The Heritage Preserve
Erosion Control and Restoration Project
University of Utah FYI Reports:
"On April 18, 2002, the U of U and Utah Open Lands signed a conservation easement to 'preserve and maintain as natural and open space' the property now known as the Heritage Preserve located on the slopes of the foothills east of campus."
"The document acknowledges the significant value of the property and ensures its protection by prohibiting certain uses on the property."
"A recent field inventory of the site, funded in part by the Lee Ray McAllister Fund, identified 55 erosion problem areas, most likely from heavy-user activity on the trails and from past excavation and extraction activities."
"Erosion control measures such as brush barriers, stone check dams, erosion control blankets, vegetated drainage swales, sediment traps, temporary and permanent earth berms, top soil management, mulching, grading, seeding, and planting are currently taking place on the south parcel of the preserve. The project is scheduled for completion this December."