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FOA's May 2010 Newsletter
Presenting our new Tree Planting Program.
Bill Levitt
Click here to submit a quote for the plaque to go with Bill's ski boot.
Remembering the Man of the Mountain: SL Tribune June 14 by Katie Drake
The Spruce Bark Beetle is in Alta. Click here for more information on what you can do provided by SL City and its partners. This website page has up to date information and was designed for private landowners in Wasatch Watershed areas.
Alta Gala ~ 2010 Pictures
Salt Lake County Watershed Symposium: August 4 - 5th
(Re)Connect: The Wasatch Front Green Infrastructure Plan. Developing a comprehensive green infrasturecture network in the wasatch front region. Attachment shows open house dates. Click here for the website which includes a survey.
Wasatch Canyons Master Plan Update Open House
March 23 & 24 Click Here for details and locations
2009 Contributors ~ Thankyou!
Become a fan of Friends of Alta on facebook
Patsey Marley Hill Subdivision
On Monday December 14, 2009 a lawsuit was issued to the Town of Alta and Salt Lake City by the Shrontz Estate. November 12, 2009: Alta Town Council unanimously denied the Patsey Marley Hil subdivision application submitted by the Shrontz Estate.
The Pastey Marley Hill Subdivision is a 10 lot proposal on approx 26 acres along the Albion Basin Summer Road that was submitted by the Shrontz Estate in 2007.
12/18/2009 SL Tribune Artcle: Sides point fingers in Alta lawsuit
11/13/2009 SL Tribune Article: Alta Stops Albion Basin Subdivision
10/18/2009 SL Tribune Article: Alta homes proposal favors few over many
10/1/2009 SL Tribune Article: Alta Debates open space, houses
9/4/2009 SL Tribune Article: Private Water line could serve Alta Subdivision
8/28/2009 SL Tribune Article: Proposed Homes would Benefit Alta
8/18/2009 SL Tribune Article: Joe would say no to Albion Basin development
8/15/2009 SL Tribune Article: Upscale homes proposed near Alta's Albion Basin
Town of Alta Newsletter: April/May
Alta Environmental Center Newsletter: May / June
12/18/2009 SL Tribune Artcile: $2 for 2 acres: Bennett offers deal to Forest Service
NY Times, November 2009: Promises on Open Space
You must check this out, see what happens to a drop of water as it falls
Friends of Alta, Board of Director's member Ted Wilson has accepted Governor Gary R. Herbert's invitation to join the Governor's staff as a senior advisor on environmental matters. Click here for press release or here for the SL Tribune Article on 11/4/2009.
SL Tribune Editorial by Skip Silloway on Sunday October 18, 2009
USFS Albion Basin Transoprtation Feasibility Study
Reaserch and Education: Let us help you plan your scientific research or eduction in Alta. Click here for more details. This is a collaborative effort from FOA and the Alta Environmental Center.
The Alta Community Greenhouse Gas Inventory is here. This study was funded by the Town of Alta, Alta Ski Area and Friends of Alta. The study was prepared by the Brendle Group out of Fort Collins Colorado in the spring of 2009.
Friends of Alta November 2009 Newsletter
Contact us at info@friendsofalta.org to be added to our mailing list.
Wasatch Canyons Master Plan Update
The Wasatch Canyons Tomorrow process is your opportunity to participate in and
provide input to an update of Salt Lake County's 1989 Wasatch Canyons Master Plan.
We would like to encorage as many people as possible to take the
online survey: Click Here
May 6, 2009: Salt Lake Tribune Article "Canyon Planning"
May 8, 2009: Salt Lake Tribune Article "New Push to Protect Wasatch Canyons"
May 8, 2009: Salt Lake Tribune Article "Help chart the future of the Wasatch canyons"
What do you think about the future of Alta?
Please contact Clair Runge, Assistant Town Administrator to fill out a survey.
Photo Travel Review. Guest Article, Albion Basin, Utah by John Blumenkamp
You can now buy FOA tee shirts, socks, and stickers online: click here.
Friends of Alta mentioned in a SL Tribune Article on the Winter Outdoor Reatiler Market, Mike Gorrell, January 23, 2009
Listen to December 2, 2008: The Alta Experience, Doug Fabrizio - Radio West KUER 90.1 @ 11am
Local weather in Alta: National Weather Service
To read FOA's Fall 2008 Newsletter: Click here
For information on the Save Our Canyons Proposed Wilderness Addition click here
For a map click here:
Friends of Alta joins the idle free campaign. This volunteer based community activism project aims to reduce emmissions in Alta. Get your idle free stickers at the Town of Alta, Alta Post Office, and Alta ticket offices. Program partners include Town of Alta, Alta Ski Area, Alta's Environmental Center, Alta Community Enrichment, Salt Lake County, and Salt Lake City. For interesting facts on emissions visit www.idlefree.utah.gov.
Salt Lake Tribune/June 19, 2008
Group works to preserve Albion Basin's natural beauty by Tom Wharton
Glass recycling services are now available in the town of Alta by Glass Planet.
Email GlassPlanet@q.com or call 801.707.6383 for details.
Visit the published research page of our website for a list of scientific investigations of Albion Basin.
