SITLA Recruiting for New Director
SITLA is recruiting for a new director to replace Kevin Carter who will retire in December after 34 years of service to trust beneficiaries. As executive manager of the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration, the director oversees management and administration of approximately 3.4 million acres of surface and mineral estate, and an additional 1 […]
Trust Land Transactions, Trustee Retirement and Appointment Top Upcoming Board Meeting
The Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA) Board of Trustees will meet at 8 a.m. Thursday, June 18 in the SITLA Board Room located at 675 East 500 South in Salt Lake City. Trustees will review and consider several trust lands issues, including an appeal to a Record of Decision regarding the cancellation […]
SITLA Land Auction Earns $1.9M for Public Schools
The School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA) sold six trust land parcels at its biannual public auction June 3, earning $1,957,000 for Utah’s Permanent School Fund. Four separate parcels in Garfield County sold for a total of $647,000; a parcel in Millard County sold for $260,000; and a large 1,500-acre parcel in Grand County […]
Valley View Elementary, Salem Junior High Win #SITLAfunds15 Challenge
Congratulations to Valley View Elementary School in Davis School District and Salem Junior High School in Nebo School District for winning the inaugural #SITLAfunds15 Instagram Challenge. SITLA, in cooperation with the School Children’s Trust Office at the Utah Office of Education, organized the photo challenge asking K-12 students, parents, teachers, and administrators to show how […]
SITLA GIS Team Earns Governor’s Outstanding Employee Award
Congratulations to the SITLA GIS Team of Jessica Kirby, Kate Staley, Barry Biediger, and Megan Southwick, which received the Governor’s Outstanding Employee Award in a ceremony May 5 in the State Capitol rotunda. Led by Jessica Kirby, the GIS Team is innovative in creating mapping and data solutions for the entire agency. The GIS Team […]
SITLA Cultural Resources Team Honored with BLM Award
The Utah School and Institutional Trust Land Administration’s Cultural Resources Management Team (SITLA) was recently honored with the Bureau of Land Management’s 2015 Utah’s Partner in Cultural Resource Management Award. SITLA Chief Archaeologist Kenny Wintch accepted the award on behalf of his team, which includes archaeologists Kristine Curry, Joel Boomgarden, and Lisa Beck. The BLM […]
Win a $1000 School LAND Trust Bonus for Your School
Now through April 30, submit a photo on Instagram or via email showing how your school is using its School LAND Trust Funds and your school could win a $1000 fund bonus. The School Children’s Trust Office at the Utah Office of Education and the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA) are co-sponsoring the #SITLAfunds15 Instagram […]
June 3 Land Auction: 2,375 Acres of School Trust Land
The School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA) will sell six parcels of school trust land at its biannual public auction at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 3 in the SITLA Office at 675 East 500 South, Suite 600 in Salt Lake City. Bryce Creek parcels A, B, and C are approximately 80 acres each and […]
Proud to Support Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind
The Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (USDB) has been serving students with sensory impairments throughout Utah for more than 100 years. USDB is one of 11 trust land beneficiaries. Since 1994, SITLA has generated $18.8 million to support the schools, which provide educational programs whereby each student can progress toward his or […]
1994-2014: $44.5 Million for Miners Hospital and its Patients
Miners Hospital at the University of Utah Hospital is one of 12 SITLA beneficiaries. Since 1994, SITLA has generated $44.5 million for the hospital and its patients. Read more about the history of Miners Hospital: “Beginning in the late 1860’s the Park City Mining District attracted hundreds of laborers to work the mines. With them […]