Trail Building in Partnership with Local Land Managers

Wyoming Pathways is a statewide nonprofit in Wyoming that aims to improve active transportation and recreational trail opportunities. They have worked for eleven years to help make communities more bikeable and walkable, and building trails on public lands has been a big part of this work.

In their line of work are three “must-haves” for getting trails built on public lands in Wyoming: funds, a qualified builder, and land manager cooperation. Having funds and a qualified builder is something that you either have or don’t, but building or mending a relationship with a land manager takes nurturing, understanding, and time.