The Jordan River Commission

Salt Lake City, Utah
Joined April 2011
This 9/11 National Day of Service, take action close to home. Gather your community for a cleanup and focus on keeping litter away from storm drains. When it rains, trash can wash into drains and waterways, impacting wildlife and water quality. We all live downstream!
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Bluffdale Get to the River Family Festival 📅 Sept. 15, 2026 ⏰ 6:30–7:30 PM 📍 Day Ranch Park Bring your family and friends for a fun night out! Enjoy food trucks, live performances, paint rocks, plant milkweed and learn about pollinators. gettotheriver.org
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A huge thank you to our 2026 Get to the River Festival sponsors! From our Presenting and Gold Sponsors to our Silver Sponsors and Festival Supporters, your generosity helps connect our community to the Jordan River. 💙
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Utah Lake Planting Party 📅 Sept. 29 ⏰ 4–6 PM 📍 Northwest Side of Utah Lake Help plant hundreds of native plants along the shores of Utah Lake! gettotheriver.org
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Jordan River Friends Recognition & Celebration 📅 Sept. 24 ⏰ 6–8:30 PM 📍 Utah’s Hogle Zoo Join the Jordan River Commission & Jordan River Foundation to celebrate those helping preserve, restore & improve the Jordan River! 🎟️$20 adults | $8 kids gettotherriver.org
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Bike Lessons and Ride 5 📅 Sept. 23 ⏰ 9 AM–12:30 PM 📍 Dr. O. Roi Hardy Park Wasatch Adaptive Sports will host customized 1-on-1 cycling lessons for people with disabilities. Learn more or sign up: 801-834-0476. gettotheriver.org
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Pedal the Parkway 3 📅 Sept. 30 ⏰ 5:30–7 PM 📍 Jordan River Rotary Park Join Jordan River Commission, WFRC & UTA for a 7–9 mile ride exploring the Wasatch Front trail network. Bring your bike, helmet, water & sunscreen. Part of the ride is unpaved. gettotheriver.org
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Bike Lessons and Ride 6 📅 Sept. 24 ⏰ 9 AM–12:30 PM 📍 Millrace Park Wasatch Adaptive Sports will host customized 1-on-1 cycling lessons for people with disabilities. Learn more or sign up: 801-834-0476. gettotheriver.org
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Groove in the Grove 📅 Sept. 26 ⏰ 11 AM–3 PM 📍 SLC Police Department Pioneer Precinct Join Poplar Grove Community Council for a community festival celebrating the diversity and history of our neighborhood! gettotheriver.org
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Plant One, Get One for the Planet 📅 Sept. 30 ⏰ 5–7 PM 📍 Tracy Aviary’s Nature Center at Pia Okwai Learn about landscaping for birds, bees, butterflies & wildlife, & help plant a new garden! The first 25 registrants get a mini-landscape starter kit. gettotheriver.org
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Paddle The River 4 📅 Sept. 25 ⏰ 4–7 PM 📍 Porters Landing Boat Takeout Join Week 4 of Paddle the River! Paddle 3 miles out & back into the Legacy Nature Preserve. Bring your own boat or reserve one from Jordan River Commission. Registration required. gettotheriver.org
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Cycle of Life Plein Air Festival 📅 Sept. 26 ⏰ 10 AM–4 PM 📍 Conservation Garden Park Enjoy a FREE, family-friendly day of outdoor art-making! Watch artists create, explore the garden, vote for your favorites & celebrate the living landscape. gettotheriver.org
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Jordan River Friends Recognition & Celebration 📅 Sept. 24 ⏰ 6–8:30 PM 📍 Utah’s Hogle Zoo Join the Jordan River Commission & Jordan River Foundation to celebrate those helping preserve, restore & improve the Jordan River! 🎟️$20 adults | $8 kids gettotherriver.org
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Jordan River Bird Walk 4 📅 Sept. 26 ⏰ 7–11 AM 📍 Legacy Nature Preserve Join Tracy Aviary for a guided bird walk at the Legacy Nature Preserve and discover what’s happening with birds along the Jordan River! gettotheriver.org
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Plein Air Riverfest – Awards Celebration 📅 Oct. 2 ⏰ 6–8 PM 📍 Utah Cultural Celebration Center Celebrate the 2nd annual Plein Air Riverfest with art, awards, live music & refreshments! Artists created works along the Jordan River from Aug. 1–Sept. 26. gettotheriver.org
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SB Dance’s Curbside Theater 📅 Sept. 25 ⏰ 6:30–8:30 PM 📍 Tracy Aviary Nature Center at Pia Okwai Enjoy a FREE riverside concert of dance, circus & music! Picnic at 6:30 PM; show starts at 7:30 PM. Bring a low chair or blanket. All ages welcome. gettotheriver.org
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