The Wildlife Walls Project is a public art initiative that began in 2022 to celebrate Utah’s wildlife through large-scale murals. These murals do more than brighten boring walls and revitalize Main Streets; they tell stories about the wildlife that shapes Utah’s identity. Each piece highlights a local species, using art and a custom QR code to bring awareness to the local habitats and creature stories. From small town main streets to bustling urban parks, these murals turn ordinary places into eye-catching, powerful reminders that wild animals are part of our communities in the American West.

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Led by artist Chris Peterson in collaboration with dozens of partners, this grassroots project has turned blank walls across the state into monumental mural tributes to local species. Ten murals have been completed across six counties so far, with a goal of painting at least one in all 29 Utah counties. Each made possible through partnerships with municipalities, businesses, nonprofits, private citizens, and local property owners. 

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We've launched the Wildlife Walls Mural Trail in 2025, with an interactive map to find each of the murals and more than a hundred wildlife viewing areas clustered around and between the mural sites. We've also added five existing monumental wildlife murals previously created by Chris Peterson for a total of 18 murals on the trail. 

Our next phase will include a campaign to crowdsource a layer of all existing wildlife murals in Utah. Stay tuned!