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 […]
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 […]
Bonneville Blvd Trailhead Grand Opening
Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 9:00-9:30am Salt Lake City is pleased to announce the opening of a new trailhead at Bonneville Boulevard. The Bonneville Boulevard Trailhead is one of four new trailheads opening in 2025. The other three trailheads are Popperton Park, Victory Road, and Emigration Canyon. Trailheads offer welcoming spaces for the community to gather before […]
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 […]
Native Plant Program – Monarchs and Milkweed
Monarch populations have been in decline in recent decades due to development, climate change, and other factors. Currently, monarch butterflies are under federal protection and may be added to the threatened species list by the end of 2025.
Native Plant Seed Exchange Information
About the Seed Exchange Program Native Plant Program staff collect seeds from Utah native plants in the field or from previously harvested seeds that have been propagated in our greenhouse. These seeds are available to the public through the seed exchange program at Salt Lake City public libraries while supplies last. Our goal is to […]