October 2024 | Vol. 4 Iss. 10
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MAJOR JORDAN RIVER RESTORATION PROJECT WORKS TO RESTORE WETLANDS AND BANKS By Rebecca Olds | rebecca.o@thecityjournals.com
Kayakers get into a bit of a jam as they float down the Jordan River during the Get to the River event in North Salt Lake last year. Photo by Roger V. Tuttle
The annual Get to the River Festival was in full swing during September along the length of the Jordan River Parkway. North Salt Lake’s was on Sept. 14. During the opening day of the festival on Aug. 30, a new restoration project with an accompanying $7 million added even more purpose to volunteers’ efforts. “This will be the largest single, coordinated riparian restoration effort ever around Utah’s Jordan River, and will support a continued focus on the ecological health of the Utah Lake, Jordan River and Great Salt Lake watershed,” said a Jordan River Commission release, the commission is a government entity comprised of cities, counties, state agencies, and special districts working together to improve, restore and revitalize the Jordan River Parkway. Kim Shelley, the executive director of the Utah Department of Environmental Quality and the lead grant recipient and manager said she’s grateful for all the partnerships making this project possible.
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“Together, we’re embarking on a journey to restore and rejuvenate this habitat, while fostering sustainable ecosystems for generations to come,” she said in a release. The majority of the funding – about $5 million – comes from the “America the Beautiful Challenge Grant” awarded by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. The grant also funded 74 other projects across the United States, totaling $141 million. Continued page 4
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