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Herman Franks Park Opinion of Probable Cost - Phase II
Herman Franks Park Opinion of Probable Cost - Phase II

The cost estimate for the second phase of daylighting Emigration Creek within Herman Franks Park in Salt Lake City, UT.

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ToolboxSeven Canyons TrustFebruary 26, 2017Herman Franks Park
Utah Department of Agriculture funds vegetation management at Mill Creek Confluence
Utah Department of Agriculture funds vegetation management at Mill Creek Confluence

$20,000 from the Utah Department of Agriculture will fund the removal of noxious weeds and plant desirable vegetation to restore habitat value and enhance the Mill Creek Confluence in South Salt Lake, UT.

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JournalSeven Canyons TrustFebruary 6, 2017Mill Creek Confluence
Daylighting Streams: Breathing Life into Urban Streams & Communities
Daylighting Streams: Breathing Life into Urban Streams & Communities

In our cities, waterways are often buried, hidden, and forgotten. Stream daylighting brings these buried waterways back to life. This report details the importance of this technique and case studies around the nation.

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The Herman Franks Park design concepts are here
The Herman Franks Park design concepts are here

Check out the two design concepts for daylighting Emigration Creek through Herman Franks Park in Salt Lake City, UT. Designs were produced by Bockholt Landscape Architecture with feedback from the community.

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JournalSeven Canyons TrustDecember 15, 2016Herman Franks Park
Herman Franks Park Community Design Workshop Two Comments
Herman Franks Park Community Design Workshop Two Comments

Feedback collected from the second community design workshop on daylighting Emigration Creek at Herman Franks Park in Salt Lake City, UT.

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ToolboxSeven Canyons TrustDecember 13, 2016Herman Franks Park
Herman Franks Park Design Concept Two
Herman Franks Park Design Concept Two

The second design concept for the daylighting of Emigration Creek at Herman Franks Park in Salt Lake City, UT. It features a fill landform, green bridge, ballfield upgrades, environmental education area, and more.

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Herman Franks Park Design Concept One
Herman Franks Park Design Concept One

The first design concept for the daylighting of Emigration Creek at Herman Franks Park in Salt Lake City, UT. It features a cut landform, viewing decks, pipeworks playground, amphitheater, and more.

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ToolboxSeven Canyons TrustDecember 12, 2016Herman Franks Park
Join us for the second Herman Franks Park community design charrette
Join us for the second Herman Franks Park community design charrette

Share your thoughts, visions, and ideas at the second community design charrette for daylighting Emigration Creek at Herman Franks Park in Salt Lake City, UT. Your feedback will be used to create a community-based design and master plan for the effort.

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JournalSeven Canyons TrustDecember 7, 2016Herman Franks Park
Herman Franks Park Community Design Workshop One Comments
Herman Franks Park Community Design Workshop One Comments

Feedback collected from the first community design workshop on daylighting Emigration Creek at Herman Franks Park in Salt Lake City, UT.

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ToolboxSeven Canyons TrustNovember 18, 2016Herman Franks Park
Group wants to uncover and restore Emigration Creek near Liberty Park
Group wants to uncover and restore Emigration Creek near Liberty Park

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.

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NewsSeven Canyons TrustNovember 16, 2016Herman Franks Park
Herman Franks Park Stakeholder Meeting One Comments
Herman Franks Park Stakeholder Meeting One Comments

Feedback collected from the first stakeholder meeting on daylighting Emigration Creek at Herman Franks Park in Salt Lake City, UT.

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ToolboxSeven Canyons TrustNovember 9, 2016Herman Franks Park
Daylighting Emigration Creek at Herman Franks Park
Daylighting Emigration Creek at Herman Franks Park

We 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.

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JournalSeven Canyons TrustNovember 7, 2016Herman Franks Park
Local group wants to reintroduce city creeks
Local group wants to reintroduce city creeks

This 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.

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NewsSeven Canyons TrustSeptember 26, 2016Three Creeks Confluence
Fourth Five-Year Review Report For Utah Power & Light-American Barrel Superfund Site in Salt Lake City, Utah
Fourth Five-Year Review Report For Utah Power & Light-American Barrel Superfund Site in Salt Lake City, Utah

The 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.

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ToolboxSeven Canyons TrustSeptember 23, 2016City Creek at Folsom Trail
Project underway to ‘daylight’ three creeks entering Jordan River
Project underway to ‘daylight’ three creeks entering Jordan River

An 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.

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NewsSeven Canyons TrustSeptember 16, 2016Three Creeks Confluence
2015 Salt Lake County Integrated Watershed Plan
2015 Salt Lake County Integrated Watershed Plan

A 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.

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Donor Highlight: Janet Muir & David Suehsdorf
Donor Highlight: Janet Muir & David Suehsdorf

We 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.

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JournalSeven Canyons TrustAugust 26, 2016
Rediscovering Emigration Creek: Lost Urban Waters Brought Back to Life
Rediscovering Emigration Creek: Lost Urban Waters Brought Back to Life

We’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.

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JournalSeven Canyons TrustAugust 19, 2016
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