Save Our Canyons Blog

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…

  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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Deseret Peak Recreation Site Monitoring Field Trip On Saturday, June 28th, a dedicated crew of volunteers journeyed west of the Wasatch Mountains to the rugged and remote South Willow Canyon, one of the primary gateways to the Deseret Wilderness. Tucked within the Stansbury Mountains, this range borders the Tooele Valley…

On Saturday, June 28th, Save Our Canyons teamed up with dedicated community members for a spring cleanup at Khyv Peak near Provo Canyon. Thanks to their efforts, a significant amount of trash and debris was removed from this popular recreation area, which sees heavy traffic due to its easy access…

2025 Wasatch Stewardship Program – Community Garbage Cleanup At Tibble Fork Reservoir + additional hands at Little Dell with Salt Lake Public Utilities. On Saturday, June 21st, Save Our Canyons and community volunteers spent a few hours doing a spring cleaning at Tibble Fork Reservoir in American Fork Canyon. After…

Community Garbage Cleanup At Little Cottonwood Trailheads On Friday, May 23rd, Save Our Canyons and community volunteers spent a few hours doing a spring cleaning of all the major trailheads in Little Cottonwood Canyon, including: LCC Park and Ride, Temple Quarry Trailhead, Grit Mill Trailhead, and White Pine Trailhead. Each…