The Seven Canyons Trust, Salt Lake City, and BIO-WEST, Inc. received an Achievement Award under the Project/Study/Master Plan category from the Utah Chapter of the American Planning Association. The award recognizes the innovative stream daylighting design and community engagement approach at the Three Creeks Confluence in Salt Lake City, UT.
Read MoreThere are plans to renovate the historic Salt Lake Costume building. There is opportunity to uncover a portion of Emigration Creek during redevelopment.
Read MorePlans to remodel the Seven Canyons Fountain in Liberty Park received backlash. This article explains a proposal to renovate the fountain for less.
Read MoreDue to safety, the Seven Canyons Fountain has been dewatered. There are questions about the estimated cost for renovations to bring water back to the fountain.
Read MoreAn article highlighting an AARP Community Challenge grant for community engagement and tactical urbanism along the Folsom Corridor in Salt Lake City, UT.
Read MoreThe Bend-in-the-River, along the Jordan River, served host to “Those with Wings.” The performance is an immersive dance experience based on Terry Tempest Williams’ book When Women Were Birds.
Read MoreA review of the “Those With Wings” performance put together by Liz Izkovich, Ashley Anderson, and Alysia Ramos. It was a movement interpretation of When Women Were Birds by Terry Tempest Williams at Bend-in-the-River along the Jordan River.
Read MoreThis article recounts the “Those With Wings” performance inspired by When Women Were Birds by Terry Tempest Williams. It gave a voice to the west-side through dance.
Read MoreThis article highlights the influence of Stephen Goldsmith, the mind responsible for the conception of the Seven Canyons Trust with help from University of Utah students.
Read MoreRead MoreAn article detailing the lost streams of Salt Lake City. It features the Folsom Trail and daylighting of City Creek as a tool for community improvement.
This article explains the work of the Seven Canyons Trust to demonstrate the importance of daylighting our creeks. It covers the Folsom Corridor and Three Creeks Confluence as a way to revitalize Salt Lake City.
Read MoreAn article highlighting a dance series, in partnership with our organization and loveDANCEmore. Events will draw community members to the Three Creeks Confluence and Jordan River corridor.
Read MoreAn article detailing There Were Trees performance at the Three Creeks Confluence, in partnership with our organization and loveDANCEmore. The event activated the property to build support for the project and prevent unwanted activities.
Read MoreAn article detailing our organization and the Three Creeks Confluence project, an effort to uncover Red Butte, Emigration, and Parleys creeks—where they empty into the Jordan River in Salt Lake City, UT.
Read MoreAn article detailing our organization and the Three Creeks Confluence project, an effort to uncover Red Butte, Emigration, and Parleys creeks—where they empty into the Jordan River in Salt Lake City, UT.
Read More1,500 trees were planted at the Mill Creek Confluence, in partnership with TreeUtah and Hawkwatch International to improve habitat value and increase site stewardship. Additionally, an American kestrel nestbox was installed on-site as part of the American Kestrel Study.
Read MoreAn article detailing our community engagement around the Folsom Corridor, in partnership with Restore North Temple and University of Utah Westside Studio.
Read MoreAn article detailing our community engagement process around the Three Creeks Confluence using tactical urbanism. Artists are invited to submit proposals for a temporary wayfinding installation to highlight the underground creeks.
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