This board advises Mayor Erin Mendenhall and City Council on issues relating to the City’s parks, natural lands, urban forestry and trails. Primarily, the board is tasked with providing and overseeing strong stewardship of the City’s parks, natural lands, urban forest and trails; educating the public and advocating for the City’s parks, natural lands, urban forest and trails policies; and encouraging and facilitating public involvement and input, and the incorporation of that input into the City’s parks, natural lands, urban forest and trails plans and policies.

Contact Information

Ashlyn Larsen
Public Lands Department
1965 West 500 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84104
(801) 972-7890 or ashlyn.larsen@slc.gov

Agendas and Minutes

Bylaws and Governing Documents

Meeting

First Thursday of the month, beginning at 5:00 p.m. at the Public Lands Building (1965 West 500 South)

Agenda

Sign up for the monthly Parks, Natural Lands, Urban Forestry, and Trails (PNUT) agenda here.

Public Comment

Members of the public may provide comments to the PNUT Board during their monthly meeting. Verbal comments are limited to up to three minutes. Written comments are welcome and can be submitted to Ashlyn Larsen at ashlyn.larsen@slc.gov. Any written comments received after the monthly meeting will be included in the packet for the following month.

Stakeholder groups, including community organizations, businesses, and others, may request to present to the PNUT Advisory Board on Public Lands-related topics in Salt Lake City that are not already included in the Board’s scheduled agenda. Please note that this excludes items such as Capital Improvement Project (CIP) proposals and budget requests.

Presentation requests for regular Board meetings are subject to approval by the Board and availability on the meeting agenda.

Stakeholder Presentation Request Conditions:

• No more than one (up to 10 minute) presentation per meeting, allocated on a first come, first serve basis. If topics are more urgent, public comment and electronic communication are still available.
  • Repeat topics within the same calendar year will be reviewed at the Board’s discretion to allow for diverse topics to be discussed as applicable.
  • If multiple requests are made for the same meeting, preference will be given to stakeholders who have not presented to the Board within the calendar year. After that, presentation order will be determined by the timestamp on the request form.
  • If multiple requests are made for the same meeting and none of the stakeholders have presented to the Board within the calendar year, presentation order will be determined by the timestamp on the request form as there can be only one stakeholder presentation per meeting.
• Requests must be made no less than one month in advance of a meeting in order to allow for agenda approval and planning, according to the open meeting requirements.

To request a Stakeholder Presentation with the Board, please complete this form. The form is monitored by the Board’s Communications Committee.

The Parks, Natural Lands, Urban Forestry, & Trails Advisory Board currently has openings for District 6 with District 7 and At-Large positions come February 2025. If you are interested in serving on this board, please fill out and submit an application online. To find out which district you reside in go here.

Please see below for all upcoming term expiration/vacancy dates. Only applications submitted up to one year prior to a vacancy date will be considered. The Mayor’s office will only contact applicants when considering them for specific appointments.

Member Qualifications

The Parks, Natural Lands, Urban Forestry and Trails Advisory Board has up to 13 members. Each member is appointed to a three-year term and may serve up to two consecutive terms. Members should reflect geographic, professional, cultural, and neighborhood/community diversity. Members with arborist, landscape architect, ecologist, land management, natural and developed non-motorized trail design, architectural, financial, planning, historic preservation, recreation, sustainability and environmental backgrounds are encouraged.

Residency Requirements: No more than three (3) members may live outside of the Salt Lake City boundaries.

UPDATE: On February 21, 2023, Salt Lake City Council approved an update to the City ordinance that requires two (2) members on the Board who represent indigenous tribes.

Current Board Members