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Local museum group proposes geologic "walk through time" along Price river trail
Summary
A museum advisory board proposed a two-phase project to add educational kiosks and large fossil replicas along the Price trail to boost visitation to the local prehistoric museum; the council welcomed the idea and offered to consider future agenda items for coordination and permitting.
Members of the advisory board for the local prehistoric museum presented a proposal during public comment at the Feb. 26 Price City Council meeting to create a geologic “walk through time” along the Price river trail and near the museum.
Chuck Zimborski, board member, said the project would be built in two phases. Phase 1 would place a series of interpretive kiosks along the roughly 1.25-mile trail to explain major geologic periods; the presenters estimated kiosk fabrication at roughly $8,000–$10,000 each and projected Phase 1 costs between about $80,000 and $100,000. Phase 2 would install large fossil replicas at one or two locations (the presenters suggested a Jurassic dinosaur replica near the city maintenance buildings and a Huntington mammoth near the Maverik area) and sought private and public funding; the board members said they were not asking for city funding at this stage but wanted official support and cooperation on site control and permitting.
Josh Lively, identified as curator of paleontology, described options for displaying a mounted sauropod ("Dippy") and discussed trade-offs between outdoor displays and maintenance needs. The presenters said they hoped to increase visitation to the museum and to use the trail as a public education corridor.
Nut graf: The advisory-group presentation flagged a community-driven cultural and tourism project that would pair educational signage with large replicas to draw attention to the museum and the trail; presenters asked the council for official acknowledgement and planning coordination, not immediate funding.
Council members responded positively and said the concept could be scheduled as an agenda item for more formal consideration; the presenters were advised to work with public-works staff on site control, ownership questions and permitting because parts of the trail interact with multiple owners including UDOT and other local jurisdictions.
Ending: Presenters will pursue funding and return with more detailed cost estimates and site plans. The council suggested staff follow up on ownership, permitting and how any installations would affect trail use and parking.
