Hollins, Escamilla on the State's Choice of SLC's West Side for New Homeless Campus

  • September 3, 2025
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Wednesday, Sept. 3: Plus, Get to the River Festival 2025, Salty Jams for GSL, Take a Hike, and one final preview of the 36th Annual YWCA LeaderLuncheon.

Plug into your community with tonight's guests, organizations and community events.

Rallies & Resources Spotlight (full list here):

State Chooses 16-acres in SLC for New Homeless Services Campus

Earlier today, the Utah Office of Homeless Services and the Utah Homeless Services Board announced a contractual agreement for the state to acquire land for the development of a comprehensive, transformative homeless services campus— the first of its kind in Utah. State Sen. Luz Escamilla (D-Dist. 10, Salt Lake County) and Rep. Sandra Hollins (D-Dist. 21, SLC), in whose district the new site falls, talk to RadioACTive about the selection process and what comes next.

Time to Harvest with the Kiddos 

Ashley Brown, Program Support Specialist of Utah Every Kid Outdoors Adventure Challenge, on the free, year-long outdoor program for youth ages 5–18. Designed by the Utah Division of Outdoor Recreation, the challenge encourages kids and families to explore nature, learn new skills, and complete fun monthly activities across all four seasons. Complete challenges, earn stickers, and enter to win prizes—all while building a lifelong love for the outdoors. September is The Harvest Challenge.

Sept. 6: Plant Stewardship Day | 8-2 @ various locations in Big and Little Cottonwood and Millcreek Canyons. Help identify, track, and/or remove invasive plant species, collect native plant seeds, and participate in native plant restoration in the Tri-Canyons.

  • Sept. 10 & 17: EKO Harvest Challenge | 5:30-7:30 PM @ Wasatch Community Gardens, 629 E 800 S, SLC. Explore the garden, harvest veggies, and make a snack to enjoy together.

Take a Hike, with Valene MC and Ashley Brown

Local hiking expert Ashley Brown, author of Urban Trails: Salt Lake City, shares the hike of the week and checks in with the hiking team of Jennie Astill and Jo Leak of Team Sassy Pants / Izzy Bears Fanny Pack Posse. Jennie is a childhood cancer mom and mother of 4, married to Dave, the man of her wildest dreams. She's been fundraising for CureSearch since her daughter Izzy's diagnosis at age four, and loves hiking, yoga, paddleboarding, and working to bring better treatment to kids fighting cancer.

  • Sept. 6: Hike of the Week: 2025 Salt Lake City Walk | 9 AM at Sugar House Park - Big Field Pavilion. A benefit for CureSearch for Children’s Cancer. Join families, survivors to honor every child affected by cancer and raise research funds for safer, less toxic treatments for kids. 

  • DONATE: CureSearch Jackson Hole Ultimate Hike on Sept. 13. Jennie Astill and Jo Leak of Team Sassy Pants / Izzy Bears Fanny Pack Posse are "hiking to raise lifesaving funds for kids with cancer, because cancer is the #1 disease killer of children, and 2 out of 3 survivors will suffer lifelong, chronic health conditions, including secondary cancers. Their team is excited to trek 18 miles this year to end children’s cancer by raising critical funds that will support innovative research for safer, less toxic treatments for children."

How to Get to the River Festival

The Jordan River Commission is celebrating 15 years of collaboration with a broad coalition to enhance the Jordan River and its surrounding lands and watershed. RadioACTive talks with Executive Director Soren Simonsen and Tracy Aviary's Jacki Ortiz and Gabe Cabal about the milestone, as well as events on tap all month long during the 12th annual Get to the River Festival.

Throughout September, Get to the River Festival will hold recurring events along the Jordan River:

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Tonight's RadioACTive Team

Guests' views, thoughts, or opinions are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the board, staff, or members of Community Radio of Utah, KRCL 90.9FM. Tonight's RadioACTive team included:


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