My Creeks Websites

The My Creeks interactive websites highlight the seven creek watersheds. They pinpoint areas for recreation and public access, including trails, amenities, and events, and locations of each waterway. Users can trace the creeks as they flow through the Salt Lake Valley, including above and below ground stretches. The platform spans the east and west-sides to bridge barriers as users explore waterways, report issues, and highlight stories, history, culture, and destinations. Seven learning pathways follow narratives of community, ecology, history, recreation, and water.

Users share their voice through “Submit a Story” to enhance education, visibility, and stewardship, including poetry, photos, videos, text, quizzes, and more. Stops educate about watershed protection, individual action, and behavioral change to improve water quality impairments in downstream communities. They develop community leaders and stewards to protect riparian habitat, water quality, and the natural beauty of the creeks. Users can also submit events to the sites. Community events draw people to the corridors and activate public space. Stakeholders can use this function to advertise community clean-ups, volunteer events, and celebrations.

The “Report an Issue” feature allows users to share social and environmental concerns within each watershed. This develops ownership over the waterways as users see the benefit of cleaning them up and mitigating reoccurring issues. This feature streamlines our ability to better manage public lands and decrease response time to concerns.