May 2024 Volunteers of the Month - Karl Teemant & Scott Wadsworth

Karl Teemant and Scott Wadsworth are our May 2024 Volunteers of the Month.

Karl Teemant has been a member of the Santaquin Trail Committee since the beginning of Prospector View Park in 2022. He has been instrumental in marking new trails and developing trail vision. He has donated hundreds of hours of work. Karl is the Community Services Director in Payson and as busy as he is, always finds time to volunteer as a resident of Santaquin. Karl and his children have been active participants with the Nebo Goats Mountain Biking Club and are part of the Payson team.

Karl’s youth was spent in Portsmouth, Virginia. He graduated from BYU in Recreation Administration and moved to Santaquin in 2000.  He is married to his sweetheart, Jennifer, and they have 2 children. In his spare time, Karl enjoys hiking, mountain biking, and boating.  When asked why he spends time working on the trail he stated, “I enjoy seeing the benefit the park is to the community with the added health and wellness it provides for those who use it.”

Scott Wadsworth has also been a member of the Santaquin Trail Committee since the beginning of Prospector View Park in 2022. He has worked with Karl in marking many of our new trails and has likewise donated hundreds of hours of work. Scott owns a hydro seed company and has donated grass seed and flower seeds along the Prospector View Trailhead parking lot and trail areas.  He provided his own side by side to assist with placement of signage on the East Bench leading into Prospector View Park.

Scott was raised in Mapleton, Utah, and he graduated from UVU in Business. His hydro seed company has been in business since 2002 and they focus on seeding and erosion control.  Scott and his wonderful family have lived in Santaquin for the past 18 years. In his free time, Scott enjoys mountain biking, snowmobiling, camping, and dirt biking.

“I like to see the progression of the trail as we work on it,” Scott stated when asked why he volunteers for this project. “It is exciting to see all the volunteers work together to make it happen and it is nice to see people use the new trails to better their lives.”

Thank you, Scott and Karl, for your work on Prospector View Park. Your volunteer spirit is a great example to our community and your contributions have been invaluable.