An article detailing our efforts to uncover Emigration Creek through Herman Franks Park in Salt Lake City, UT. A design workshop will gather community feedback on ways to uncover the creek and activate the space.
Read MoreFeedback collected from the first stakeholder meeting on daylighting Emigration Creek at Herman Franks Park in Salt Lake City, UT.
Read MoreWe are creating a community-based design vision to uncover Emigration Creek through Herman Franks Park in Salt Lake City, UT. This restorative addition will activate, supplement, and enhance the current uses at the park, without disrupting them.
Read MoreThis article highlights the Three Creek Confluence and the daylighting of Red Butte, Emigration, and Parleys Creeks there. Efforts address environmental injustices on the west-side of Salt Lake City.
Read MoreThe fourth five-year report detailing the Utah Power & Light/American Barrel Superfund site along the Folsom Corridor in Salt Lake City, UT. It includes contamination background, remediation, assessment, issues, and next steps.
Read MoreAn article detailing 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 MoreA broad report detailing the conditions and future improvement of Salt Lake County’s waterways. It addresses ongoing water quality and watershed planning to improve stewardship under the Clean Water Act.
Read MoreWe support organizations working to preserve the heritage of the spectacular natural resources in the Salt Lake Valley. Restoring the relationship between snowpack and streambed, and between nighttime and dark are connected.
Read MoreWe’ve lost connection to our seven green veins that allow life to thrive in our upland desert ecosystem. Uncovering Emigration Creek will rediscover our past—one that celebrates water, life, and justice.
Read MoreA grant to fund Three Creeks Confluence urban intervention series from the Jordan River Commission. Projects include a painted creek channel, chalkboard visioning panel, and wayfinding installation.
Read MoreA cost estimate for the preferred design of the Three Creeks Confluence stream daylighting project in Salt Lake City, UT.
Read MoreA dataset exploring the public perceptions of the Three Creeks Confluence and the broader Jordan River corridor. It included English and Spanish-language surveys and was designed to target neighborhoods surrounding the river.
Read MoreThree design concepts for daylighting Red Butte, Emigration, and Parleys creeks, where they meet the Jordan River, in Salt Lake City, UT. Designs were produced using input and feedback from community workshops in the Glendale neighborhood.
Read MoreUncovering our urban creeks gives families direct access to nature in their backyards. Instead of transporting people from the city into natural spaces, we can bring natural spaces to the people in the city. Streams empower residents in marginalized communities with the development of a passion for an outdoor space evolving into upward mobility via the natural sciences.
Read MoreA design vision for Fitts Park in South Salt Lake, UT. It features streambank restoration of Mill Creek and two tributaries, a connection to the Mill Creek Trail, and nature play spaces.
Read MoreThe Seven Canyons Trust’s Internal Revenue Service Form 990 for Fiscal Year 2016, from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016. This form collects information about our mission, programs, and finances.
Read MoreA bike week article promoting the Range 2 River Relay and its connection to stream daylighting and restoration efforts. Improving our hydrology increases bicycle and pedestrian access and infrastructure.
Read MoreA report on survey results focused on the North Temple corridor in Salt Lake City, UT. Questions highlighted the City Creek culvert underneath and support for daylighting the creek.
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