Supporting Organizations 
"Supporters of trails planning and conservation in the Zuni Mountains"

While the list of partners for this planning process is ever expanding; there are some key agencies and organizations working in the Zuni Mountains on the ground to preserve, promote, and sustain a healthy Forest.  This list only highlights a handful of organizations that own, administer, fund, or lead in trail planning and asset improvements, and does not mention local and/or tribal governments who are also vital stakeholders of these Cibola and McKinley county-area assets.

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US Forest Service:
manages Cibola National Forest - Mount Taylor District, including: uses, closures, projects, planning, maps, etc. USFS is the principal organizer of this partnership.

District Ranger:  Matthew Reidy.
Mt. Taylor District Reference Map
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National Park Service -
Rivers, Trails, & Conservation Program:
manages El Morro National Monument
the ZMTP project is being supported and facilitated by Attila Bality, NPS-RTCA.

Newsletter Link: 
NPS-RTCA New Mexico Projects Newsletter
El Morro National Monument
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Bureau of Land Management: 
this project is being supported and jointly assisted by BLM, which oversees El Malpais National Conservation Area (NCA).

Informational Brochures:
http://www.nps.gov/elma/planyourvisit/brochures.htm

El Malpais NCA
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Cibola & McKinley County Governments:
both counties have joined the partnership and provided an important backbone of support, especially with regards to funding agencies, matching funds, and in-kind staffing.
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Gallup Trails 2010 (GT2010):
a not-for-profit trails advocacy organization, supported by volunteers that works on trails development and advocacy in the McKinley County area.  A link provides trail conditions, maps, and other information about trail workdays and volunteer membership opportunities.  GT2010 has brought international recognition to area assets through support of the International Mountain Bike Association (IMBA) and recognition by the NM State Parks winning the "Jessica R. Terrell Award" in 2009 in honor of the group accomplishments in developing High Desert Trail System.
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Gallup Youth Conservation Corps Program:
funded by the NM Energy, Minerals, & Natural Resources Department and administered by Connections, Inc. - this program puts 70 area youth to work on trails building and restoration projects,.  This summer YCC will be continuing work on trail systems in the McGaffey Area & Ramah Area.

Grants Youth Conservation Corps Program:
funded by the NM Energy, Minerals, & Natural Resources Department and administered by Future Foundations Family Center.  In the future, Grants YCC will be working on trail systems in the Zuni Mountains.
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Adventure Gallup & Beyond (AGB): 
a 501(c) 4 organization that supports the develoment and promotion of adventure tourism as an economic driver for the region.  AGB actively works with landowners to gain access, coordinates asset development, provides gatekeeper management, and identifies resources for projects.  AGB provided funding for an initial trails study for the western portion of the Zuni Mountains area.

Funding Sources & Entities.

Secure Rural Schools
Northern New Mexico
Resource Advisory Committee
(RAC):
the Northern NM RAC oversees and approves the counties usage of Title II Secure Rural Schools funding.  The RAC has invested in provding NEPA services to designate hundreds of miles in the Zuni Mountains.  The RAC has also funded trail maintenance and road closure projects.
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NM Recreational Trails Program (RTP):
the NM RTP is provided vital funding to the development and improvement of the Hillso Trailhead and a 26-mile ZMTP trail system.  McKinley County received a second award in 2010 related to ZMTP trail and trailhead work in the Ramah Lake area.