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Environmental Dashboard June 10, 2025

How do I find information about the Wasatch Mountains?

Need help identifying a flower along the White Pine trail? Want to know how this year’s snowpack in the Wasatch will impact reservoirs and available drinking water in the Salt
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Environmental Dashboard January 24, 2025

CWC Central Wasatch Dashboard Survey

The CWC Central Wasatch Dashboard survey was developed by the Environment System Committee of the Central Wasatch Commission’s Stakeholders Council to obtain feedback from users of the Central Wasatch Dashboard.
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Air Quality, Blog, Environmental Dashboard April 17, 2024

“Smog Lake City”: The History of Utah’s Poor Air Quality

Utah is known for its natural beauty. Thanks in part to the splendor of places like the Wasatch Mountains, Moab, and Canyonlands National Park, tourism has grown exponentially in the
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Blog, Environmental Dashboard June 27, 2023

Utah’s Flooding: The Flood of 83’s Revenge

Utah’s snowpack this year was undoubtedly surprising. Each storm seemed to out-do the last. With roads closing down, avalanches clouding the canyons, and skiers jumping for joy, it was a
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Environmental Dashboard February 22, 2023

Snowpack Monitoring in the Central Wasatch

This season has brought record breaking snow to the Wasatch Front. Statewide, snowfall is nearly double its average for this time of year, the best Utah has seen in nearly
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Environmental Dashboard November 3, 2022

Early Season Snow- What to Know

Over the past few weeks the Central Wasatch Mountains have received several feet of snow. The early snow is a promising way to start the winter season, however you may
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Environmental Dashboard October 21, 2022

Do Earthquakes Occur Along the Wasatch Front?

About 30 million years ago, movement along the Wasatch Fault caused the Wasatch Mountains to rise. The Wasatch Fault stretches from Malad City, Idaho to Fayette, Utah and is made
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Environmental Dashboard September 27, 2022

Climate and its Impact

Climate is defined as: “long-term average weather conditions for a given geographic area or region”¹ and it is measured through temperature and precipitation. A region’s climate is determined through the
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Environmental Dashboard, Watershed September 6, 2022

What is in Our Water?

As residents along the Wasatch Front, we have unique access to fresh water- a large amount of which comes directly from our mountain streams. In a previous blog post we
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Environmental Dashboard, Watershed August 23, 2022

Where Does Our Water Come From?

All water on the earth is a part of the water cycle. This water is constantly changing states and locations and is vital to sustaining life on the earth. Freshwater
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CWC Offices:

311 S. State St. 

Ste 330

SLC, UT 84111

Contact the CWC:

What is the Central Wasatch Commission?

Find us on Instagram: @centralwasatchcommission

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Protecting the Central Wasatch through transportation solutions, concentrated development, environmental & recreational stewardship. #wearethewasatch

The CWC will hold two public meetings the week of The CWC will hold two public meetings the week of October 13th, 2025.

Environment System Committee Meeting:
Tuesday, October 14th, 3:00–4:30pm

Stakeholders Council Meeting:
Wednesday, October 15th, 3:30–5:30pm 

All meetings are both in person and online. Zoom links in bio. 

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The Central Wasatch Commission (CWC) unanimously p The Central Wasatch Commission (CWC) unanimously passed a resolution in opposition to the rescission of the 2001 Roadless Rule because the rollback would remove a critical layer of protection from around 28,500 acres of Forest Service land within the CWC’s geographic focus area in the Central Wasatch Mountains.

On June 23, 2025, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture intends to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. The Roadless Rule currently prohibits new road construction and timber harvest on nearly 60% of the National Forest System lands in Utah. The rescission of the Roadless Rule would open 28,500 acres of U.S. Forest System land parcels in the Central Wasatch in Big Cottonwood, Little Cottonwood, Mill Creek, and Parleys Canyons that are proposed for inclusion in the Central Wasatch National Conservation and Recreation Area (CWNCRA) designation to unfettered road development and timber harvest.

“In the Central Wasatch alone, there are 28,500 acres of Forest Service land that are currently protected from new road construction, mineral extraction, and timber harvest under the 2001 Roadless Rule. If removed, our vital watersheds and cherished places with premier hiking and mountain biking trails and world class backcountry skiing would lose a critical layer of protection,” said Jeff Silvestrini, City of Millcreek Mayor and CWC Board Chair. “The Central Wasatch Mountain Range is not a huge area and accommodates millions of people each year—losing these protections could pose new challenges to accessibility and the overall mountain experience. The Roadless designation hasn’t impeded fuels management and mitigation at all—and in fact fires often start along roads. Because this area could continue to face threats like this proposed rollback, The Central Wasatch National Conservation and Recreation Area Act (CWNCRA) is our best way forward. The CWNCRA could shield those 28,500 acres of Forest Service land from future threats.”

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The CWC will hold two public meetings the week of The CWC will hold two public meetings the week of October 6th, 2025. 

Economy System Committee Meeting: Wednesday, October 8th, 3:30–4:30pm 

Millcreek Canyon Committee Meeting: Thursday, October 9th, 10:00–11:00am 

All meetings are both in person and online. Zoom link in bio.

#wearethewasatch #centralwasatchcommission #cwc #cwcstakeholderscouncil #publicmeetings
Draft update to the shuttle option outlined in the Draft update to the shuttle option outlined in the 2012 Mill Creek Canyon Transportation Feasibility Study is available, and the CWC is accepting public comments now, Thursday, October 2, 2025, through Thursday, October 16, 2025. Link in bio to comment!

In keeping with the goals of the Mountain Accord Charter, the shuttle would help maintain a quality user experience and preserve vegetation and wildlife through a reduction of cars—so that the four systems (environment, transportation, recreation, and economy) identified in the Mountain Accord remain in balance.

The 2012 Mill Creek Canyon Transportation Study identified a shuttle as one potential transit solution for the canyon. This updated study sought to address the Forest Service‘s outstanding questions about the shuttle option: cost and parking locations.

To determine the feasibility of a Mill Creek Canyon Shuttle, these analyses were performed:

- Review of past studies and existing conditions.
- Calculations of parking demand.
- Scoping of possible staging areas for shuttle operation.
- Shuttle operations’ impact on recreation fees.
- Estimation of operation costs and the creation of a shuttle service plan.
See the report draft here: https://cwc.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Mill-Creek-Shuttle-Feasibility-Study-Report-Sept-2025-DRAFT.pdf

The CWC is currently accepting comments on the draft update to the shuttle portion of the 2012 Mill Creek Canyon Feasibility Study now, Thursday, October 2, 2025, through Thursday, October 16, 2025.

There are four ways to comment:

Send us an email: comments@cwc.utah.gov

Call us during business hours: (435) 650-0614 (leave a voicemail if need be)

Fill out our comment form here: https://cwc.utah.gov/cwcs-mill-creek-shuttle-feasibility-study-report-draft-available-now/ (Also available through link in bio)

Mail a comment to:
 Central Wasatch Commission
 311 S. State St., Ste. 330
 Salt Lake City, UT 84111

Your comments will help us draft the final update to the shuttle portion of the 2012 Transportation Feasibility Study. Not all recommendations will be possible, but all will be considered.

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