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JORDAN RIVER COMMISSION

Do you hate goatheads?

If so, please join us at Millrace Park for our first annual Puncturevine Weevil Release Party. Grab a bagel,  juice and coffee and then help in the distribution and release the weevils along the Jordan River Parkway Trail.  These cute little beetles are working hard to prevent your next flat bike tire.  Learn how here.      

Jordan River Comprehensive Management Plan

  The Utah Division of Forestry Fire and State Lands has initiated the process to develop the first Comprehensive Management Plan for the Jordan River.  This regulatory document will form the basis of the Division’s future rule making and permitting decisions for the river. The plan is limited in its scope to the Division’s jurisdictional boundaries, and will […]

Internship Opportunity

  The Jordan River Commission is seeking an environmental and civil engineering intern to assist with an exciting project. We are working with West Valley City Public Works to revitalize a neglected stormwater detention point alongside the Jordan River. Download the internship and application information description here.    

Stream Care Guide

Salt Lake County Watershed Restoration and Planning is please to announce the availability of a new Stream Care Guide: A Handbook for Residents of Salt Lake County. This 58-page guide examines the basics of protecting water quality, creating streamside habitat, and preventing flood damage. Streams are dynamic ecosystems that provide water resources, floodwater pathways, wildlife […]

Draft Strategic Plan

The Jordan River Commission is pleased to share a draft of its first organizational strategic plan. Strategic planning is the process by which leaders of an organization determine what they intend the organization to be in the future and the steps it will take to arrive there. This process involves developing a vision for the organization’s future and […]