Citizen Portal
Sign In

Lifetime Citizen Portal Access — AI Briefings, Alerts & Unlimited Follows

Get Lifetime Access

Friends of Wasatch Mountain State Park seeks volunteers, pledges funds to local trails

Midway Parks, Trails, and Tree Committee · January 27, 2026

Loading...

AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

Volunteers with Friends of Wasatch Mountain State Park presented their revitalized group to the Midway Parks, Trails & Tree Committee, described past projects and pledged a $9,000 contribution to Wasatch Trails Foundation to support picnic tables, signage and events.

Representatives of Friends of Wasatch Mountain State Park addressed the Jan. 27 meeting of the Midway Parks, Trails & Tree Committee to describe a post‑COVID revitalization of the volunteer organization and to outline how it plans to support local trails and park amenities.

"I'm Jenny Singer. I'm here with Friends of Wasatch," said Jenny Singer in her introduction, and she described the group's recent work: fundraising for a fishing dock, a fish-cleaning station, and volunteer support for winter festivals and guided snowshoe hikes. Singer said the organization has pledged funds to local partners and is planning to install picnic tables at several trailheads.

The group asked the committee how it could best help city trail projects. Committee members suggested networking at community events, providing letters of support for grants, partnering on signage, and hosting booths at outreach events. The Friends representatives described a major fundraising event — an annual August golf tournament — and said they are working to expand membership and board capacity.

Why it matters: Local volunteer groups can both amplify outreach and supply matching funds or manpower that strengthen grant applications for trails, signage and maintenance projects. Committee members encouraged coordination to ensure Friends' efforts align with the city's master trail plan and sign strategy.

Next steps: Committee members and staff agreed to coordinate on sign formats and QR-code mapping so volunteer‑funded signs and city signs are consistent. Friends representatives offered to help assemble and install signage on future volunteer days.