Join us for the 2023 Spring Breakfast with Envision Utah!

We're excited to invite you to Envision Utah's 2023 Spring Breakfast!

Join us for a delicious breakfast as we hear from an expert guest panel on one of the most pressing issues facing our state: the future of water!

Thursday, May 18, 2023

8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

The Grand America Hotel

Our expert panelists come from diverse professional backgrounds and bring a vast array of knowledge on Utah's water and water systems, which is sure to make for an insightful and captivating discussion.



• Teresa Wilhelmsen, State Engineer, Utah Division of Water Rights
• Timothy Hawkes, General Counsel, Great Salt Lake Brine Shrimp Cooperative, Inc.
• Tage Flint, Owner of Crescent F, L.L.C., and Former General Manager, Weber Basin Water Conservancy District
• Warren Peterson, Seasoned Water Attorney and Former V.P. of Farmland Reserve Inc.

Tickets will go on sale on Monday, April 3rd, so be on the lookout for that announcement so you can reserve your seat.

Interested in sponsoring this year's event? Contact Sarah Beck for sponsorship opportunities. 

New blog alert! We're getting closer on teacher pay, but are we there yet?

You may have heard us mention it before, but Utah is suffering from a teacher shortage. And, contrary to how it might sound, that doesn’t just mean we don’t have enough teachers in the classroom, it also means we have too few students today wanting to enter the profession tomorrow. Not to mention, of the new teachers we do have, only 59 percent have teaching degrees, leading to higher turnover rates. A driving factor of this shortage? Teachers simply aren't paid enough. Especially in today's economy. 

The good news is there's a solution, and while there's a lot to it, a big part of it is improving teacher compensation.

Click the button below to read our newest blog post and learn more about the factors driving the teacher shortage in Utah, the impacts this has on our students and communities, and the steps we can take to change the future of teaching.

Interested in learning more about the teacher shortage and Envision Utah's Vision for Teacher Excellence? You're in luck! 🥳

Click the button below to check out our newly updated education website which walks through the eight strategies to transform the teaching profession, the data on where we are today, our process creating the vision, and much more! 

Join us for the 2023 Early Learning Breakfast at Red Butte Garden!

Please join Envision Utah's Early Learning Team at the beautiful Red Butte Gardens for a delicious breakfast, networking, and panel discussion.

Come meet our early learning partners in the community as we explore how we can all encourage strong parent-child interactions, and hear what others are doing to help parents to become powerful brain builders. Oh, and did we mention all tickets come with free access to the gardens for the day? 😎

Thursday May 4, 2023

9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

(with garden wandering after)

Red Butte Garden

All tickets come with free access to the gardens for the day, so be sure to steal a few minutes to wander and explore the gardens after breakfast too!

TICKETS ARE FREE - RSVP COMING SOON - WATCH YOUR INBOX!

Interested in sponsoring this year's event? Contact Sarah Beck for sponsorship opportunities.

In the news

KSL News Radio

Toole County School District is addressing the same concern many school districts currently have: teacher shortages. "In a survey by Envision Utah, Utahns said the most important strategy for giving kids a great education is supporting teachers and addressing the  teacher shortage." Toole County's approach has been to raise teacher salaries in order to attract and retain teachers in their district. 

KUER

Envision Utah surveyed over 500 adults in December 2022 to collect public opinions on issues affecting Utah today. Education was among the top concerns. "Within public education, respondents rated school safety, student mental health and teacher pay as the most important education policy priorities." Envision Utah has outlined a vision for teachers that includes more competitive wages.

Desert News

$50 million were recently approved for the renovations of four aging aqueducts at the recommendation of Envision Utah. These aqueducts serve over 2 million people on the Wasatch Front. Our CEO, Ari Bruening, shared “There are a lot of things that we could do...But what rose to the top was water because it is such a critical need. And what rose to the top of that was these aqueducts..."

For 25 years, Envision Utah has brought Utahns together to tackle some of the biggest challenges related to growth — and you have made that happen. But whether we’re talking about air quality, water use, transportation, education, disaster resilience, or a host of other issues, there’s more work to be done. When you support Envision Utah, you’re helping to create a bright future for our state.

Thank you for your support!