(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall, center, is joined by the city’s urban forestry team and third grade students from Meadowlark Elementary to plant the 1,000th west-side tree of the year on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022.
Alixel Cabrera is a Report for America corps member and writes about communities on the west side of the Salt Lake Valley for The Salt Lake Tribune. She has reported on the economy, energy, food and culture for newspapers and websites in Venezuela and the U.S.