The Latest
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Time Out for Some Fun and Education
Wasatch Environmental Update for November 17, 2019 By John Worlock Time Out for Some Fun and Education We are living in a time of mulltiple assaults on our landscapes. We’ve seen removal of protection for areas within Bears Ears and Grand Staircase – Escalante National Monuments. We see the state-sponsored…
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Prioritizing and Protecting the Wasatch Mountains to Achieve Lasting Conservation
During the November 4 Central Wasatch Commission public meeting, Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson posed a question to the Commission, stakeholder group and audience. Her question pertained to the four systems or “pillars” of the Mountain Accord. Mountain Accord “Four Pillars:” “I would like to go back and understand how…
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Above and Beyond the Wasatch
By John Worlock “Above and Beyond the Wasatch” For close to half a century, our organization, Save Our Canyons has focused its attention to the Wasatch Range, and more specifically, the Central Wasatch, and even more specifically, the special canyons that have given citizens of Salt Lake City and the…
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It Was a Busy Summer Improving Our Wasatch Mountains
For those of you who are reading this, I am Luke Golden. I have held the position of Education and Stewardship Coordinator at Save Our Canyons for the past year and a half. It has been my pleasure to lead the Wilderness Stewardship Project as well as our other volunteer…
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Be a Member
Save Our Canyons relies critically on the support of individual members, local businesses, and volunteers – make a donation today. We are a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Since 1972, we have coordinated, partnered and collaborated with a number of individual community members, community groups, local and national businesses and granting foundations…
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Sample LTE by Ben Schoffstall
Bill H.R.5718 “Central Wasatch National Conservation and Recreation Area Act (NCRA)” is legislation that is critical to watershed health and resiliency. Support and movement of this bill is imperative, for it will safeguard watershed areas as well as public land in the Central Wasatch from future development and further fragmentation.…
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New SOC Intern!
Ben Schoffstall I was born in Sandy, Utah, a city located along the Wasatch Front. However, I grew up in Clayton, California which is similar to Sandy, it also has a close approximation to wilderness and areas of nature. Growing up I was very connected to nature, I had a…
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What’s With the Utah Inland Port?
Wasatch Environmental Update for July 21, 2019 By John Worlock Here is a good question: “What’s with the Utah Inland Port?” Since there are a variety of answers, two weeks ago I attended some informative sessions hosted by Envision Utah, who are organizing surveys to figure out what the people…
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Save Our Canyons Summer Pika T Shirt
Pika are a rabbit like mammal that inhabits Rocky Mountain slopes, known as talus in high elevation areas such as the upper reaches of the Wasatch Mountains. In North America, the Pika depends upon the forage of wildflowers, grasses, and mosses as its main source of food to sustain it…
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Save Our Canyons 2019 Candidate Questionnaire Responses
As a community driven, grassroots organization Save Our Canyons is here to provide information, education and resources to our members and the community at large. As an organization working at many levels of government from federal to state to municipal, we know that engaging and developing working relationships with elected officials…
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Volunteer 101
As you know, times of in person events have changed or temporarily been postponed. Save Our Canyons is evolving with the times and still rely on our community to help us achieve our mission. Check out our newsletter, sign and share our NCRA petition, and stay tuned for spring and…
