Zuni Mountains Trail Partnership

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Forest Guild hiring for the 2013 America’s Great Outdoors: 
2013 Zuni Mountain Landscape Forest Management Training Course

Crew and trainer application information can be accessed: www.forestguild.org/AGO
From June 03 until July 26, 2012, the Forest Guild is organizing a forest management training course for youth from around the Zuni Mountain Landscape in Cibola and McKinley Counties, NM.

A Vision of the
Zuni Mountains Trail Partnership

Introduction

Tucked away in beautiful Northwest New Mexico is a charming mountain range called the Zuni Mountains. Mt. Sedgwick rises 9256 feet over Ponderosa pine forests, colorful aspen lined canyons, and greentopped red mesas. The Continental Divide runs through the middle and the Zuni’s have several flowing streams draining large,wet flowering meadows.

Native peoples, conquistadors, early land grant settlers, miners, loggers, and ranchers have come in contact with the land.   In the early 1900's much of the Zuni Mountain range was purchased for watershed protection and placed under the care of the U.S. Forest Service. Forest and meadow conditions have gradually improved since then and Zuni Mountains are once again a jewel.
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Vision

The Zuni Mountains are a premier year-round recreational destination with a system of connected non-motorized trails. The Zuni Mountains offer trail experiences for mountain bikers, hikers, cross-country skiers and equestrians on narrow single-track and double-track routes. Families, novices and expert recreationists have plenty of places to play and enjoy the forest from a half-day to several days.  Visitors and near-by residents enjoy close-to home forest recreation through community gateway trailheads encompassing the Zuni Mountains.

This Vision is achieved by:

-  A partnership of communities — Cibola and McKinley counties, state, tribal and federal governments, and affiliated interests wanting to improve the quality of life and sustainability of the Zuni Mountains dedicate local, state, federal and grant funding to projects and management.

- The Zuni Mountain Trail Partnership coordinates volunteers and youth corps members for trails and forest health projects. 

-  Outfitters offer an array of services from guided tours and full service resort facilities to primitive campsites. 

-  Surrounding gateway communities that have responded with increased recreation related businesses -- guide services, bike sales, repair and service, lodging, camping, and RV supplies.

-  Initiatives by local organizations to plan, design, build and maintain specific trail systems.

-  Designing trail experiences for specific user groups.


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