Jordan River Commission, with support from its members, is currently requesting the State of Utah's support in helping to complete this regional trail system. Specifically, we are asking for $1.1 million to fund 75% the design and construction of a pedestrian underpass at 9000 South - a critical component to filling the $3 million West Jordan/Sandy trail gap.
When this missing trail segment is complete, trail users will be able to ride a continuous 25 miles from 200 South in Salt Lake City all the way to 14600 South in Bluffdale, making this the longest continuous section of the Jordan River Parkway Trail.
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S.C.R. 007 - State Agency Participation
The Jordan River Commission is an interlocal cooperation comprised of three counties, eight cities, and two special service districts. The Commission has always envisioned the participation of the Utah Division of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Division of Environmental Quality (DEQ), but joining the Commission requires approval from the Utah Legislature.
The DNR's Division of Forestry Fire and State Lands is the official owner of the bed of the Jordan River, and has a vested interest in all decisions made along the river. Similarly, the DEQ's Division of Water Quality is actively working to better understand the causes of water quality concerns in the Jordan River and is working to set standards and strategies to improve the river's water quality. Both state agencies need an official voting position on the Jordan River Commission's Governing Board.
Please contact your legislators and ask them to support S.C.R. 007, which allows the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Environmental Quality to join the Jordan River Commission.
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Jordan River Commission Receives Funding
The Jordan River Commission is pleased to announce that it has been selected as a recipient of a $275,000 grant to create a set of Best Management Practices for Riparian Corridor Conservation and Development. The project will: - Help local governments better guide the future preservation, development and redevelopment of land within the Jordan River corridor;
- Prevent future impacts to Jordan River water quality by helping to minimize future encroachment into the river corridor; and ultimately will
- Result in a dramatic improvement in water quality throughout the entire Jordan River Watershed through the implementation of the best management practices by the 15 cities and 3 counties that border the Jordan River and its tributaries.
The project's success and effectiveness will be ensured through a broad, collaborative process designed to build local support and buy-in from Commission members, non-members, agency stakeholders, and the community at large. This project is one of 14 receiving funding from the $3 million set aside in a settlement agreement with Chevron Pipeline Company, which released crude oil and condensate into Red Butte Creek during June and December of 2010. Learn More Here |
Welcome to the Utah Society for Environmental Education
The Jordan River Commission welcomes Andree' Walker Bravo, of the Utah Society for Environmental Education, as the Jordan River Commission's newest Ex-Officio Board member. The Utah Society for Environmental Education (USEE), a 501(c)3 nonprofit, has been a statewide leader in promoting high quality environmental education in Utah since 1981. USEE aims to encourage environmental literacy by teaching Utahans how to think, not what to think about the environment. To achieve this goal, USEE serves as an umbrella organization and information resource for environmental educators, K-12 teachers, higher education and the Utah community at large. These efforts will help ensure economic, social, and environmental sustainability for Utah.
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Native Species of the Month:
Red Fox
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Photo of the Month
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Be a Weed Warrior:
Purple Loosestrife
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Public Participation Opportunity
Salt Lake City's Department of Public Utilities is working on plans and priorities
for implementing riparian corridor improvement projects on City, Red Butte, Emigration, and Parleys Creeks, and the Jordan River. Learn more and contribute your ideas at one of the upcoming public workshops.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
6-8 p.m.
Anderson-Foothill Library
1135 South 2100 East
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
6-8 p.m.
Day-Riverside Branch Library
1575 West 1000 North
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Jordan River Commission
195 North 1950 West
P.O. Box 144870
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
801-536-4158
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