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Wasatch Mountain Institute BY HILARY LAMBERT
OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST YEAR, substantial work by Wasatch Mountain Institute (WMI), in partnership with Jordanelle State Park, has been completed at Rock Cliff Recreation Area. The goals of this project have been aimed at increasing public access, enhancing trailhead services, restoring the accessible boardwalks, providing restrooms, opening the north campground, and reopening the long-dormant nature center. Jordanelle State Park Manager, Jason Whittaker, commended WMI for its determination to support the state park in revitalizing the site saying, “The Rock Cliff area offers a special natural, outdoor classroom that will enable the creation of enriching, innovative, and engaging opportunities for visiting students and teachers as well as the general public. I am grateful for all of you and the dream you are pursuing.” Through generous grants from the Governor’s Office of Outdoor Recreation and the federal Recreational Trails Program, WMI completed substantial renovations to expand
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visitor access to the area. Through a Rocky Mountain Power Blue Sky grant and a gift from Enyo Energy, WMI has completed the installation of a 32.68kW solar array on the roof of the nature center…among the first major solar projects in a Utah state park. As a resource for the public and a program site for WMI, Rock Cliff is a refuge and a place for authentic discovery of the many features that make the Wasatch a unique and bountiful place to call home. Wasatch Mountain Institute is a Utah 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to connecting children, families, and communities to the wonder, recreation, and education opportunities of the Wasatch Mountains. WMI was founded in support of Utah’s Every Kid Outdoors Initiative (EKO). Visitors to Rock Cliff can achieve many of the goals of EKO, including observing migrating birds and the seasonal Kokanee salmon while walking the restored accessible boardwalk
