The Sundance Nature Stewardship Committee
Sundance Nature Alliance is leading the Sundance Nature Stewardship Committee, a community-driven initiative dedicated to protecting the precious land and water resources of Sundance Canyon.
Our work focuses on ensuring that land disturbed during necessary tree removal and fire mitigation efforts will regenerate with native, non-invasive plant species. Through collaborative partnerships and scientific approaches, we're preserving the natural balance that makes Sundance Canyon a treasured habitat for diverse wildlife and plant communities.
Your involvement is crucial—by joining our efforts today, you become part of a vital movement that ensures these delicate ecosystems can come back to life.
Get involved! Please join us for the annual Garlic Mustard Games on June 14, 2025.
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Sundance Nature Sustainability Committee and Sundance Fire Resiliency Initiatives, Tree Removal, and Rocky Mountain Power’s Powerline Burial Project
As multiple programs to reduce wildfire risk begin, it is important to take steps to prevent noxious weed invasion and spread. These programs are crucial to protect our canyon, and SNA is here to make sure that the land disturbed will be regenerated with native seeds. While they may appear harmless, noxious weeds outcompete native plants, causing losses in plant diversity, wildlife and pollinator habitat, and soil health, as well as increasing erosion and wildfire risk. Sundance Nature Alliance is working closely with partners to limit accidental weed seed spread. This includes:
Provide noxious weed maps so work crews can either avoid weedy areas or take proper precautions to limit spread.
Continue weed mapping and treatment in areas not previously assessed for weeds but that are within proposed tree removal and powerline work areas.
Coordinating with crews to implement noxious weed treatment prior to the start of each phase of these projects to reduce the potential for weeds spread.
Working with Rocky Mountain Power and State of Utah Crews to develop best management practices for their contractors to reduce weed spread during work. This may include requiring all equipment, including vehicles, to be washed prior to entering the work zone and prior to moving to new areas.
Provide an appropriate native bunchgrass seed mix for contractors to apply once work is complete to increase the establishment of a native plant community.