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Pioneer Park: A Vision for the Future
Pioneer Park, a cornerstone of Salt Lake City’s heritage and a common downtown gathering place, will soon see exciting new updates as Salt Lake City Public Lands begins implementing the Pioneer Park Vision Plan in 2024 What’s happening now? Pioneer Park Tree Removal and Replanting:During this renewal, a critical aspect of improving the park involves […]
Parks, Trails, and Open Space Bond
This November, Salt Lake City voters have an opportunity to vote on the Parks, Trails, and Open Space General Obligation (GO) Bond. This bond provides the opportunity to build on existing investments to enhance the public lands system. If passed, the City plans to fund eight significant projects across the City. The bond projects were identified […]
Salt Lake City Council Adopts Reimagine Nature: SLC Public Lands Master Plan
As Public Lands thinks about what the future of Salt Lake City holds over the next 20 years, one thing that the department can guarantee is a commitment to transforming and sustaining quality outdoor spaces for the City’s residents, visitors, and wildlife. On June 7th, Salt Lake City council adopted the Reimagine Nature: SLC Public […]
I-Street Bike Park Management Plan
I-Street Bike Park Management Plan Status In Progress: The stakeholder working group of city staff, park users, and neighborhood residents meet quarterly to discuss main topics: safety & compliance; internal park guidelines; trailhead & access. Work began in October 2022 and has a goal for an agreed upon management plan by 2024. I Street Bike […]
Community Members Featured in Glendale Gather Blocks
For more information about this artwork, visit: https://saltlakearts.org/2021/11/22/glendale-park-receives-new-art-installation-glendale-gather-blocks/ Brief bios of the individuals who are featured in the artwork are included below: A1: Kim Khuu – works with Glendale Seniors at Sunday Anderson and at the Vietnamese Senior Association. A2: Gilberto “Coach Juan” Rejon Magana – works with youth at Hartland Community Center, coaches soccer, and is an activist through […]
Salt Lake City Foothills Trail System Plan Update
The City is proposing a thorough and inclusive process to ensure that the Foothills Trail System is completed in a manner that is environmentally sustainable, enjoyable, accessible, safe, low-maintenance, and responsive and transparent to the community at large. How to Get Involved?
Salt Lake City Public Lands Becomes Own Department
The last few years have been exciting, enlightening, and unprecedented for Salt Lake City Public Lands. For many years, Salt Lake City Public Lands consisted of three city divisions or programs within the City’s Public Services Department: Parks, Trails & Natural Lands, and Urban Forestry. (Click here and see page A-2 to better understand the […]
Wetland in a Box
Wetland in a Box Native Plant Restoration And “Wetland-in-a-Box” Liberty Park, an epicenter of activity in the summer, is also home to Parks and Public Lands’ Native Plant Restoration Project. In the Liberty Park Greenhouse lay hundreds of “Wetland-in-a-Box” native plant kits, grown from manually harvested seeds throughout the region, and tended to until they’re ready to plant in targeted restoration sites. These two-feet-by-three-feet boxes create a unique and balanced micro-ecological […]