In the Wasatch
In the Wasatch
Podcast Description
In the Wasatch was created by the Salt Lake City local government entity, the Central Wasatch Commission (CWC). The CWC is dedicated to protecting the Central Wasatch Mountains through canyon transportation improvements, concentrated development, and environmental and recreational stewardship. Hosted by Community Outreach Coordinator Mia McNeil, In the Wasatch focuses on the CWC’s initiatives, issues in the Central Wasatch, and local advocates and organizations dedicated to a sustainable future. Learn more about the Central Wasatch Commission at cwc.utah.gov
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on topics related to environmental stewardship, transportation improvements, and sustainability efforts in the Central Wasatch region. Episodes feature specific themes such as the National Environmental Policy Act, backcountry recreation, wildlife photography, and community symposiums, with examples including discussions with local hunters and conservationists about their roles in ecosystem protection.
Created by the Central Wasatch Commission & hosted by Ben Kilbourne, In The Wasatch Podcast serves as the table everyone sits at, where real conversation happens, so we can find real solutions to real issues in the Central Wasatch Mountains. You’ll hear from stakeholders, commissioners, and others who love and want to preserve the mountains for generations to come. As we gather Wasatch stories, profiles, and expertise, we hope to establish this podcast, and the CWC generally, as a hub for finding belonging in the Central Wasatch. After all, it’s the mountains that make this place what it is.
Summit Community Gardens and EATS connect Summit County residents, and especially kids to what it really means to live in the Central Wasatch. For the second consecutive year, they have been awarded a grant through CWC's short-term grant program for their environmental education program where they connect kids to the process of growing food in rocky clayey soil at more than 6,600 feet above sea level. The result? The next generation of Central Wasatch stewards with a deep knowledge of soil health, weather, climate, native vegetation, firewise planting, and how to grow things in the Central Wasatch. It's undeniable that increased local knowledge results in care for place. When people care for the place where they live, as Wallace Stegner once told us, they tend to stick around. And there's almost nothing more beneficial to the Central Wasatch–or any place–than a population who is invested and therefore wants to stay, through thick and thin.
We met Summit Community Gardens' Executive Director Helen Nadel at the garden and she walked us through bee-laden flowers, collaborative areas where kids were harvesting sugar snap peas, the La Milpa plot, and even her own garden plot. Come take a walk with us and learn how the Central Wasatch is benefiting–now and in the future–from the short-term grant Summit Community Gardens received from the CWC.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction to the Central Wasatch Commission
02:48 The Mountain Accord and Environmental Stewardship
05:55 Summit Community Gardens: A Community Hub
09:05 Connecting Kids to Food and Agriculture
11:53 Adapting to High Elevation Gardening
14:38 Soil Health and Sustainable Practices
17:25 Education and Community Engagement
20:26 Conclusion and Future Directions
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