(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Alice Hicken and Laren Gertsch who have adjacent properties in the Heber Valley going back generations, are part of a group called Friends of Heber Valley North Fields Coalition, a non-profit started in 2020 to try and bring attention to the changes happening in the area.
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.