[Volunteers_fosm] Lower Pine Reroutes - Complete

[Luis Cuadros]

Canyon - What a joy and privilege it is to work with you, Jen, and the SRD
staff on this fun and meaningful project. Lower Pine is basically a new
trail with superlative comments so far. One of my friends liked it so much,
after riding down he rode up again and did it twice!

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Luis C. 505-249-2417
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On Mon, Jun 17, 2024, 2:06 PM Young, Canyon - FS, NM via Volunteers_fosm <
volunteers_fosm at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:

> FOSM Members/Volunteers
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> Hey there FOSM volunteers,
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> Just wanted to say a big “thank you” to those of you who were a part of
> the push over the last several months to complete all of the reroutes on
> the Lower Pine trail, in the Manzanitas south of I-40 near the Zuzax exit.
> As of this week, Lower Pine, having been a High priority on SRD Trail’s
> program of work for a while, is now complete, with the entire length of the
> trail where we want it to be in terms of its design and placement.
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> As an East Mountain resident, I went out on Friday while I was off work to
> ride it for the first time in its newly completed form, and it is a HUGE
> improvement over its previous alignment.
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> Because this series of reroutes was designed and constructed thoughtfully
> and correctly, multiple goals were accomplished:
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>    - The trail *rides & flows much better* now, which will *attract
>    mountain bikers* (one of the primary recreational uses in the
>    Manzanitas) and *aid in dispersing that recreational traffic* in the
>    long run (i.e., not as many mountain bikers parking down the side of the
>    highway at Tunnel Canyon on the weekends, nor as many in places where the
>    chance of conflict with hikers is greater, because there is now one more
>    high-quality alternative).
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>    - The trail is *much more sustainable* – it will *not be causing
>    nearly as much erosion* or other resource damage as before, which
>    supports the greater goal of *watershed-level resource management* and
>    protection on this district.
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>    - The trail will, by and large, *take care of itself* – it will *require
>    very little input of time and money* from Forest Service trails staff
>    well into the future, aside from cutting fallen trees or encroaching oak
>    brush out it. *It will stand the test of time*, and become an *asset
>    that brings us and the community benefit*, rather than a depreciating
>    liability that needs ongoing ground-disturbing work to even keep it safe &
>    functional. And, it will place that much *less strain on non-trails
>    USFS staff* in the long run, by bringing the trail into a realm of
>    necessary maintenance that doesn’t require nearly as much legally-required
>    input from archaeologists and wildlife biologists.
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> This is EXACTLY the direction I’m seeking to steer SRD’s entire trail
> system, as begun by Kerry Wood when he was in my position. About half the
> trail mileage on the south side of the Sandia Ranger District has already
> been worked over like this in the past ten years or so, in addition to some
> of the trail mileage on the north side in the Sandias. The long-term goal
> is to get the entire SRD trail system up to this standard, in addition to
> adding new, meaningful connections & loop opportunities, such that our
> trail system as a whole is able to sustainably withstand and accommodate
> the increasing and complex recreational demand of the ever-growing
> Albuquerque metro area, all the while the strain of managing it is
> minimized, and the efficacy and efficiency of that management is maximized.
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> Thank you for being a part of our mission here at SRD!
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> *Canyon Young*
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> *Trails and Wilderness Program Manager*
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> US Forest Service
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> Sandia Ranger District
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> Cibola National Forest
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> 11776 Hwy 337, Tijeras, NM 87059
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> 505-546-7466
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> canyon.young at usda.gov
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