Bike Week Events in May 2018

Bike Week Events in May 2018

Santa Fe’s Bike Week started with a “Magical History Cruise” on Saturday, May 12, led by SFCT’s Trails Program Manager.  Other activities supported and attended by SFCT included the “Railyard Loop” Bike Fiesta on Friday, May 18, the...
City Trail Work in La Tierra Trails, April 2018

City Trail Work in La Tierra Trails, April 2018

The Trails Program Manager arranged for five trail work days in La Tierra Trails in April, including several visits by members of the Trails Alliance of Santa Fe to address erosion issues west of Junctions 9, 10, and 11, a work day between Junctions 20 and 22...
Completing the Cerro Gordo Trailhead Connection, Apr. 17, 2018

Completing the Cerro Gordo Trailhead Connection, Apr. 17, 2018

With help from the The Nature Conservancy, the Santa Fe Fat Tire Society, and other GUSTO partners, SFCT was happy to open the Cerro Gordo Trailhead Connector on behalf of City Parks the evening of Tues., April 17. The placement of a footbridge over a weir on the...
Happy Earth Day Cruise, April 21, 2018

Happy Earth Day Cruise, April 21, 2018

In conjunction with the Railyard Park Conservancy’s celebration of Earth Day at the Railyard, SFCT held a community bicycle ride along the Acequia Madre and the Santa Fe River, starting and ending at the Railyard Park on April 21, 2018.  This “Happy Earth...
Piñon needle scale

Piñon needle scale

My piñon trees have piñon needle scale. Do yours?  The spots are a protective covering over the scale insects. This covering protects them from the weather and many insecticides. The insects feed by drinking the sap from the needles. This insect does not kill the tree...
Missouri U. Students work on La Tierra Trails

Missouri U. Students work on La Tierra Trails

Members of the Santa Fe Fat Tire Society hosted ten students from University of Missouri to work on La Tierra Trails on Tues., Mar. 26.  The students were visiting for a week to focus on needs on the Chamisa Trail in the Santa Fe National Forest but stayed in the low...