Utah Trails Forum
Utah Trails Forum
Utah Trails Forum
The Utah Trails Forum brings together industry professionals, trail advocates, volunteers, and community leaders to advance the building and care of natural surface trails. It encourages partnerships to plan, build and maintain trails from inception to completion. The forum also serves as a learning resource for individuals throughout Utah looking to further their knowledge of trail building and maintenance.
Through workshops, dialog, and networking opportunities, the Utah Trails Forum shares best practices, promotes local organizations, and offers guidance. It is a unifying network that develops and supports access to safe and sustainable trails throughout the state.
Vision: Inspire and facilitate quality trails, community connections and lifelong adventure.
Mission: This initiative advances trail access, quality, and stewardship through collaboration, education and technical support.
Save the date for the 2025 Utah Trails Conference - April 23-24, in beautiful Kanab, Utah!
Wanted: Utah Trailblazers! We’re calling on passionate trail enthusiasts, builders, and advocates to join us for the Utah Trails Conference 2025 in Kanab, Utah on April 23-24.
This year’s gathering will celebrate the spirit of trailblazing with two days of exploration, learning, and innovation:
- April 23: Gear up for a day in the field with outdoor workshops, hands-on activities, and immersive training sessions designed to hone your trail-building skills. End the day with the annual Kick-Off Dinner! This year's dinner will be at Jackson Flat Reservoir and is presented by Kane County Water Conservancy.
- April 24: Dive into a day of engaging content focused on trail building, maintenance, and laws that affect our outdoor spaces.
Trail Master Steward Online Course
The Trail Master Steward online course provides volunteers, trail organizations, and land managers with a foundational understanding of the values inherent in trail stewardship. It introduces the basic skills required to be a steward of our trail resources.
Mentorship Pilot Program
Creating individual connections between experienced mentors and motivated mentees to further the UTF mission of advancing trail access, quality, and stewardship through collaboration, education, and technical support.
Areas of Mentorship: Access and equity, advocacy, trail planning, design and construction, trail stewardship and volunteer programs, education and training, trail activation, land protection, and funding.
Program Benefits: One-on-one learning opportunities, access to UTF’s mentorship directory, discounted admission to UTF Conferences, and mentor/mentee activities.
Program Expectations:
- Each mentorship will last a minimum of 3 months with the opportunity to continue longer if both Mentor and Mentee agree.
- Mentors and Mentees are committed to having the capacity to meet for at least 1 hour bi-monthly.
- Complete the mentorship application including their geographic region and detail up to three clear objectives they’d like to achieve during their mentorship.
- Complete post-mentorship survey and/or exit interview with UTF committee members.
Interested Mentors & Mentees – Stay tuned for 2024 application dates.
Trail Master Steward Online Course
The Trail Master Steward online course provides volunteers, trail organizations, and land managers with a foundational understanding of the values inherent in trail stewardship. It introduces the basic skills required to be a steward of our trail resources.
Mentorship Directory
Connecting you to Utah’s trail experts. Add your contact information to the map and connect with Utah’s many trail builders, planners, and more. The map showcases individuals based on their skillset in the following areas:
- Developing community support for trails.
- Mobilizing and supporting volunteers.
- Designing, building, and maintaining accessible trails.
- Developing and supporting local trail organizations.
- Trail design and construction.
- Trail maintenance.
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