The city of green river is engaging in a multifaceted project to enhance the use of the riparian corridor of the green river where IT bisects the city and enhance boater access opportunities for…

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6 awarded a $160,000 Formula Grant under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) to the State of Utah, Division of Wildlife Resources. The purpose of this grant is to enhance boater access and recreational use of the Green River corridor within the City of Green River, Utah.

Specifically, the grant funding will be used to construct an ADA-accessible concrete trail connecting a newly-built boat ramp and launching area to an adjacent parking lot. This project will improve universal access for paddlers and rafters using the Green River. Additionally, the project includes rehabilitation of previously-disturbed riparian areas by removing invasive species and replanting with native vegetation. The grant period is from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024.

The City of Green River is serving as a sub-grantee on this project, responsible for constructing the 856-foot long access trail. The State of Utah, Division of Wildlife Resources is the primary grant recipient, leveraging its expertise in wildlife management, habitat restoration, and public recreational infrastructure to deliver this boater access enhancement initiative.

The city of green river is engaging in a multifaceted project to enhance the use of the riparian corridor of the green river where IT bisects the city and enhance boater access opportunities for rafters and paddlers using green river. The first phase of this project created a boating access put-in and take-out ramp adjacent to the john wesley powell river history museum (museum). This project is designed to construct a concrete ADA-accessible access trail from the boater parking area down to the newly constructed ramp. The current state of the site proposed for trail construction can be categorized as a previously disturbed steep bank. The previously disturbed area is located within the historical riparian corridor of the green river and primarily vegetated with invasive tamarisk and russian olive. The purpose of this project is to provide paddlers and rafters on the green river with universal access to the improved retrieval and launching area in the town of green river enhancing boater access on along the green river corridor. Additionally, previously disturbed areas adjacent to the ramp have been rehabilitated using native seed mixes and willow plantings to replace removed stands of invasive tamarisk and russian olive. To complete the ADA-access trail project, the city of green river, utah plans to construct a 6 foot wide and 856 foot long concrete access path between the parking area and ramp adjacent to the museum.