Tracy Aviary is expanding its nature center in South Salt Lake. Here's what's coming to the riverside education hub and why it's important.
Tracy Aviary’s riverside expansion project underway with hopes to get west-siders engaged with nature
“The hummingbirds will be here any day now,” said Daniel Hernandez, director of culture for the center. “The phalarope goes all the way to Argentina. Birds connect us to the rest of the world.” The Tracy Aviary created the center in 2020, seeking to get more west-siders involved with its programming that, at the time, was based at its Liberty Park campus in Salt Lake City. Since then, the center has hosted a variety of community events from nature walks to Earth Day celebrations. And it has now opened a host of new amenities on the 12-acre property, even as construction and planning for more additions are still underway.
The tiptop of the building will also help scientists track migrating birds and bugs with the addition of a Motus tower, part of a globalDown on the first floor, a large bird blind isn’t just a space to view flying friends through glass. The center has also already used the space for writing workshops in partnership with the Community Writing Center and hosted a read-a-thon.
A new conservation garden loop is tucked behind a constructed berm to separate it, and most of the property, from loud traffic on 3300 South. The short natural path showcases drought-resistant plants that residents can seed themselves. Birds interact with a feeder at Tracy Aviary’s Jordan River Nature Center in South Salt Lake, Wednesday, April 10, 2024.“The most prominent thing I hear from the kids is being able to be outside and not having any limitations to their excitement,” said Rhonda “Honey” DuVall, lead facilitator of Li’l Feathers. “A lot of our kids are full of energy and having an outside opportunity is really pleasing for the families.
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