[Volunteers_fosm] FOSM Project to Remove signs in Switchback thinning area, Wed., April 1

[Sam Beard]

Hello Everyone,

Please see the emails below from Jen about removing trail signs in the Switchback thinning project so that they will not be damaged during the thinning.

Meet at 9 am in the Crest area parking lot on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.

See details below.

If you have one of the special tamper proof nut socket attachments, please bring it.

Please let Jen know if you plan to work on Wed.

Sam Beard, Projects Chair
Friends of the Sandia Mountains

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​​​​Michael Madden via Volunteers_fosm​​
​​​​Hendrix, Dorothy - FS, NM​​
Hi All,

Thanks to everyone who responded about helping to remove trail signs. We would like to plan to remove them on Wednesday 4/1. We will meet at the crest area parking lot at 9am. I will bring up all necessary tools and no PPE required, but you are welcome to wear hard hat/gloves/eye protection if you would like to. Please let me know if you intend to join us! Luis, if you’re out there and available to help, we could use the tamper proof nut socket attachment that I lent to you.

Let me know if you have any questions, comments, or concerns.

Take Care,
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Jen Medina-Gray (They/Them)
Trails Foreman
Forest Service
Cibola National Forest, Sandia Ranger District
p: 505-281-3304
c: 505-607-3610
jennifer.medina-gray at usda.gov<mailto:jennifer.medina-gray at usda.gov>
11776 Hwy 337
Tijeras, NM 87059











From: Medina-Gray, Jennifer - FS, NM
Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2026 5:02 PM
To: Michael Madden via Volunteers_fosm <volunteers_fosm at mailman.swcp.com>
Cc: Young, Canyon - FS, NM <Canyon.Young at usda.gov>
Subject: Removing Trail Signs for Crest Closure

Hi All,

For those of you who don’t know already, the crest area will be under a closure order for a thinning project starting very soon. Canyon and I would like to remove all the trail signs (and leave the posts) inside the closure area so they don’t risk being destroyed. I am here to see who is interested and available to help remove signs. Unfortunately, we will not know until a day or two before the contractor is able to begin work and we think it will be as soon as next week. I will reach out again next Monday to confirm a date for the sign removal fiesta.

In the meantime, if you have any questions feel free to send them our way and we will answer them to the best of our ability. We are working to create some alternative hiking information that will be available to the public next week.

Thanks for everything you all do!

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Jen Medina-Gray (They/Them)
Trails Foreman
Forest Service
Cibola National Forest, Sandia Ranger District
p: 505-281-3304
c: 505-607-3610
jennifer.medina-gray at usda.gov<mailto:jennifer.medina-gray at usda.gov>
11776 Hwy 337
Tijeras, NM 87059

SM
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