The Latest
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Kick-Off of the 2024 Wasatch Stewardship Program
April 22nd marked the first Wasatch Stewardship Event of the 2024 season. Save Our Canyons in collaboration with Black Diamond Salt Lake City, hosted the event centered on a collective effort to clean up the extended Memory Grove/City Creek area, a well loved space that needed attention after the winter…
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Omar Alam
Board Member My name is Omar Alam, a second-generation American citizen who has resided in Utah for the past two decades. My cultural background is diverse, with roots in Pakistan, and my formative years were spent in the Middle East. Despite the allure of cricket, I opted to pursue my…
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Millcreek Upper Canyon Environmental Assessment (EA)
The Upper Millcreek Canyon Road Improvement project aims to improve safety and access in the upper canyon, from the Winter Gate to Big Water Trailhead. Proposed changes include widening Millcreek Canyon Road, adding an uphill bicycle lane from Winter Gate to Elbow Fork, formalizing roadside parking into parking areas, improving…
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2024 Legislative Session Recap
It likely comes as no surprise that the 2024 legislative session was full of ups, downs, and difficult bills. But our incredible community showed up in force to advocate for the beauty and wildness of the Wasatch Mountains. The legislature introduced over 900 bills and resolutions, passing a record-breaking 591…
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Say No To S.B. 172 Protection Areas Revisions
Utah is growing fast, and with growth comes inevitable development. That leads us to the recently introduced S.B. 172 Protection Areas Revisions by Senator David Hinkins (Emery County), which is eerily similar to last year’s H.B. 527 Mining Operations Amendments. While perhaps a well-intentioned bill meant to create more aggregate…
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A Farewell Letter to the Wasatch and its Community
To The Save Our Canyons And Broader Community, Earlier this year, I wrote about changes in our newsletter. It was a little foreshadowing, I suppose. While I wasn’t entirely sure it was a reality, I’d begun to realize it was an inevitability. Cutting through the inverted smog, my family and…
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Support The Protection Of Little Cottonwood Canyon
On Monday, December 11, 2023 Save Our Canyons filed a lawsuit against UDOT and the Forest Service challenging the decision to build a gondola in LCC, represented by our outstanding counsel at the public interest law firm Eubanks & Associates, PLLC and with local representation ably provided by Joel Ban.…
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Stephanie Hanawalt
Board Member I am originally from California, but have now called Utah home for over four years. I moved to Salt Lake City to attend law school at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law. I was initially drawn to Utah because of its recreational opportunities and the…
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Wasatch Graffiti Busters
Written by Peter Lenz, Wasatch Graffiti Busters Since 2018, the Wasatch Graffiti Busters have aggressively sought out and removed graffiti along the Wasatch Front and have concentrated their efforts on public lands, especially the Cottonwood Canyons. It is currently difficult to find any graffiti on natural surfaces in these areas.…
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Wasatch Stewardship Project – Canadian Thistle Weedpull at Cardiff Fork
Shortly before the Wasatch Mountains began to see snow, Save Our Canyons joined with the Cottonwood Canyons Foundation to conduct an invasive species weed pull along the newly constructed Cardiff Fork boardwalk. The day began with the customary introduction and signing of waivers. 20 seventh-grade students accompanied our volunteers and…
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Save Our Canyons – 2023 Wilderness Stewardship Report
Save Our Canyons has been actively engaged in a series of impactful conservation projects and partnerships to protect the beauty and wildness of the Wasatch Mountains. Here is an overview of our 2023 summer season: Trail Maintenance in Upper Millcreek Canyon (SLRD, September 9th): In collaboration with 13 dedicated volunteers…
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Wasatch Stewardship Project – Old Redpine Road Trail Maintenance
On September 9th, Save Our Canyons and 13 fantastic volunteers from Goldman Sachs partnered with the Salt Lake Ranger District to do trail maintenance in Upper Millcreek Canyon. Upon meeting at Rattlesnake Gulch at 9 am, we piled into three cars and followed the Rangers up the canyon to the…