Pocket Field Guides
Printed copies of the field guide will be available at all JRC volunteer projects and at Get Into the River events, but you don’t have to wait… Print off a copy of your own mini field guide and impress your friends with your Jordan River ecology knowledge! Download your own native species pocket guide here! […]
Call for unwinding of development plans along the river in West Valley City
In a written announcement today, former Jordan River Commission Chair and West Valley City Councilman Corey Rushton, called upon his fellow members of the City Council to pause and reconsider the future of an 18-acre parcel of land near the Jordan River on 3300 South. This property, originally planned for a used car dealership, […]
Get Into the River
Presented by 2014 Jordan River Festival Conservation Day – May 29 • Festival Celebration – May 31 What: “Get Into the River” is a collaborative project to conserve, protect, restore and celebrate the Jordan River Parkway, which has 45 miles of nearly continuous, non-motorized paved trails along the Jordan River. The Jordan River is 51 […]
Work for the JRC!
The Jordan River Commission (JRC) is currently searching for a 2/3 time to full-time Program and Policy Planner. Check out the position description if you’re interested in being part of a growing organization that is working to improve, enhance, and protect one of the Wasatch Front’s most unique natural resources.
Best Practices Training Series
* Streambank Soil Bioengineering * Water Trail Planning * Conservation Subdivision Design * Invasive Vegetation Management * Innovative Stormwater Management * Transfer of Development Rights * Trail Planning and Maintenance * Green Infrastructure * Stormwater System Maintenance * These are just a few of the topics you’ll learn about in the JRC’s upcoming Best Practices for Riverfront Communities Training Series. Learn about the JRC’s Best Practices for Riverfront […]
Your help is needed!
If you read our newspaper insert on Sunday, you might have noticed a story about plastic water bottles piling up at the Burnham Dam on the Legacy Nature Preserve. The Legacy Nature Preserve is not open to the general public, but professional photographer Charles Uibel took some great photos to allow others to see […]
