Courtesy photo by the Manti-La Sal National Forest Bark beetles have killed nearly all the Engelmann spruce on the Wasatch Plateau, leaving large swaths of dead timber. The U.S. Forest Service plans to remove at least half the dead and down trees, starting with Reeder Canyon, pictured here, in a project designed to restore the forest ecosystem through logging, thinning of live stands of fire, prescribed burning and replanting.
Kathy Stephenson covers food, dining, alcohol policy and features. A Utah native and University of Utah graduate, she has been a reporter at The Salt Lake Tribune for more than 30 years.
Brian Maffly has worked for The Tribune off and on since 1994. Maffly roams Utah, covering public land and environment.