Urban Land Institute Technical Assistance Panel: A Vision for Mill Creek’s Future
From January 28 to 30, the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Technical Assistance Panel (TAP) brought together a panel of experts for an intensive three-day process to explore the future of Mill Creek in South Salt Lake City. This initiative marked a significant step toward transforming the creek from a hidden and underutilized waterway into a thriving, accessible community asset. With the support of urban planners, landscape architects, developers, and community leaders, the panel provided valuable insights into how Mill Creek could be restored and revitalized.
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Exciting News: Ronnie Pessetto Joins Seven Canyons Trust as Executive Director
We’re thrilled to welcome Ronnie Pessetto as the new Executive Director of Seven Canyons Trust! Ronnie’s passion for nature, strong leadership, and dedication to building thriving communities perfectly align with our mission to restore and revitalize urban waterways. We couldn’t be more excited to have her on board!
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Seven Creeks | Walk Series receives funding from Salt Lake County
Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts, & Parks funding will support the Seven Creeks | Walk Series and bi-monthly watershed walks. Programming lays the foundation for participants to become community leaders to fight for natural spaces, public health, and environmental justice.
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Daylight the Three Creeks at Ballpark!
Red Butte, Emigration, and Parleys Creeks flow underneath 1300 South—pass the Ballpark—to the Jordan River in Salt Lake City. The creeks should be uncovered in a greenway corridor to create a unique amenity and natural oasis in the heart of the Ballpark neighborhood. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
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Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts & Parks funding for Seven Creeks | Walk Series
Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts, & Parks funding will host 25 watershed walks through the Seven Creeks | Walk Series. Programming lays the foundation for participants to become community leaders to fight for natural spaces, public health, and environmental justice.
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$7,500 from David Kelby Johnson Memorial Foundation for Seven Creeks | Walk Series
A grant to fund watershed walks along our creeks with youth and families throughout Salt Lake County. Programming will build stewardship to protect our natural spaces, public health, and environmental justice.
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Land Acknowledgement
The Seven Canyons Trust operates on the ancestral lands of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe, Goshute Indian Tribe, Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation, Ute Indian Tribe, and Shoshone-Bannock Tribes (land colonially known as the Salt Lake Valley).
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Input throughout the Herman Franks Park project
Engagement was the cornerstone of the community-based design process for daylighting Emigration Creek at Herman Franks Park in Salt Lake City, UT. Read through our process and see the numbers from the feedback of community members, governmental partners, and other stakeholders.
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#BlackLivesMatter
We are committed to listening, learning, and actively fighting racism. We stand in solidarity with peaceful protests in Salt Lake City with our Black partners and peers. It is time to elevate Black voices, support communities of color, and fight all forms of injustice.
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Folsom Corridor Input Wanted
Share your feedback on the Folsom Corridor. The first phase will focus on the trail, and construction is anticipated for Fall 2020.
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Bike, boat, and run from the Wasatch Range to the Jordan River
The Range 2 River Relay explores the Salt Lake Valley’s waterways, from pristine headwaters to buried creeks and channelized canal to meandering river. It showcases opportunities to connect communities, and ecosystems, from the Wasatch Range to the Jordan River, while promoting environmental stewardship and conservation.
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David Kelby Johnson Memorial Foundation supports Seven Creeks | Walk Series
A grant to fund watershed walks along our creeks with youth and families throughout Salt Lake County. Programming will build stewardship to protect our natural spaces, public health, and environmental justice.
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25 watershed walks funded by Salt Lake County
The Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts, & Parks program funds 25 watershed walks in Salt Lake City, South Salt Lake, and West Valley City through the Seven Creeks | Walk Series. Programming identifies creative solutions to address watershed issues along our waterways.
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Now live!
The My Canyon Creek websites are now live! Check out where the waterways flow, areas of public access, restoration sites, education stops, events, and details of recreational activities—sync your phone to our creeks!
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$4,250 for the Seven Creeks | Walk Series
Through the Seven Creeks | Walk Series, 25 watershed walks in Salt Lake City, South Salt Lake, and West Valley City were funded by Salt Lake County’s Zoo, Arts, & Parks Program. Programming will engage residents in the west-side neighborhoods of Salt Lake City, South Salt Lake, and West Valley City.
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Grant from Lush Cosmetics for Herman Franks Park project
A grant from Lush Cosmetics will fund the design master plan to daylight Emigration Creek at Herman Franks Park. The document will advance implementation of the project with a well-design deliverable to share with engaged community members, municipal partners, and potential funding sources.
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Voice
Wonder what a stream is thinking? They may not be human, but each has a name and history. Read as Ghent gives our urban creeks a voice.
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Dominion Energy grant for My Canyon Creeks
Dominion Energy provided a grant through their Environmental Stewardship program to expand the My Canyon Creeks website series. Seven new websites will create a watershed-sized scope within Salt Lake County, UT.
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