The Latest
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2026 Utah Legislative Session Recap
The 2026 Utah General Legislative Session wrapped up on March 6th. Save Our Canyons closely tracked a number of bills, coordinated policy changes with lawmakers, and called on you to speak up when it counted. Now that the dust has settled, how did the Wasatch fare in this year?
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Big Cottonwood Canyon Environmental Assessment Updates
Big changes are happening in Big Cottonwood Canyon over the next few years, use your voice to shape the future of transit the Wasatch. In an effort to reduce canyon congestion, the Utah Legislature tasked the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) to bring enhanced bus service and tolling to SR-190 in…
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Wasatch Stewardship Program 2025 Summary
When Save Our Canyons launched the Wasatch Stewardship Program (WSP) in 2018, the goal was clear: empower community members to take direct action in caring for the public lands they love. What began as a handful of volunteer cleanup events has evolved into a coordinated, multi-canyon effort engaging hundreds of…
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What’s Happening in Big Cottonwood Canyon?
Updated 11/12/2025 Should ski resorts be able to develop any parcel of land they purchase or lease? The Town of Brighton answered that question with a new ordinance (OAM2025-001431) which was passed by the Town Council on 11/11/25. The ordinance clarifies and map ski resort boundaries, only permitting future resort…
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2025 Wasatch Stewardship Program – Popperton Park Ground Prep & Native Species Planting
2025 Wasatch Stewardship Program – Popperton Park Ground Prep & Native Species Planting On Wednesday, September 24th, Save Our Canyons and volunteers got to work on an ongoing project hosted by Salt Lake City Public Lands to help remove the non-native cheatgrass on the Popperton Park trail system, lay down…
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SOCKid’s Education Hike With 11th Graders From Salt Lake Center For Science Education
SOCKid’s Education Hike With 11th Graders From Salt Lake Center For Science Education During the morning on September 11th, Save Our Canyons had the joy of guiding a service class from Salt Lake Center for Science Education through a few activities to learn the principles of Leave No Trace…
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Keep it Roadless, Stand up For Public Land Protections
Click here to scroll through our interactive StoryMap, where you can learn more about the proposed rescission of the Roadless Rule and how you can take action. The Trump Administration has announced they plan to rescind the beloved 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which protects 323,000 acres of Wasatch forest…
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2025 Wasatch Stewardship Program – Mineral Fork Trail Maintenance with Critical Flow Solutions
2025 Wasatch Stewardship Program – Mineral Fork Trail Maintenance with Critical Flow Solutions Starting early on August 14th, Save Our Canyons headed up Big Cottonwood Canyon to meet a group of 20 dedicated volunteers from Critical Flow Solutions and our friends over at Salt Lake Ranger District. The morning’s goal…
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Jack Stauss: A Welcome Letter To The Community
Hello, I am Jack Stauss, the new Executive Director of Save Our Canyons (SOC). It is a great honor to step into this role, and I feel the weight of responsibility as we work to build upon the 50 years of work SOC has accomplished. We are on the edge…
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2025 Wasatch Stewardship Program – Mueller Park Trail Maintenance With Service Learning Camps
2025 Wasatch Stewardship Program – Mueller Park Trail Maintenance With Service Learning Camps On a bright July morning, Save Our Canyons went north to Mueller Park Trail for our second project in partnership with the Service Learning Camp group from Wisconsin—this time joined by the hard-working Trails and Wilderness Crew…
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2025 Wasatch Stewardship Program – Invasive Musk Thistle Removal At Swaner Preserve
2025 Wasatch Stewardship Program – Invasive Musk Thistle Removal At Swaner Preserve We kicked off the week with a cool morning breeze and a warm sense of purpose at the Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter in Kimball Junction. For a Monday morning, our turnout was impressive — five dedicated volunteers joined…
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2025 Wasatch Stewardship Program – Mid Summer Cleanup Box Elder & Church Fork Campgrounds With Service Learning Camps
Mid-Summer Cleanup In Millcreek: A morning with Minnesota students from Service Learning Camps at Box Elder & Church Fork Campgrounds On Thursday, July 17th, Save Our Canyons joined forces with the Salt Lake Ranger District and a dedicated group of students from Minnesota who generously gave up part of their…