Salt Lake Tribune · Oct 12, 2018
Commentary: Utah’s Economy: A River Runs Through It
(Francisco Kjolseth | Tribune File Photo) Overview of The Loop from the saddle that looks down on the Colorado River in Canyonlands National Park, Utah. Signing the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act on Oct. 2, 1968, President Lyndon Johnson said, “Every individual and every family should get to know at least one river.”
As we celebrate 50 years of protecting America’s rivers, our rivers and waters continue to tell the story of the West. Rivers sustain us; from the water we drink, to the food we eat. They also provide recreation and renewal; from the story of John Wesley Powell’s epic descents down the Green and Colorado rivers to biking Ogden’s new River Parkway.