Purge your Spurge
Salt Lake County is hosting its annual weed exchange event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on May 14th, 2011 Dig up all your myrtle spurge, take it to REI (3285 E. 3300 South) and exchange it for up to five free plants native to Utah. Other native plants also will be for sale. For […]
Logo Contest
Do you have the winning logo design for the Jordan River Commission? The Jordan River Commission is holding a contest to select a design for the organization’s official logo. Logo submissions should reflect the Jordan River as a natural and recreational resource for the Wasatch Front, and the Commission as a collaboration of multiple cities, […]
Filling a missing link in the Jordan River Parkway
Here’s a great story from the Salt Lake Tribune about collaboration to complete a key gap in the Jordan River Parkway. Salt Lake Tribune – 5.2.2011 West Jordan to complete critical segment of Jordan River trail
High Water
Deseret News – 4.23.2011 Commission Advises People to Avoid Recreating on the Jordan River Following Wednesdays Near Tragedy KCPW – 4.23.2011 High Runoff Means Added Dangers at Jordan River KSL – 4.22.2011 Boy Scout Rescued From River
Safe Boating Lessons
Here are a few safe boating tips and lessons from the Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue team: 1. Boaters should be aware of any area where water quickly changes elevation. Places where water drops off are called low-head dams. These low-head dams create a current that draws water and debris back […]
Flood Season Dangers
Scouts, leader swept away by Jordan River – Salt Lake Tribune This is a very unfortunate and preventable story. In addition to the challenges created by dams and other structures in the river, many of the bridges crossing the Jordan River have very little clearance in high flows and are currently impassable. Better signage and maps […]
