Volunteers pick up trash to help beautify Brian Head in time for summer season

Written by Jeff Richards
May 27, 2022

BRIAN HEAD — Dozens of volunteers picked up trash in Brian Head during the town’s annual spring cleanup event Wednesday morning.

Brian Head Town Manager Bret Howser picks up trash during the town’s annual spring cleanup day, Brian Head, Utah, May 25, 2022 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News

Brian Head Town Manager Bret Howser said an estimated 60 to 70 people showed up to help. Many of the volunteers reported gathering enough garbage to fill between two and four large trash bags per person.

“We’ve been doing this every year in the springtime for many years,” Howser said as he picked up trash alongside state Route 143. “People from the community really enjoy coming out and doing this sort of service.”

In addition to town officials, employees and residents, other helpers included a crew of workers from Cedar Breaks National Monument.

After the three-hour cleanup session had ended, the volunteers gathered at the town’s public safety building for a lunch of grilled hamburgers, hot dogs and dutch oven potatoes. 

Now that the winter season has ended, tourists and visitors have put away their skis and snowboards and will soon be taking advantage of Brian Head’s many summertime recreation options, including hiking, mountain biking, riding off-highway vehicles and sightseeing.

Among the many events on Brian Head’s summer calendar are a trail running race for women on June 25, the town’s annual Fourth of July celebration, a car show on July 16, a country music festival on Sept. 3 and Rocktoberfest on Sept. 10, plus multiple mountain bike racing events. For more details, visit the summer events page at brianhead.com.

Howser said the town is planning to host another similar cleanup event toward the end of the summer.

“We’re thinking we’ll do one on the weekend in the fall, and maybe catch some of the people who have a hard time getting up here on a weekday,” he said.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jeff Richards, a native of Salt Lake City with family roots in Panguitch, lived in Moab for 20 years before joining St. George News in 2017. Jeff is a longtime journalist and secondary school teacher. He and his wife Penny are the parents of five daughters. They also have three young grandsons. Jeff and his family enjoy swimming, camping, sightseeing, reading, and taking pictures.

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