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2026 Wasatch Stewardship Program – Millcreek Recreation Area Early Season Prep Cleanup
On May 22nd, community volunteers and Save Our Canyons went to the Thayne’s Canyon Trailhead in Millcreek Canyon for a post-holiday cleanup of the day-use recreation sites in the area. Prepared with garbage bags and shovels, we spent multiple hours cleaning out the fire pits of ash and garbage. We…
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2026 Wasatch Stewardship Program – Millcreek Recreation Area 2nd Cleanup
On June 24th, community volunteers and Save Our Canyons went to the Thayne’s Canyon Trailhead in Millcreek Canyon for a post-holiday cleanup of the day-use recreation sites in the area. Prepared with garbage bags and shovels, we spent multiple hours cleaning out the fire pits of ash and garbage. We…
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2026 Wasatch Stewardship Program – 18th Ave Dyers Woad Weed Pull
On June 17th, Save Our Canyons had a second partnered project with Service Learning Camps. This time, we worked with Chris at Salt Lake City Public Lands to remove a large cluster of Dyers Woad from the 18th Avenue Trailhead. Dyers Woad is an invasive species of weed that outcompetes…
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2026 Wasatch Stewardship Program – Skyline Drive Fence and Garbage Project
On June 16th, Save Our Canyons partnered with Service Learning Camps, a national organization that connects church service groups with local partners all over the country. This was part 1 of our time iwth the group. At 8am, volunteers, the Save Our Canyons team, and Salt Lake Ranger District met…
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2026 Wasatch Stewardship Program – Bowman Fork Brush Back & Garbage Cleanup
On the morning of June 10th, 16 volunteers met at the winter gate in Millcreek Canyon for a morning of brushback work along the Bowman Fork Trail, along with garbage cleanup work at the winter gate parking lot, Porter Fork parking lot, and Burch Hollow parking lot. The group split…
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Big Cottonwood Canyon Watershed Restoration Comment Period
Over the next two weeks, the Salt Lake Ranger District (SLRD) of the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) is asking for your input on the Big Cottonwood Canyon Watershed Restoration Project, aimed at increasing wildfire resilience and improving forest health in Big Cottonwood Canyon (BCC). Save Our Canyons views catastrophic wildfire…
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Keep It Roadless – Salt Lake Public Hearing Event Recap
A huge thank you to our community that came out to learn about and speak on the 2001 Roadless Rule. We all gathered at the Millcreek Commons Grandview Room to connect, organize, and educate ourselves with the tools to push back on bad ideas. With over 130 people in the…
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Final Transportation Plans Announced for Big Cottonwood Canyon
After several years of planning and public engagement, the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) has released its final plan for winter transportation in Big Cottonwood Canyon over the next three decades. As expected, the plan includes significantly expanded bus service, paired with congestion-based tolling, and a large mobility hub near…
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Critical Gondola Update!
The Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC) has released a draft of their newest Regional Transportation Plan (RTP), which includes a gondola up Little Cottonwood Canyon (LCC.)
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2026 Wasatch Stewardship Program – Myrtle Spurge weed pull with Salt Lake Public Utilities & Volunteers
This past Saturday, April 11th, We kicked off our 2026 Wasastch Stewardship Season in the foothills with with Salt Lake Public Utilities and a few volunteers for a Myrtle Spurge Weed Pull in City Creek Canyon. This location requires manual removal of Myrtle Spurge due to its proximity to a…
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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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Wilderness Recreation Site Monitoring
Big Picture The Wilderness Stewardship Performance is a framework developed by the US Forest Service to measure human impact in wilderness areas. To ensure these wilderness areas remain wild, the Forest Service has identified key elements that define successful wilderness stewardship under the Wilderness Act. Save Our Canyons has been…