Salt Lake City Public Lands: 2026 Goals Happy New Year! Exciting things are happening for Salt Lake City Public Lands in 2026. This year we are taking on more projects, hosting dynamic community events, and expanding our volunteer base across the city. In this blog post you’ll find each department’s goals for making an impact […]
2025: A Year of Impact with Public Lands Volunteers
2025: A Year of Impact with Public Lands Volunteers In 2025, our volunteers showed what’s possible when a community comes together to care for our public lands. Over the course of 12 months, more than 2,400 volunteers rolled up their sleeves and dedicated their time, energy, and passion to restoring spaces across the city. The […]
Reimagining Landscapes with SLC’s Restoration Ecology Team
Reimagining Landscapes with SLC’s Restoration Ecology Team When it comes to the landscape, what few might notice, our team obsesses over. Our Restoration Ecology team has been hard at work over the past few years dreaming and executing new ways for Salt Lake City’s Landscapes to thrive not just now, but long term. This […]
For the Love of Stewardship
For the Love of Stewardship Every year our Stewardship Team coordinates hundreds of volunteers to give back to our public lands. While the season for plantings and trash clean up typically peaks in the spring and summer months, our fall season has proven that nothing can stop the stewardship spirit. In October alone our volunteers […]
BE W.I.L.D – Do what you can
BE W.I.L.D – Do what you can We Can All Do Our Part Through Volunteer & Stewardship We can all do our part through volunteering and stewardship. If we can give a little time and effort to our community spaces, they will remain places of refuge and rejuvenation now and for years to come. Find […]
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 […]