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Joe’s Valley Pump-A-Thon

Joe's Valley Camping and Bouldering Area Co. Rd 57, Orangeville, United States

COME ONE, COME ALL! This 2-day event is: 1 part endurance bouldering competition, 1 part beach party at New Joe’s, 1 part fundraiser for our summer youth camps, and 1 part stewardship. Come support a good cause, test your feats of strength, wear the cheesiest beach attire you can find, win swag and prizes, partake in a trail day, and ...

Demonstration Garden Volunteer

swaner preserve

Help bees, butterflies, and other pollinators by assisting with our demonstration garden in front of the EcoCenter! Volunteers will help with soil amendment, weeding, and pruning the pollinator garden in front of the EcoCenter to maintain it for the growing season. This opportunity is a great way to learn about native and waterwise plants that do well in Park City. ...

Free

Outdoor Skills Class

Sandra Lloyd Community Center 12830 S Redwood Rd, Riverton, UT, UT, United States

Come learn basic outdoor skills including setting up a tent, packing a backpack, basic first aid, fire building, fire safety, using camp stoves, navigation using maps and compasses, knot tying, and other skills that will help you be safe in the outdoors. Learn Hands on skills to help you recreate responsibly and safely.

Free

Volunteer Weed Pulls

Join the Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter in this outdoor project managing invasive weeds! Invasive weeds crowd out native species and impair habitat. This is a great way to get onto areas of the Preserve that are not open to the public. Volunteers should be able to walk over uneven ground, bend over for extended periods, work outdoors in a variety ...

Free

Star Party

Magna Library 2675 S. 8950 West, Magna, UT, United States

Star Party, presented by Salt Lake County Library In partnership with the Salt Lake Astronomical Society Amateur astronomers of all ages are invited to learn more about the night sky and get a closer look at celestial bodies and their hidden secrets through some of Utah’s largest telescopes. You'll see the moon, our solar system, and far-away stars and galaxies ...

The Front Summer Camps

The Front Climbing Clubs 1470 S 400 W, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

Participants will learn climbing fundamentals such as rope work and climbing movement techniques, while playing games, forming friendships, and having fun on and off the wall! Our camps teach kids transferable life skills such as problem-solving, self-awareness, goal setting, communication, and perseverance. We’ll also have fun games such as no-handed climbing, blind climbing and climbing capture the flag! Camp registration ...

$275

El Oso Loco Trail Race Series

Logan Canyon Logan, UT, United States

El Oso Loco (The Crazy Bear) Trail Race Series is a summer, mid-week race series meant to highlight the incredible trails of the Bear River Range in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, while bringing together the local trail running community. The series was developed to showcase the trails we have here in Cache Valley's backyard and get more community members involved ...

$25 – $110

Wildflower Hikes

swaner preserve

This hike will take place in-person on the north side of the Swaner Preserve. We will meet at the Spring Creek Trailhead. Join Swaner & Basin Recreation naturalists for a hike on the north side of the Preserve to enjoy and learn about the wildflowers in bloom! Terrain is variable and the trails are exposed: please come prepared with hiking ...

$10 – $20

Outdoor Stewardship Class

Dr. O Roi Hardy Park 12400 River Vista Dr, Riverton, UT, UT, United States

Come Learn about Leave No Trace, along with different ways to help protect nature and be a good steward of the land. This class will be held at Dr. O Roi Hardy Park along the Jordan River Trail, we will be able to see first-hand the benefits of being a good steward. There will be a section provided by Grow ...

Free