Staying Safe in Rattlesnake Country Warm weather draws humans out of their homes and onto trails and natural lands. Rattlesnakes are no different. Keep yourself, your pets, and wildlife safe by learning how to share trails with rattlesnakes. Snakes: Natural Pest Controllers that Never Take a Vacation You don’t have to pick up the phone […]
12 New Pickleball Courts Have Officially Opened at Glendale Park- is Your Head in the Game?
12 New Pickleball Courts Have Officially Opened at Glendale Park- is Your Head in the Game? Why pickleball? Community demand In 2022, the Department of Public Lands released a community-informed Vision Plan for Glendale Park – a redevelopment of the former Raging Waters/Seven Peaks waterpark site – informed by extensive community input. A subsequent round […]
Sections of the Jordan River Trail are Reopen – Just in Time for Summer Fun!
Sections of the Jordan River Trail are Reopen – Just in Time for Summer Fun! On July 11, 2025, Salt Lake City officials reopened a portion of the Jordan River Trail that had been closed to the public since April to address safety and environmental concerns. This section, located between Cottonwood Park and 700 North, is now ready […]
Salt Lake City to Reopen Section of Jordan River Trail with Improvements
Salt Lake City officials will reopen a section of the Jordan River Parkway Trail to the public on Friday, July 11. This stretch of trail has been closed between Cottonwood Park and 700 North since April while city teams and the Salt Lake City Police Department addressed environmental degradation and public safety concerns. Salt Lake […]
Fireworks and Fire Danger
Fireworks and Fire Danger Many of the summer’s biggest and brightest celebrations will happen over the 4th of July weekend. Unfortunately, summer holidays—when Salt Lake City residents are most eager to set off fireworks—are also at the peak of dry conditions. “We are very dry right now—we had hotter temperatures much earlier in the year […]
Bonneville Blvd. Trailhead Grand Opening
Salt Lake City Creates Improved Access to the Foothills As a way to increase access to the Foothills Natural Area, Salt Lake City Department of Public Lands opened the first of four new trailheads at Bonneville Boulevard, 675 N. Bonneville Blvd on Tuesday. The new trailheads offer welcoming spaces that create an improved and user-friendly experience […]
Memorial Day in the Salt Lake City Cemetery
Observing Memorial Day in the Salt Lake City Cemetery Salt Lake City Cemetery is full of history, as the largest municipally owned cemetery in the nation. Over the past 169 years, Salt Lakers have laid their loved ones to rest in this peaceful garden that has come to hold so many treasured memories. Memorial Day […]
Reseeding the Foothills
Foothills Ecology: Rehabilitation After Disturbance The Rocky Mountain Power (RMP) Wildfire Mitigation Project brought safer power poles to the Foothills, helping protect Salt Lake City and its Foothills from the threat of wildfire. These upgrades also brought heavy construction equipment to the Foothills, leaving a number of heavily disturbed areas. Fortunately, the RMP Wildfire Mitigation […]
Foothills Wildflowers
Spring wildflowers are filling the Foothills! learn more about what’s blooming now.
Jordan River Parkway Trail Temporary Closure
July 10, 2025 Update: The Jordan River Parkway Trail is now open. Read more about what was accomplished during the closure. A section of the Jordan River Trail Parkway between Cottonwood Park and 700 North is temporarily closed for environmental and safety improvements. This temporary closure is part of a larger effort to revitalize this […]