Removing Fallen Trees near Cerro Gordo Trailhead, Jan. 25
The morning of Jan. 25, super-volunteer Alan Karp came by to let us know that three sizable trees had been blown over and were threatening to fall onto the trail connecting Cerro Gordo trailhead with Upper Canyon Rd. One e-mail to a handful of certified sawyer...
A gift to the community
In December 2016, a very generous donor gave us 2.4 acres of land along the Santa Fe River. In effect, this generous gift to the SFCT was a huge gift to the community, as we will remove all the development rights from this property to preserve it as open space...
Completing Dale Ball Wayfinding Signage, Nov. – Dec.
Four work days in November and one more in December were dedicated to finishing off the supplemental arrow signs that inform City trail users which junction lies ahead. Thanks go to the City Parks Dept. as well as the Trails Alliance of Santa Fe for supporting the...
National Park Service Centennial & Camino Real Trail Celebration, with “Grand Unified Trail System” Study Rides
On Oct. 22, SFCT joined Santa Fe County, the National Park Service’s National Historic Trails Program, the Bureau of Land Management, Santa Fe National Forest, the Santa Fe County Horse Coalition, the City of Santa Fe, and a variety of trail enthusiasts at Dead...
Field Trips for Camino Real Academy and Nina Otero Community School, October 2016
The Trails Program Manager took over 280 kids and 40 adults out to experience Dale Ball Trails over a three-week period in October. The outings included a dozen field trips for Fourth- and Fifth-Grade classes from El Camino Real Academy and Nina Otero Community...
Tour de Mural, Oct. 8, 2016
About forty cyclists joined the Trails Program Manager for the Tour de Mural, a bicycle tour of wall art in Santa Fe, on Sat., Oct. 8, 2016. Starting with the “Photo Fence” in the Railyard Park and finishing at the State Archives Building on Guadalupe...
Capital High School Outdoors Club, Dale Ball Trails Work Day, Oct. 14
A dozen members of Capital High School’s Outdoors Club, along with two teachers, came out to the Wilderness Gate Trailhead on Oct. 14 to help out with trail maintenance in the South Section of Dale Ball Trails. The students focused on reducing erosion on a few...
Posting Dale Ball Signage, September – October 2016
Numerous work days in September and October were dedicated to installing the long-awaited, new junction signs on Dale Ball Trails, as well as updating and adding to the supplemental arrow signs that help ensure users can find their way through the trails. ...