Events for Environment

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Registration is required. All information can also be found by logging in to gopaddleutah.com 1. General Information Date: Sat, Aug 8, 2026 @10 AM Get ready to have some fun! Attendees will have the chance to test-drive a wide variety of premium watercraft, including: Packrafts: Alpacka Mage SB (all sizes) and Alpacka Gnarwhal SB (all sizes) Whitewater Kayaks: Jackson Antix 3.0, Jackson Flow, Jackson Clutch, Jackson Gnarvana, Jackson Dynamic Duo, Pyranha ReactR, and Pyranha Helectron. Inflatable & Youth Kayaks: AIRE Outfitter I, AIRE Force, and the Tributary Spud (Youth). Stand-Up Paddleboards (SUPs): Badfish Rivershred, Badfish Monarch, Badfish Selfie 14, and Badfish Surf Traveler. Note: There are no formal, structured classes, and no full meals are provided onsite, participants are highly encouraged to pack their own refreshments and bring a friend along! 2. Schedule 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM: Check-in window for all participants. 10:00 AM-12:00 PM Rolling 30-minute demo sessions run throughout the day, allowing participants to try as many different boats and paddleboards as they like. 3. Location The event is being held at Deer Creek State Park, specifically utilizing the Peterson Group Camp Area (PET101). It is on the south side of the park. Follow the road from the Main main entrance and turn right into the parking lot. Park staff is also happy to offer directions! 4. Insurance Information To ensure that participants are fully covered by insurance during their time on the water at the event, there is a $10 insurance fee per participant. While registration is entirely free to attendees, Go Paddle Utah asks participants to consider making a small donation to help offset these operational costs.

Learn about and sample wines produced with people and the planet in mind! Want to learn more about innovations in wine production that put people and the planet at the forefront? Swaner Preserve and Vine Lore Wine & Spirits have teamed up to bring a sampling of sustainable, biodynamic, or innovative wines to this event! Join us for a guided wine sampling tour around Swaner EcoCenter. Tickets include wine samples as guests rotate through 4 tasting stations, a souvenir wine glass, charcuterie boards for light snacking, and the opportunity to learn about the climate and environmental considerations in the wine industry. Registration required, you must be 21 or older to attend.

Enjoy music, drinks, and games (you'll learn about food waste while playing!) And in the spirit of the "second chance" theme, the attire is wear your best thrifted or vintage clothing. 8 of Utah's top chefs will compete for the "Second Chance Dance People’s Choice Award" and a "Judges Choice Award" creating beautiful small plates using high-quality rescued ingredients. 

Support the movement to feed more people, waste less food, and protect the planet! 

• Date: August 17th
• Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
• Location: Murray Armory
• Tickets: Early bird tickets are $65 through July 17th. Regular pricing is $75.

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Plants are more than medicine. They are living presences: intelligent, communicative, and deeply woven into the spiritual ecology of the land. Across the old herbal traditions of Europe, the herbalist was not only a healer of the body, but also a listener, a translator, and a relationship-builder between humans and the green world. In this free workshop, we’ll explore the foundations of the plant spirit path: a practical and grounded approach to building direct relationships with herbs and trees through observation, intuitive perception, and simple spiritual practices. This is a time dedicated to slowing down, listening deeply, and recognizing the ways plants speak through sensation, symbolism, emotion, and insight. Together we’ll cover: • What plant spirit pathwork is (and what it isn’t) • How traditional herbalists related to plants beyond chemistry, and how we do it still • Ways plants communicate through dreams, body sensations, and intuitive knowing • Simple methods for meeting a plant ally safely and respectfully • How plant spirit connection can deepen herbal practice and personal healing The class will also include a short guided plant connection journey with one of the most ubiquitous trees of the Salt Lake City area, offering participants a direct experience of meeting a plant presence and receiving insight in a calm, grounded way. No prior experience is needed- just curiosity and an open mind. Come as you are, bring a journal if you’d like, and prepare to listen. About Josh Williams: Josh Williams is a clinical herbalist, educator, and practitioner of traditional plant spirit work, blending grounded herbal knowledge with the living folklore and spirit traditions of the Celtic lands. Through his teaching, writing, and community work, he helps students reconnect with the intelligence of plants: not only as medicine, but as guides, guardians, and initiators. Josh’s approach weaves together traditional herbalism, animist spirituality, ritual practice, and traditional craft, offering a path that is both deeply practical and richly enchanted. He is the founder of The Green Arte, where he shares teachings on plant lore, green sorcery, and reciprocal relationships with the natural world. When he isn’t teaching or seeing clients, Josh can usually be found in the mountains and hedgerows, learning directly from the land and the spirits that dwell within it. Josh is in clinical practice at Flow Acupuncture & Apothecary in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah where he offers private herbal medicine consultations and workshops both in-person and online. Learn more about Josh Williams here: www.HerbalistJosh.com & www.TheGreenArte.com https://www.goldenbraidslc.com/events/an-introduction-to-plant-spirit-work

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Dive Into the Magic of Salty Toes Music Festival This Coming Labor Day Weekend Get ready for three amazing days of live music, swimming, wellness workshops, vendors, and so much more. 
Come setup camp and join the fun out in Utah’s beautiful west Desert.
Website: saltytoesfestival.com IG: @saltytoesfestival

Guests are invited to explore the night sky by moving between various telescopes, each focused on different celestial objects throughout the evening. Our astronomers will highlight multiple points of interest, and due to the variety of scopes and eyepieces, even viewing the same object through different instruments will offer a unique perspective. We strongly encourage and welcome all questions. This is an all-ages event, and ladders will be provided to ensure smaller children can comfortably view through the telescopes. Food and beverages will be available for purchase from Snowpine Lodge. Enjoy live music by Aspen Anonda you journey from one viewing station to another. 
More information at https://events.humanitix.com/2026-star-gazing-party

The O-Sho Trail Series is all about bringing beginner and novice trail users together to build community around trail running and celebrate the incredible access we have along the Bonneville Shoreline Trail. This fun(d) run raises money that goes right back into maintaining and improving the Bonneville Shoreline Trail. We encourage participants to bring food and beverages to enjoy after their run and stick around to cheer on the rest of the runners out on the trail! Contact Information: 801-393-2304

Website: O-Sho Trail Series

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