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 24-25 in beautiful Kanab, Utah!
Mentorship 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 opportunitiesm discounted admission to UTF Conferences, and mentor/mentee activities.
Program Expectations:
- Each mentee will virtually attend at least 4 mentorship sessions between September 26th- December 5th. There will be a total of 6 possible sessions to attend.
- Complete your mentee application detailing your mentorship interests.
- Complete post-mentorship survey.
Interested mentees can apply now until September 20th!
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.
If you have any requested map updates, questions, or comments please reach out to clansche@utah.gov
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Utah Trails Forum Organizing Committee
| Name | Contact Email |
| Eileen May-West, current chair | eileen@wasatchadaptivesports.org |
| Betsy Byrne, current vice-chair | betsy_byrne@nps.gov |
| George Grygar | ggrygar@usaconservation.org |
| Briget Eastep | eastep@suu.edu |
| Dave Bastian | dbastian@usaconservation.org |
| Larry Velarde | larry.velarde@usda.gov |
| Evan Glenn | eglenn@blm.gov |
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Chelsea Phillippe |
chelsea.phillippe@usda.gov |
| Carly Lansche (ex officio) | clansche@utah.gov |
| Tara McKee (ex officio) | tmckee@utah.gov |
| Patrick Morrison (ex officio) | patrickmorrison@utah.gov |