Apr 18, 2016 | Trails
Volunteers met with the Trails Program Manager at Cerro Gordo Trailhead to work on sections of Dale Ball Trails above the Arroyo Polai on Mar. 24 and 31. A lot of effort went into “de-berming” the stretch of gullied, switch-backing trail up to the Dorothy... 
Dec 11, 2015 | Trails
Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day is a national event promoted by the International Mountain Biking Association (IMBA) that was organized locally by Michael Cahill of the Santa Fe Fat Tire Society (SFFTS). Over a dozen kids showed up at La Tierra Trails’ La Cuchara... 
Dec 9, 2015 | Trails
Thanks to moderate temperatures, we were able to continue volunteer trail work into December. On Dec. 8, we focused on the wide trail between Frijoles and Calabasas Trailheads that is considered a “Regional Multi-Use Trail” under the La Tierra Trails... 
Nov 16, 2015 | Trails
Thanks to new grant support from the Line-Berry Foundation, SFCT was able to offer field trips to a second south-side school, Nina Otero Community School. Fourth-graders received backpacks, hiking accessories, and “Passports to Santa Fe’s Foothill... 
Nov 16, 2015 | Trails
Field Trips to La Tierra Trails continued in October and November with Fifth-Graders from El Camino Real Academy. On Oct. 27 we hosted Miss Young’s class, on Nov. 10, Miss Castillo’s class, and... 
Nov 13, 2015 | Trails
On Oct. 23, a small group of volunteers reached higher up the Atalaya Trail than we have got in the past, above where the “Easier” and Steeper” sections re-unite. After a little de-berming on the “Steeper” route, the group found plenty... 
Nov 13, 2015 | Trails
City trail volunteers focused on maintenance needs on the far west side of La Tierra Trails on four work days in November. A group of six volunteers joined Tim Rogers to... 
Oct 29, 2015 | Trails
A dozen volunteers worked on the Atalaya Trail before heading up to “Shirley’s Knob” to celebrate National Trails Day as well as the development of a “Grand Unified Trails System” for Santa Fe. While working their way up, the crew ran... 
Oct 19, 2015 | Trails
Ten students and two teachers from Capital High School’s “Outdoors Club” met with the Trail Volunteer Coordinator on Tierra Contenta’s “Arroyo de las Chamisas Urban Trail” to talk about trails and tools and to do some basic trail... 
Oct 16, 2015 | Trails
For October trail work days, we shifted gears to La Tierra Trails, starting on Oct. 14 with some problem sections between junctions 33, 35 and 37 and north of junction 36. We could not solve ALL the problems, but we did find some spots where we could either move the... 