Welcome to the official event schedule and directory for the 10th Annual Salt Lake County Watershed Symposium. Congratulations to Carl Adams of DWQ. He was nominated by peers, and celebrated with peers, as the 2016 Watershed Steward of the Year!
Powerpoints are available. Click on a session and scroll down to the attached files.
Join us for the Utah debut of Return of the River, followed by Q&A with director Jessica Plumb! Return of the River chronicles the largest dam removal project in the history of the United States, and the extraordinary effort to restore an ecosystem and set a river free.
Co-hosting thie evening community event is part of an expanded program in honor of the 10th anniversary of the Watershed Symposium! We've partnered with the Utah Film Center to co-host one of their Tuesday night screenings at The City Library.
Admission is free.
Seating is first-come first-served.
Visit the Utah Film Center screening calendar for more info.
The film screening is funded in part by the JRC Large Grants Program, which is administered by the Jordan River Commission and the Utah Division of Forestry Fire and State Lands.
The Power of Possibility: Birth of a Movement, Rebirth of our Waterways
In this inspirational speech, Yaggi shares a moving story about birth and rebirth, the power of citizen action, and the power of possibility, with a roadmap of how citizens can seize and control the destiny of their communities and waterways around the world. This speech spans from the 1800s to present day in order to paint a picture of our past and foretell a future where engaged citizenry can and must protect their home for future generations.