This summer, WRTC, in partnership with the Ketchum Ranger District Trails Program and the Environmental Resource Center, conducted a summer trail use survey to better understand usership patterns and obtain up-to-date data on our valley’s hiking, biking, and riding trails. The results from this survey, the first conducted since 2012, will be used to help develop future projects and identify opportunities for better education and management of the Wood River Valley’s trail system.

The livestream presentation (recording below) included a summary of trail use patterns, the major preferences revealed in the survey, an estimate of how many people used specific trail systems, and what the implications are for having this kind of information. The presentation also highlighted future potential for collaboration on trail management among recreationalists, land managers, and community members, as this survey has identified that public engagement and cross-sector collaboration are critical for understanding and managing our trails to the best possible extent.

Presenters included Emily Rodrigue, Trails Specialist, and Sara Gress, Executive Director, of the Wood River Trails Coalition; Zach Poff, Recreation and Program Manager for the Ketchum Ranger District; and Lindsay Mollineaux, Executive Director of the Environmental Resource Center.

Thanks to the following groups for their support in this project:
WRTC members, donors and supporters
National Forest Foundation
US Forest Service
Environmental Resource Center
Rixon and Cronin
Ketchum Ranger District Trails Program
The Community Library in Ketchum & Martha Williams

To view just the slides from the presentation please click HERE.