This month, as the weather starts to get colder, I’d like to discuss Salt Lake City’s snow removal process. City crews work to keep everyone safe when snow falls in our neighborhoods, plowing hundreds of miles of city streets, bike lanes, and more. Some city streets get plowed before others. The highest priority streets are […]
Superfund Community Advisory Group Meeting
The VA Salt Lake City Health Care System is hosting a meeting to discuss risk and cleanup efforts of a contaminated site, also known as a Superfund Site, west of the VA Medical Center. A chemical widely used in dry cleaning was first detected at the Site in the 1990s. If you have any concerns […]
Help Grow Our Urban Forest
Did you know you can request a tree be planted in your park strip? It’s free, as long as you provide water! It’s a simple way to continue growing Salt Lake City’s urban forest of more than 90,000 trees. […]
Composting
Salt Lake City, are you ready to go green? Composting is a great way to reduce waste and enrich your garden! […]
Water Conservation
As a fellow SLC resident, I’m always working to improve District 6 and our city however I can. One of my top priorities is water conservation and I am currently investigating how the city can revamp its existing conservation plan, including how we approach new construction and park strips. […]
Tree Care
Fall is in the air, which means it’s a great time to check in on your trees. Have a newly planted tree? Make sure you’re watering it 1-2 times a week and keeping 3-5 feet of mulch around the tree’s trunk. […]
Sustainability Fair
The East Bench Community Council’s Sustainability Fair will take place this weekend! Join them on Saturday, Oct. 12 from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. in the gymnasium of Indian Hills Elementary and do activities, get refreshments, win a raffle, and drop off hard-to-recycle materials. […]
Air Quality
We’ve all experienced the effects of poor air quality in Salt Lake City. The City’s unique geography means that in the winter, temperature inversions trap cold air underneath a layer of warm air, acting as a lid on the valley. In the summer, pollutants combine with high temperatures and bright sunshine, leading to harmful ozone […]
Sycamore Tree Health
Have you been wondering about the health of your sycamore tree? The wet winter we had last year encouraged the growth of a fungus called Anthracnose on this type of tree. […]
What Can Be Recycled?
Hey, District Six! Quick recycling reminder: Recycling is beneficial for our environment, but only if we do it right. The following materials CAN be recycled in a blue bin: […]