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Jordan River Watershed liaison outlines $5 million restoration grant and watershed priorities
Summary
Heidi Hoven, liaison for the Jordan River Watershed Council, described the watershed’s hydrologic connection to Utah Lake and Great Salt Lake, recovery and restoration work, and a $5,000,000 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation America the Beautiful Challenge grant for riparian and wetland restoration.
Heidi Hoven, senior manager at Gilmore Sanctuary and liaison from the Jordan River Watershed Council, told the Great Salt Lake Advisory Council the Jordan River links Utah Lake to Great Salt Lake and that coordinated watershed work supports flows, wetlands and habitat that feed the lake.
“The Jordan River represents the only outflow of Utah Lake and meanders about 51 miles to its outlet at Great Salt Lake,” Hoven said, describing tributaries, diversions…
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