Upcoming Events
Utah Lake Shoreline Cleanup
Date: Saturday, May 20th 2023
Time: 9:30am–11:30am
Location: Mill Race Boat Ramp, Provo
Spring is finally here and so is the opportunity to take care of our beautiful Utah Lake! A lot of trash has accumulated and we need your help to help clean up the Mill Race section of the shoreline.
Photo by Kevin Hehl
CUV Town Hall: Spanish Fork Inland Port
Date: Thursday, June 8th, 2023
Time: 7 PM
Location: Spanish Fork Library, Heritage Multipurpose Room 80 South Main Street Spanish Fork, UT 84660
Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81350542305
With the recent proposal of the Spanish Fork Inland Port, we determined it would be helpful for all parties involved to host a Town Hall meeting to learn about the details of this project. We are concerned about the potential threat to the wetlands around Utah Lake from the inland port and want to share more information with the public.
Past Events
Slate Canyon Saturday: Earth Day
Date: April 22, 2023
Time: 10 AM – 12 PM
Location: Slate Canyon Park
For International Earth Day, Conserve Utah Valley is partnering with Provo City to host another Slate Canyon Saturday event. Come join us as we learn more about and take care of this precious natural resource!
Here are the different activities we will have for you to participate in: Join Provo City Library Outreach Van using iNaturalist for the 2023 City Nature Challenge!
2. Groom the bike skills course.
3.. Replace slats on wooden fence.
4. Groom the Bonneville Shoreline Trail south of the pavilion.
5. Parking strip maintenance along road.
6. Clean Disc Golf Course and Debris Basin.
7. ” Purge the Spurge!” Remove invasive plant myrtle spurge.
8. Graffiti Removal
9. Educational Booths learning about and caring for our city’s resources.
10. Meet our Slate Canyon Plant of 2023 Rubber Rabbit Brush.
11. Mountain Goat Trail Run from American Fork ends at Slate Canyon.
Latest News
We Started a Podcast! Listen to Conversations with CUV
With Utah Valley experiencing unprecedented growth, it is more important than ever to understand how developments happen and how you can advocate for protection of our land and water. In this episode, Nick and Rachel explain the development process, with a focus on...
Open Letter to Provo City Council on Vesper and PIDs
In the city council meeting on 25 August, you discussed 9d in the Vesper Development Agreement—public financing mechanisms, including Public Infrastructure Districts (PIDs). We at Conserve Utah Valley are concerned about both the tax liability on citizens and the lack of control…
CUV’s Analysis of the Vesper Development Agreement
In the August 11 work meeting of the Provo City Council, Bryan Bayles gave convincing evidence that Vesper can control traffic, limiting it to an 8-minute slowdown. Conserve Utah Valley’s (CUV) main concern with the Vesper proposal has been traffic which would prevent current users from accessing the canyon at peak hours.
CUV Virtual Town Hall: Development Process in Provo City
Conserve Utah Valley hosted a virtual town hall with guest speakers Bill Peperone and Rachel Breen from Provo City. Watch the recording here.
Conserve Utah Valley’s Response to the Proposed Vesper Amphitheater
Conserve Utah Valley is open to smart development, but we are concerned about the sound, light, and automobile pollution which may impact both wildlife and human recreational use of the canyon. Both the developers and city officials have told us that they share those concerns. We encourage Utah Valley residents to engage with city officials as this application goes through the approval process.
Concerned about the Vesper Amphitheater in Provo Canyon? We are too!
On May 19, 2026, the Vesper Amphitheatre was announced, backed by the Osmond Family. The planned venue can seat between 8,000 and 20,000 people and covers about 110 acres. This land was previously mined as a gravel pit.
CUV supports reclaiming the old gravel pit. However, a development project such as this is not a form of restoration. It’s simply another form of development.