Seven Creeks Walk Series

The Utah Division of Outdoor Recreation will support the Seven Creeks | Walk Series through the Utah Children’s Outdoor Recreation & Education Grant program. Programming will organize walking conversations, environmental education, and collaborative service-oriented action along the seven creeks of the Salt Lake Valley.

Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts, & Parks funding will support the Seven Creeks | Walk Series and bi-monthly watershed walks. Programming lays the foundation for participants to become community leaders to fight for natural spaces, public health, and environmental justice.

Grant funds—totaling $22,500—will host 24 watershed walks in the Salt Lake Valley. Participants will observe and share stories, insights, and visions to better manage, restore, and love our streams.

Join us for a walk series along the five Big Ideas identified in the Seven Greenways Vision Plan—Water, Nature, Community, Recreation, and Urban. Big Ideas illustrate the immense possibilities when applying the greenways goals in a transformational way.

Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts, & Parks funding will host 25 watershed walks through the Seven Creeks | Walk Series. Programming lays the foundation for participants to become community leaders to fight for natural spaces, public health, and environmental justice.

A grant to fund watershed walks along our creeks with youth and families throughout Salt Lake County. Programming will build stewardship to protect our natural spaces, public health, and environmental justice.

A grant from Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts & Parks to fund the Seven Creeks | Walk Series. Watershed walks engage participants in observation and collaborative actions to build community connection in uncovering and restoring our buried and impaired creeks.

A birding activity to practice identifying birds species. Participants connect bird diversity to ecosystem health and surrounding land-use. This activity develops stewardship through observation and critical thinking.

Participants navigate a waterway through observation. They will express themselves and the unique identity of the creek through writing. Ultimately, they will understand the integral role our waterways play in the Salt Lake Valley.

An activity to create art with items found in natural spaces around our creeks. Participants learn to be creative in the outdoors and exploring waste and decomposition. This activity establishes a connection to nature through art.

A mindfulness activity to practice managing and reflecting on stress. Participants mediate in a natural then highly-altered stretch of creek, and compare the two experiences. This activity highlights mindfulness in nature as an easy way to curb stress and develops stewardship in participants.

A grant to fund watershed walks along our creeks with youth and families throughout Salt Lake County. Programming will build stewardship to protect our natural spaces, public health, and environmental justice.

The Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts, & Parks program funds 25 watershed walks in Salt Lake City, South Salt Lake, and West Valley City through the Seven Creeks | Walk Series. Programming identifies creative solutions to address watershed issues along our waterways.

Through the Seven Creeks | Walk Series, 25 watershed walks in Salt Lake City, South Salt Lake, and West Valley City were funded by Salt Lake County’s Zoo, Arts, & Parks Program. Programming will engage residents in the west-side neighborhoods of Salt Lake City, South Salt Lake, and West Valley City.

Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts, & Parks funding will host 25 watershed walks in Salt Lake City, South Salt Lake, and West Valley City through the Seven Creeks | Walk Series. Programming will lay the foundation for youth to become community leaders.