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SFCT Trail Events in 2017
Links below describe how each event in 2017 went. For information on upcoming trail events, see SFCT’s Events page or take a look at the TAOSF calendar.
Field Trips to Dale Ball Trails South Section, April and May 2018
Through the support of the Frost Foundation, Partners in Education, and the City of Santa Fe, the Santa Fe Conservation Trust is guiding nearly 400 elementary school children, teachers, and parent-chaperones on 15 field trips to the South Section of Dale Ball Trails...
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
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 Day Cruise"...
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...
Bicycle Tour for International Making Cities Livable Conference, Oct. 2
At the request of the Chair of the Bicycle and Trails Advisory Committee, the Trail Program Manager took nine participants in the International "Making Cities Livable" Conference on a tour of bicycle facilities in Santa Fe on Oct. 2. Participants hailed from far and...
Field Trips to La Tierra Trails in October
Thanks to support from Partners in Education to cover transportation costs, we are bringing hundreds more schoolchildren to city trails this October! This season, 4th and 5th Graders from El Camino Real Academy and Nina Otero Community School are visiting La Tierra...
Putting up Wayfinding Signage on Talaya Hill with County Volunteers
In Fall of 2017, we are working with County Volunteer Coordinator Carol Branch to put up wayfinding signage on the County sections of the Dale Ball and Connecting Trails, including Talaya Hill (Dale Ball Trails - South), La Piedra Trail, and Little Tesuque Trail. We...
Demonstration Work Day and Hike with International Visitors
On Aug, 29 the Executive Director and Trails Program Manager, along with Railyard Conservancy director Christy Downs, met at the Railyard Community Room with conservation and parks professionals from five nations who were brought to Santa Fe by the Council for...
Seed Ball Throw, Native Plant Day, Aug. 19, 2017
On the morning of Aug. 19, SFCT celebrated "Native Plant Day" with the Native Plant Society of New Mexico and the City of Santa Fe by orchestrating a community bicycle ride and walk to distribute over 2,000 native plant "seed balls" on city trails and open space. The...
Arbolitos Trail
The Arbolitos Trail is a GUSTO demonstration project along the top of a branch of the Arroyo de los Frijoles, northeast of La Tierra Trails. The route of the trail was originally flagged by Henry Lanman and Tim Rogers in April and was soon added to commitments for the...
Removing Fallen Trees near Cerro Gordo Trailhead, Jan. 25
Community Cruise to Gail Ryba Trail for “Bike Day at the Capitol,” Feb. 25
Trail Work in La Tierra Trails, April 5
Trail Work in Dale Ball Trails, April 12, 19 & 27, May 8
Bike Route 66 Ride with BTAC On-Road Subcommittee, April 23
Field Trips to Dale Ball Trails for Camino Real Academy and Nina Otero Community School, May 3 – 18
River and Acequia Cruise, May 13
Bike-to-School Celebration, May 16
Caja del Rio Gravel Grinder, May 19
Bike-to-Work Day, May 19
Magical History Cruise, May 20
Atalaya Trail Work, May 30
Work at Frijoles Trailhead, La Tierra Trails, June 13
Take a Kid Hiking Day, June 17
Signage and Other Trail Work in Dale Ball South, June 23 and 29
Cerro Gordo Trailhead Connection, Dale Ball Trails, July 20
La Tierra Trails / Dog Park Connector, July – October
Arbolitos Trail, August – September
Seed Ball Throw, Native Plant Day, August 19
Demonstration Work Day and Hike with International Visitors, August 28
Putting up Wayfinding Signage on Talaya Hill with County Volunteers, September 15 and 22
Bicycle Tour for International Making Cities Livable Conference, Oct. 2
Field Trips to La Tierra Trails for Camino Real Academy and Nina Otero Community School, Oct. 3 – 26
Outing with Capital High School “Outdoors Club,” Oct. 6: Trail Work and Hike up to Picacho Peak