New Grant Awards
We are excited to share that the Jordan River Commission, along with its partners, has just received two new grants to improve the Jordan River Parkway. Puncturevine (A.K.A. goatheads) The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food’s Invasive Species Management grant program is providing $12,440 for goathead weed removal along the trail. These nasty plants are notorious […]
Get Into the River
Join Bud Light, the Jordan River Foundation, the Jordan River Commission and Salt Lake City Corp. for another chance to “Get Into The River” Saturday, August 2 9am-2pm Riverside Park – Lions Pavilion We’ll be beautifying the Jordan River Parkway by picking up trash, removing invasive plant species, adding native plants, and more. Bud Light […]
Nature Photography Workshop
The Center for Documentary Expression and Art (CDEA) in partnership with the Jordan River Commission (JRC) offers an exciting workshop experience for photographers who want to learn about nature photography along the Jordan River in Salt Lake and Davis counties. The workshop will combine instruction from noted Jordan River ecologist Dr. Ty Harrison and widely […]
Interactive Parcel Map
The Salt Lake County Surveyor’s Office has helped us create an interactive parcel map of the Jordan River Corridor. Using the menu options arose the top of the map, users can turn on and off data layers showing zoning, wetlands, the Jordan River historic meander corridor, and parcel information and more.
Ex-Officio Governing Board Member Position Open
The Jordan River Commission is currently soliciting applications from individuals and community members interested in serving on the Commission’s Governing Board, to be considered at an upcoming Board meeting. The Governing Board of the Jordan River Commission is comprised of both local and state governmental officials (2/3 of the Board), as well as non-profit and […]
Bonneville Cutthroat Trout
Bonneville Cutthroat Trout, Oncorhynchus clarki utah by Dan Potts, Spring 2014 The California rainbow trout was our state fish for many decades. Some may be familiar with this year’s effort by local grade school students to change our state tree from the Colorado blue spruce to our own quaking aspen through the […]
