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JORDAN RIVER COMMISSION NEWS & EVENTS                                 Winter 2012
The Jordan River Commission Welcomes Two New Additions to its Staff  
 
 
 
Tyler Murdock joins the Commission as the Programs and Policy Planner, and has spent the last two years working along the Jordan River as the Restoration Coordination for the Great Salt Lake Audubon.
 
Melanie Franti joins the Commission as the Outreach Coordinator. She's a self described "plant geek" and regularly visits the Jordan River corridor.

Both are recent grads of the University of Utah and are excited to be working with the JRC.  
Best Practices For Riverfront Communities Workshop

 

March 28, 2013 

8:30 -11:00 am

Utah Cultural Celebration Center

1355 West 3100 South

West Valley City, UT 84119

  

The Jordan River Commission is working with stakeholders along the Jordan River corridor to identify effective strategies and tools for caring for the river and increasing its environmental, recreational, economical, and cultural value - for all of us.  

  

The collaboration has produced a new resource for anyone interested in conservation and protection of the Jordan River corridor. The draft set of tools, Best Practices for Riverfront Communities, contains recommendations that anyone working or living along the Jordan River can use to maximize river corridor conservation and minimize adverse impacts. 

  

Please join us for breakfast, an overview of the draft toolbox, to provide your feedback on the draft tools, and to join a focused discussion about how to encourage implementation of the Best Practices in our communities.  

  

You may see a summary of the first Stakeholder workshop, click here.

Voters Approve funding for Jordan River Parkway Trail Completion 
  

Lace up your running shoes and pump up those bicycle tires! This last November, Salt Lake County voters approved a $47 million bond that will provide the necessary funding to complete both the Jordan River Parkway and Parley's trails.

 

Of the total bond amount, $11.5 million will go to filling the four remaining gaps in the Jordan River Parkway Trail, providing a 45-mile, non-motorized pathway from Utah Lake all the way to the Great Salt Lake.

 

The next section to be completed, the 9000 South gap, is expected to be open to the public by Labor Day 2013.

 

Stormwater Guidance Document
 
 
The University of Utah's Student Engineering Associates (SEA), under the direction of Dr. Steve Burian, has prepared a Guidance Document for Stormwater Management in the Jordan River Corridor with the goal of providing the all local governments within the Jordan River watershed with information and criteria that will help implement Stormwater Control Measures (SCMs) along the Jordan River watershed. The document "seeks to assist planners in creating stormwater solutions that balance social, economic, and environmental need".   
 
Click here to review the SEA's Guidance Document for Stormwater Management. 
About the Jordan River Commission

 

The Jordan River Commission was created by an interlocal cooperation agreement in August 2010. The Commission was created to implement the concepts and projects outlined in the Blueprint Jordan River, to serve as a technical resource to local communities, and to provide a forum for regional coordination of planning, restoration, and responsible development along the river corridor. 

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Native Species Spotlight: American Mink 


Be a Weed Warrior:  
Yellow Starthistle 


Photo Spotlight:
  Too much time playing in the river
A long day in the River
� Melanie Franti 2012
 
What to do on the Jordan River Parkway this Month: 
 

How do you enjoy the Jordan River in the Winter? 

Jordan River Commission
 
195 North 1950 West
P.O. Box 91095
Salt Lake City, UT  84109-1095
801-536-4158