BLM staff and partners told the Emery County Trails Council about trail construction, campground maintenance and other on-the-ground work completed last year and planned for the coming season.

The Price Field Office and cooperating partners reported work across campgrounds and trails, including installation of new toilets and signage in high-use areas such as Lake Canyon, Joe's Valley and Pete's Hole. Officials said the forest manages more than 100 toilets that require regular cleaning and that 14 toilets remain open in winter.

On trails, staff reported a major effort on the Whittles Creek Mountain Bike Trail: crews built about 10.25 miles so far, leaving about 2.75 miles still under the project’s assessment. BLM staff described the Whittles Creek trail as “a very good, very sustainable trail system” and credited county funding for maps and kiosk work.

BLM staff provided implementation data for the Whittles project: roughly 38 work days were reported (some shorter than an eight-hour day), an average build rate of roughly a quarter-mile per work day and a total of about 1,775 hours of labor; staff said about a quarter of those hours came from partner organizations outside the Forest Service.

Other field work included new kiosks and interpretive signs (Rock Canyon kiosks), bridge construction, erosion control, fence work and multiple joint projects with range permittees and Snow College crews. BLM staff said they hired local Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) participants and that the office benefited from 1,300 volunteer hours contributed by backcountry horsemen, Mecca and other volunteer groups.

BLM staff also described upcoming projects, including a likely February project on a steep section known as Bull Pasture in Huntington Canyon; they said the work would include rock-drilling and rerouting sections of trail where needed.

Ending: staff asked volunteers and partners to consider upcoming volunteer opportunities and grant rounds (including RTP) for the 2025 season and said they will share project schedules as the season firmed up.