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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…
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…
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…
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…
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.)
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…
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?
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…