Take the H2Oath to Conserve Water
The Utah Division of Water Resources is pleased with the hundreds of Utah Citizens who have taken H2Oath: Utah’s Water-Wise Pledge. The Division is upping the stakes through the “H2Oath Thirst Games,” A competition that will land four water-wise cities a $5,000 water conservation grant. The H2Oath can be taken at water.utah.gov/H2Oath or at the […]
How Weevils are Helping SLCO Manage the Jordan River
How a little bug can do a lot of good in our broader Jordan River management plan. Guest Blog Post By Aimee Winder Newton Jordan River Commission Chair Salt Lake County Council Member As a Salt Lake County Council member I get to learn about many different, pressing issues for the county. Sometimes […]
North Temple Trail Gap
[slideshow_deploy id=’8606′] New Funding Secured We are pleased to announce that the Utah State Legislature just approved an appropriation of $1.23 million to close the gap in the Jordan River Parkway Trail between North Temple and 200 South in Salt Lake City. The budget bill is now awaiting the Governor’s signature. We are […]
JRC Large Grants Program – Update
Number of JRC Large Grant proposals received: 11 Total amount in grant requests: $1,102,422.36 Total project costs including matching contributions: $12,839,130.00 Grant funding available: $500,000.00 Download a list of all grant proposals received: Schedule for Award Announcements: The Governing Board of the Jordan River Commission will meet on October 29th to vote on recommendations […]
JRC Large Grants Program
The Jordan River Commission is pleased to announce the availability of $500,000 in grant funding to its members governments and organizations to help implement the recommendations of the Blueprint Jordan River. This program is generously supported by the Utah State Legislature and is being administered in partnership with the Utah Division of Forestry Fire and State […]
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 […]