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Jordan River Commission briefs Davis County on watershed work, grants and rising trail safety concerns
Summary
The Jordan River Commission updated Davis County officials on watershed management, trail connections and funding, highlighting a $250,000 annual weed‑management fund leveraged with a roughly $1,000,000 grant and rising safety complaints tied to e‑bikes and off‑road vehicles on regional trails.
Soren Simonson, director of the Jordan River Commission, told Davis County commissioners on Tuesday that the commission is expanding restoration, trail connection and weed‑management work across the river’s roughly 51‑mile corridor and newly designated watershed council. Simonson said the commission now counts all 16 local cities and three counties as governing partners and has aligned its bylaws to operate as a Watershed Council under state law.
Simonson outlined several priorities: conserving and restoring wetlands and habitat along the…
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