West Valley City Pond
The Jordan River Commission is pleased to share that we were just awarded a new $50,000 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. The Five-Star Restoration Grant will help to clean-up and restore a stormwater detention pond in West Valley City. The project will help to clean the water before it enters the Jordan […]
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.
Streambank Soil Bioengineering Workshop
We just finished a 6-minute video of the highlights of our recent Streambank Soil Bioengineering Workshop with Chris Hoag. Streambank Soil Bioengineering is a series of different techniques for bank stabilization that reduce erosion through the reestablishment of native vegetation – while helping to build up habitat for wildlife at the same time!