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Emery County trails committee approves minutes and focuses on signage, lost-hiker rescues and airstrip fly-in
Summary
Without a full quorum, the Emery County Trails & Recreation Advisory Committee approved minutes as corrected and spent the meeting reviewing trail maintenance, recurring visitor-safety incidents (especially in Little Wild Horse/Bell Canyon), upcoming Sagebrush Bench Airstrip work and a planned Oct. 11 backcountry fly-in of 70–80 planes.
The Emery County Trails & Recreation Advisory Committee met on Jan. 31 and approved its minutes as corrected, then turned to a broad review of trail maintenance, signage and visitor-safety concerns across county-managed and adjacent public lands.
Why it matters: committee members described repeated search-and-rescue calls for visitors who missed turns in Little Wild Horse and Bell Canyon, debated stronger trailhead warnings and considered practical fixes such as refreshed maps, in-trail markers and larger signs. The group also reviewed forthcoming projects including airstrip repairs and volunteer trailwork that affect recreation access and public safety.
The meeting opened with a motion to approve the minutes; S4 moved to approve and S2 seconded, and the committee recorded the minutes as corrected after S6 pointed out spelling and wording fixes.
S5 outlined plans for the Sagebrush Bench Airstrip: a site survey on Aug. 20, an equipment…
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