Forest Health and Fuels Reduction Project

Basin Recreation continues final year of project to promote forest health and reduce fuel loads A public meeting and site visit will be held on August 23, 2021, at 5:30pm MST at the Matterhorn Terrace (Over Easy Trail) parking area in Summit Park to discuss Snyderville Basin Special Recreation District’s (the “District”) plans to continue … Continue reading Forest Health and Fuels Reduction Project

National Wildfire Mitigation Award

2021 National Wildfire Mitigation Award Basin Recreation is excited to have been awarded a 2021 Wildfire Mitigation Award. The award was established in 2014 by the National Association of State Foresters, National Fire Protection Association, USDA Forest Service, and the International Association of Fire Chiefs in an effort to recognize the wildfire mitigation programs and … Continue reading National Wildfire Mitigation Award

Forest Health and Fuels Reduction Project

A virtual public meeting will be held on August 27, 2020 at 6pm MST to discuss Snyderville Basin Special Recreation District’s (the “District”) plans to begin a multi-year forest health and fuels reduction project in the Summit Park area. Visit HERE for information on how to join the public meeting and submit public comments. Comments … Continue reading Forest Health and Fuels Reduction Project

Goat Grazing in Open Space Areas

Goats to Graze Open Space for Weed Management and Wildfire Safety 4 Leaf Ranch to help with Basin Recreation vegetation management Back by popular demand, goats will begin grazing on two of Snyderville Basin Special Recreation District’s (“Basin Recreation”) properties in efforts to manage vegetation, mitigate weeds and, new this year, reduce wildfire risk. Goat … Continue reading Goat Grazing in Open Space Areas

Hunting Laws Clarified

For Immediate Release Jan. 24, 2020 Park City, Summit County, DWR clarify hunting restrictions in Round Valley area after recent elk shootings. PARK CITY – In light of the frustrations expressed by some members of the community when a licensed hunter harvested a cow elk (and may have accidentally shot another) in the Round Valley … Continue reading Hunting Laws Clarified

Toll Canyon Open Space – 2018 Slash Pile Reduction Project

UPDATE: The planned control burn in Toll Canyon will occur on Thursday, February 22, 2018. Project Description The Snyderville Basin Special Recreation District (the District) has been actively engaged with several partnering entities to advance forest management activities among the District’s forested open space lands. Through a strong collaborative effort between federal, state, local agencies … Continue reading Toll Canyon Open Space – 2018 Slash Pile Reduction Project

Fire Mitigation in Toll Canyon and Summit Park Open Space Properties

Basin Recreation’s Trails and Open Space is proud to announce another partnership with the Utah Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands (FFSL) to mitigate the risk and hazard of wildfire on Toll Canyon and Summit Park Open Space properties. The project, which is planned to begin, pending fire crew availability, … Continue reading Fire Mitigation in Toll Canyon and Summit Park Open Space Properties