Summer Volunteeer Opportunities

To encourage stewardship of Alta's environment Friends of Alta will be removing invasive weed species and continuing the planting program in Alta this summer, in addition to helping our numerous patners with their summer stewardship programs. There are several dates available for volunteering and we greatly appreciate all your brut strength and enthusiasm and help in sustain Alta's environment. 

Please contact Jen Clancy if you have questions and are interested in volunteering at these events at 801.742.9719 or jclancy@friendsofalta.org

Below is a list of stewardship opportunities and dates for this summer - 2012.  As more details become available they will be posted.

Clean Ups:
Canyon Cleam Up: June 20, 9am - 4pm (Town of Alta)
Alta Ski Area: July 21, 9am

Restoration Project:
Trail Work: July 7, 9am

Wasatch Wildflower Festival:
July 27 - 29 (Alta: July 28th)

Invasive Weed Pulls:
July 10, 1 - 4pm
July 19, 5:30pm
August 9, 5:30pm
Sept 6, 1 - 4pm

Alta Nursery Addition:
August 29, 9am - 4pm

Memorial Tree & Seedling Planting
August 14th, 9am

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August 26, 2010

In order to sucessfully carry out our stewardship programs, we thankfully partner with:

Alta Ski Area & the Alta Environmental Center

Cottonwood Canyons Foundation

SLC Dept. of Public Utilities

Town of Alta

Tree Utah

US Forest Service

Memorial Tree Information from Years Past:
August 26, 2010

What a day! We certainly couldnt have planted 2 - 6ft Douglas Firs, 2 - 6ft Engelman Spruce and 100 Engelmann Spruce seedlings without the many hands we had on deck.  There are some great photos below, that can be viewed by clicking on each of the names.

Memorial trees were planted for:
     Bob Kendall
     Bill Levitt
     Robert Levitt
     Jacob Tussel

I would also like to thank the Alta Environmental Center, Town of Alta and Tree Utah for their support of this effort. 

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Invasive Weed Pull & Restoration Work at Hellgate Condominiums
September 1^{, 2010}

The meeting location is the Hellgate condos.
We will be removing invasive weeds and restoring the area just west of the Hellgate Condominiums.  Friends of Alta holds a conservation easement that was donated by the Hellgate owners on this parcel. This work is being done due to activities impacting the landscape from work done on the avalanche safety wall and due to flooding events this summer.

Please waer long pants, stury shoes, suncreen and bring enough water and food for the duration of the planting session.

Please contact Jen if your interested in attending at 801.742.9719 or info@friendsofalta.org.  This event is a collaborative effort with Hellgate Condominiums, Alta Environmental Center, and the Cottonwood Canyons Foundation.

Please RSVP to Jen if your interested in volunteering or have any questions: 801.742.9719 or info@friendsofalta.org.

To download a pdf of the flyer above click here.

Thanks, again for everyones hard work and dedication!