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Committee outlines October'November trail projects, seeks BLM and county coordination
Summary
The committee reviewed a slate of short projects including a Culvert Trail (Lone Tree), Temple Mountain sign installation, Whiskey Wash and Colbert Road repairs; BLM and state crews are tentatively available in November and the group discussed using county culverts and machines to support installs.
Emery County's Trails Committee reviewed proposed October and November trail work and coordination needs with BLM and state trail crews, focusing on culvert installs, signage and road repairs that committee members say will improve safety and define user routes.
Jaden (speaker 13), who spoke for the project team, outlined multiple short projects: the Culvert Trail (Lone Tree area), Whiskey Wash (extensive washouts requiring multi‑day work), Chimney Rock/Stove Gulch maintenance, and a targeted one‑day project to finish the Colbert/Lone Tree connector. Jaden said existing trails and historic mining roads will be used for an OHV interpretive loop near Temple Mountain and that interpretive signs are mocked up but sign bases are awaiting purchase early in the new fiscal year.
Culverts and equipment: Jaden estimated the Colbert/Bridal Wild Horse culvert need at about five to six culverts, with at least one larger than 12 inches; the committee discussed whether county‑owned culverts could be used as part of the grant match and flagged that commission approval will be required to apply county culverts to the project.
Scheduling and machine support: State crews expressed interest in assisting with Whiskey Wash in November, and the group explored splitting machine crews so Temple Mountain and culvert installs could proceed concurrently. Committee members suggested using county trail machines and water trucks for compaction; equipment coordination and final dates are contingent on BLM/state availability and the government shutdown status mentioned by agency staff.
Volunteer involvement: Presenters reported successful volunteer service days (roughly 30'40 volunteers on trail projects) and said volunteer hours have been tracked as part of grant match requirements.
Next steps: The committee asked staff to confirm machine availability, obtain commission approval to use county culverts for grant match if required, and circulate a final project schedule to participants.
