Salt Lake City parks and public lands are getting a new set of eyes and ears
A park ranger program has long been on the city’s wishlist. Thanks to some federal funding and internal buy-in, it’s become a reality.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) From left, Salt Lake City park rangers Maddie Villalobos, Vanessa Rogan and Cam Eschler play a game of Jenga during Yappy Hour at Pioneer Park, Thursday, July 14, 2022.
Blake joined The Tribune in March 2022 to cover city and county government before becoming an editor in 2024. He is a University of Minnesota graduate who started his journalism career in Las Vegas, where he covered local government, state politics and the depletion of the Colorado River. He is dad to a Golden Retriever named Woodward.