Jordan River in Spring
At Your Leisure, a locally produced travel show highlighting the best of Utah, has a fun episode showing Valley dwellers the best of the Jordan River. Get outside and enjoy the gorgeous spring weather along the river in your backyard!
Best Practices for Riverfront Communities Stakeholder Workshop
Comments due April 11th, 2013 to lahanson @ utah.gov Documents Project Timeline Searching for the Best Management Practices Workshop (workshop #1) Report 30% Draft Best Practices 60% Draft Best Practices 90% Draft Best Practices Public comment on 90% Draft – Ray Wheeler Executive Summary
Be a Weed Warrior: Yellow Starthistle
Yellow Starthistle Centaurea solstitialis, is an annual flower with a fuzzy grayish-green stalk and yellow flowers protected by dangerous 1-2 inch spines. It’s a fast grower and you’ll often see it growing in impenetrable 3-6 foot hedge-like thickets. It has a taproot that can reach several feet long making it extremely drought tolerant. In addition to having […]
Native Species Spotlight: American Mink
From Utah’s Division of Wildlife Resources: The American mink, Mustela vison, is a weasel-like furbearing mammal with dark brown fur and a white patch under the chin. The species occurs throughout Alaska and Canada, as well as in most of the contiguous United States, with the exception of the southwestern portion of the country. The species may be […]
Bullocks Oriole Nest
Photo taken by a student as part of the Center for Documentary Expression and Art’s Jordan River based environmental education curriculum and residency.
13 River Resolutions for 2013 from River Network
From the River Network, here are 13 great ways that you can give back to the river you love in 2013! Please feel free to share ideas with friends and colleagues, and Happy New Year!