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.


Join us for this year’s Utah Trails Forum Third Annual Conference on May 10-11, 2023 at Snow College in Richfield, Utah!

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 – Apply here by June 30th! 

Interested Mentees – Apply here by June 30th! 

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Utah Trails Forum Organizing Committee
Name Contact Email
Katie Riser, current chair katie.riser@slcgov.com
Jake Powell, current vice-chair jake.powell@usu.edu
George Grygar, past chair ggrygar@usaconservation.org
Briget Eastep eastep@suu.edu
Dave Bastian, past vice-chair daveb@ccdiscovery.org
Betsy Byrne betsy_byrne@nps.gov
Lewis Kogan lewis.kogan@slcgov.com
Eileen May-West eileen@wasatchadaptivesports.org
Kevin Christopherson spin2bfree@yahoo.com
Tara McKee (ex officio) tmckee@utah.gov
Patrick Morrison (ex officio) patrickmorrison@utah.gov

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