May 28, 2021
Foothill Trails Survey

Our foothill trails hold significance for many. As the City evaluates new trails as part of the Foothill Trail Master Plan, it's important that we hear from trail users about the impacts of these changes. If you've used these new trails, please take this survey.
This survey will remain open until the end of June.

Learn more about the SLC Foothill Trails system at slctrails.com.
Cemetery Grand Reopening

On May 24th, we were excited to officially reopen the Salt Lake City Cemetery to the public!

The Cemetery had been closed since the September 2020 windstorm toppled over 265 trees on the property.

In addition to the trees that were lost, hundreds of headstones and other monuments were damaged or displaced.
In December of 2020, the City hired an archeologist to help document the storm’s impacts on these historic artifacts. In the Spring of 2021, the City worked with a landscape contractor to landscape and place sod on 700 locations in the cemetery that included 265 large holes left by the tree root balls from the September windstorm as well as over 400 grave locations from the last year of burials. A monument company was also hired to reposition many of the headstones that had been displaced in the storm.

City leadership determined that the property could now safely be reopened. All stumps and root balls from fallen trees have been removed. Sod has been planted as necessary, and irrigation repairs are complete. 
Public Lands Job Fairs

Public Lands will be hosting two upcoming job fairs:

June 5th: 9am - 11am at Jordan Park (1060 S 900 W)

June 9th: 4pm - 7pm at Sorenson Unity Center (1383 S 900 W)

How would you like to spend your workday helping care for our city's parks, trails, trees, golf courses, and other natural areas? If that sounds like your idea of a good time, come learn more about our open positions at one of these job fairs. There will be treats, SWAG, and games!
Park Drinking Fountains

Parks Division staff is currently in the process of turning on park drinking fountains for the season. This process will take a few more days, but should be completed by June 7th.
Regional Athletic Complex Visitation

Things have been busy at Salt Lake City's Regional Athletic Complex this season! Some events that have been hosted at the RAC include:

  • Salt Lake Community College Men's and Women's Soccer
  • Utah High School Rugby State Championships
  • Level Up 7on7 Football Tournament
  • Numerous other soccer and lacrosse tournaments.

The image to the right (or below on mobile) shows which states have had teams and visitors represented at the RAC so far this year. Such states are marked in blue!
Volunteer with Trails & Natural Lands

This Spring, our Trails & Natural Lands Division launched a new volunteer portal. So far, it's been a very efficient tool to help them coordinate dozens of volunteer events! Visit this portal to see which volunteer events you'll be able to participate in this summer. Click the button below!
Master Plan Update

On May 9th, the second community engagement for our "Reimagine Nature: SLC Public Lands Master Plan" closed. We had over 3,000 people participate in our online survey, and we spoke with over 600 people at community meetings and on-site intercept events.

Public Lands staff, with the help of a project consultant, will spend the summer analyzing the data that was gathered to prepare for the third community engagement window that will take place this fall.