Extra Space Volunteers Clear Folsom Trail Weeds, Trash

Volunteers spent two days removing invasive weeds and litter from the former rail line being converted into a community pathway.

Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in Philanthropy

Wide view of a gravel former rail corridor through dry scrub with stacked trash bags and a pile of pulled weeds beside a cleared strip, mountains under a clear sky. — Volunteers from Extra Space Storage removed 1,432 pounds of weeds and 355 pounds of trash from Salt Lake City's Folsom Trail over two days. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

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Volunteers from Extra Space Storage spent two days cleaning up Salt Lake City's Folsom Trail, a former rail line being converted into a community pathway. The cleanup drew 100 participants who removed 1,432 pounds of weeds and 355 pounds of trash.

Why it matters

The work supports the trail's conversion into a shared public pathway for residents of Salt Lake City. The effort was coordinated with the Department of Public Lands and the nonprofit Seven Canyons Trust.

Participants removed 1,432 pounds of weeds and 355 pounds of trash from the trail over two days. The source does not provide a baseline for how much debris had accumulated before the cleanup.

The players

Extra Space Storage

A self-storage real estate company headquartered in Salt Lake City that operates 4,411 facilities across 43 states.

Seven Canyons Trust

A nonprofit that restores buried and impaired creeks in the Salt Lake Valley and partnered on the trail cleanup.

The details

Volunteers worked with the Department of Public Lands and Seven Canyons Trust, which restores buried and impaired creeks in the Salt Lake Valley. The Folsom Trail is set to connect to the Jordan River Trail.

Two days of volunteer cleanup took place on the Folsom Trail (exact dates not specified).

Philanthropy Context

The cleanup extends Salt Lake City's effort to turn the former Folsom rail line into a usable pathway that will link to the Jordan River Trail. Corporate volunteer days like this one are a common way businesses support local public spaces.

Residents who use the Folsom Trail may find it cleaner once the cleanup work is complete. The source does not say whether the trail is currently open for public use.

The takeaway

Community trail projects depend on sustained volunteer effort as well as public investment. Businesses that organize hands-on cleanups can help keep shared spaces usable between larger capital projects.