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Backman Elementary students kick off new bond-funded nature park on the Jordan River.
A River Runs Through It
Students from Backman Elementary participated in a ribbon-cutting for a new open space and nature park alongside the Jordan River on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. Benjamin Wood JORDAN MEADOWS—It took a few tries with the giant scissors, but a group of 4th grade students from Backman Elementary cheered after cutting through the red ribbon and formally launching a new playground and nature park behind their school on Thursday.
The Backman Community Open Space bookends a yearslong effort to improve access and amenities around a particularly embattled stretch of the Jordan River, located between 500…
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