(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Balance Rock is perched high above the Price River in Helper Utah as Jordan Nielson, Utah Water and Habitat Program Director for Trout Unlimited, visits one of the many phases of the river restoration project on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023.
Leia Larsen is a sixth generation Utahn and a water and land use reporter reporter for The Salt Lake Tribune. She has covered environment, energy and political issues throughout the West. When she’s not chasing the news, Leia can be found exploring the Wasatch Mountains, sleeping in the desert or rooting around her garden.