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more information becomes available.
Parley’s Creek
and the land that surrounds it at the mouth of Parley’s
Canyon has a special place in Utah history as a crossroads,
a center of industry, and an important natural corridor. It
is one of the largest and most diverse natural open spaces
in the Salt Lake valley and contains one of the most natural
and contiguous riparian corridors in the City. The 88-acre
park was established to protect and interpret these
features. It has also been identified for decades as a
critical link in regional open space and trail networks.
The park is
continuously growing in popularity for recreational uses
such as dog walking, BMX biking, nature appreciation, and
trail use along the Parley’s Trail, to be constructed in
2009. Salt Lake City is currently developing the park’s
first master plan to help balance this diversity of
recreation uses with the need to protect sensitive natural
and cultural resources in the park.
The Master
Planning process began in fall of 2008 and will continue
through fall of 2009. After the full plan is complete, the
city can allocate its budget and staff to priority projects
and management efforts to ensure the park’s sustainable for
the long-term.
The project has four
phases:
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Baseline Conditions
(1.6MB pdf)
– a review of
existing conditions on the ground and of decision,
policies and stakeholders that have shaped the park’s
evolution and future direction.
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Comprehensive Use Conditions
– defining the goals for the park and the desired priorities
for resource protection and visitor experience.
-
Management Plan
– a guideline for management, maintenance, monitoring and
decision-making that follows Best Management Practices and
site-specific strategies.
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Improvements Plan
– an action plan of recommended capital improvements, maintenance,
and research needs to achieve these goals.
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