- • Canyon Trail South; • Canyon Trail South;
- • Fork Canyon to Butterfield Canyon; • Fork Canyon to Butterfield Canyon;
- • Lakes Dam Trail reroute; • Lakes Dam Trail reroute;
- • on the Mormon Pioneer Trail; • on the Mormon Pioneer Trail;
- • Dell Reservoir up to Little Mountain Pass; • Dell Reservoir up to Little Mountain Pass;
- • Loop from Little Mountain Pass; and • Loop from Little Mountain Pass; and
- • Fork to Killyons Canyon Trail. • Fork to Killyons Canyon Trail.

Chair Knoblock hoped the list would continue to be built upon. He mentioned the Adopt-A-Trail program and commented that it was a possible way to focus on regular maintenance. Chair Knoblock also noted that Laura Briefer from Salt Lake City Public Utilities said that the number one priority for Salt Lake City was supplying drinking water that was adequate in terms of both quantity and quality. Recreation was a distant second. Chair Knoblock did not think that Salt Lake City would allocate significant amounts of money towards trail maintenance for that reason. CWC Executive Director, Ralph Becker felt that was accurate, but noted that Salt Lake City had always stepped up in terms of supporting trail work and trails. It was simply secondary to their primary responsibilities.

Mr. Becker believed the work the Trails Committee had been doing was impressive. He felt the challenge with the draft list would be getting approval and funding for the various trails and trail areas. However, the list would allow the Trails Committee to start thinking about next steps. Chair Knoblock stressed the importance of funding that went towards operations and maintenance.

It was noted that the Great American Outdoors Act (“GAOA”) was providing a lot of funding for the next five years. There was also the Land and Water Conservation Fund (“LWCF”) to consider. Mr. Becker wondered if the increased funding made it possible for there to be more maintenance improvements on trails. Ms. Wilson was interested in seeing how the upcoming projects would be selected and what kinds of work that money would fund. She felt the Forest Service would be able to make major improvements on the Silver Lake Boardwalk and larger infrastructure items with the GAOA funds. She hoped that once some of the larger projects had been taken care of, there would be more funding available for trail maintenance.

Mr. Becker commented that nearly every community in the State had benefited from the LWCF. He noted that it might be a good source to fund trail work. Chair Knoblock believed the priority and focus of the LWCF was for the purchase of land within the proclaimed Forest Service Boundary. He noted that Renee Flanagan had a long list of parcels that needed to be purchased for a variety of reasons. Mr. Becker stated that there were a lot of community parks and trails that had been funded through the LWCF as well.

Ms. Cameron asked about the Watershed Restoration Initiative. She wondered if there was funding for trails in that program. Ms. Wilson suspected that if the proposal included both trails and fuels reduction or another larger project, there would be. She added that the Recreation Restoration Infrastructure (“RRI”) grant was more focused on repair and restoration and would be a good source for projects like Butler Fork Trail and Lake Blanche Trail. Those areas did not need an entirely new trail but required a few weeks of labor to address various issues. Ms. Wilson explained that there were some good sources of funding that the Forest Service could pursue.

Central Wasatch Commission Stakeholders Council Trails Committee Meeting – 06/10/2021

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