Timeline of Trail Building Activity
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2023
New Illegal Trail documented in the Sombrillo ACEC
March 6, 2023
A new illegal trail was documented in the Sombrillo ACEC that connects BLM trail segments 73 and segments 77. This new trail was constructed in early 2023. It is the trail shown on the left in the photo.
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2023
BLM Taos Office installs Sombrillo ACEC signs
February 26, 2023
The Bureau of land management (BLM) Taos Field Office installed Sombrillo Area of Critical Environmental Concern signs at the trailhead of Santa Fe County Road 113 and on the NM 503 trailhead. We thank the Taos BLM Office for this important step in recognizing the Sombrillo ACEC and hope increasing the awareness of the ACEC will help protect it.
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2023
New Illegal Mountain Bike Trail documented in the Sombrillo ACEC
February 13, 2023
A new mountain bike trail was found that travels south from the north end of the Main West Loop. GPS coordinates of starting area are approximately 35.93028, -105.97459.
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2023
Meeting with BLM in Sombrillo ACEC to assess resource damage and potential signage
February 13, 2023
BLM interns and Friends of the Nambe Badlands assess 10 miles of trails in the Sombrillo ACEC for resource damage and potential trail sign locations.
New trails, damage from motorcycles and ATVs were documented.
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2022
Friends of the Nambe Badlands Cleanup of NM 503
December 3, 2022
2022
Taos Mountain Bike Association organizes another large crowd ride in the Sombrillo ACEC
January 23, 2022
Taos Mountain Bike Association organized a second huge group ride in the Sombrillo ACEC in another apparent attempt to demonstrate usage to the BLM and influence the Travel Management Plan. Many of these riders had never ridden the area before this outing, or their similar event the weekend earlier. These large crowd mountain biking events resulted in the extensive widening of the single track trails, accelerated damage to illegal and unauthorized trails, off-trail riding, and litter (found after this big event, and presumably from riders in this big ride event).
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2022
Taos Mountain Bike Association and Santa Fe Fat Tire Society Coordinate on Massive Group Ride in the Sombrillo ACEC and Nambe Badlands
January 10, 2022
2021
Santa Fe New Mexican Op-Ed “Nambé Badlands deserve better care”
December 19, 2021
My View Terry Gibbs Nambé Badlands deserve better care Since 2000, Eldorado hikers have trekked Northern New Mexico, from the Ojito Wilderness to the Santa Barbara, from Plaza Blanca to Hermit’s Peak. Never have we seen trails and terrain so badly damaged as when we returned several weeks ago to the Nambé Badlands. This precious, wondrous terrain has been so damaged in only the last couple of years. https://www.santafenewmexican.com/opinion/my_view/namb-badlands-deserve-better-care/article_daa74b62-5e15-11ec-b88e-3fbc81c3d877.html
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2021
Rio Grande North Chapter of the Sierra Club publishes call-to-action for BLM Sombrillo Travel Management Plan
December 17, 2021
“Sombrillo Travel Plan & Illegal Trails Friends of the Nambe [Badlands] and the Northern Group are collaborating to create awareness and solicit help in preserving the fragile Nambe Badlands in the Sombrillo ACEC (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) from damaging bike use. SF Fat Tire Society and other mountain bikers have carved out new illegal trails in hopes that the upcoming BLM Sombrillo Travel Management Plan will accept them without protest from the public. Members are urged to visit the Friends of the Nambe Badlands website. You can register your concerns and urge support for carefully planned trails and recreational use on these sensitive public lands.” — Conservation News from the Northern New Mexico Group, Rio Grande Chapter, Sierra Club, December 17, 2021 Northern New Mexico
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2021
Santa Fe New Mexican publishes article on the Nambé Badlands
December 5, 2021
‘Loved to death’: A clash over fragile Northern New Mexico badlands By Daniel J. Chacón dchacon@sfnewmexican.com Download PDF of the article
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2021
Friends of Nambé Badlands finds new illegal mountain bike trail on cultural resources in Sombrillo ACEC
November 28, 2021
New (~2020) illegal mountain bike trail found going over an archeological site in Sombrillo Area of Environmental Concern. Location and imagery sent via email to BLM Taos Field Office, Attention Chris Anderson BLM Archeologist
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2021
Friends of Nambé Badlands Board members Dave Kraig and Ed MacKerrow attend Sombrillo Travel Management Plan trail inventory
November 20, 2021
Friends of Nambé Badlands Board members Dave Kraig and Ed MacKerrow attend Sombrillo Travel Management Plan trail inventory to provide input on trails in the Sombrillo ACEC and the Nambe Badlands, Zone 5 and Zone 6 Download Sombrillo Travel Management Area North (10.7 MB) PDF Download Sombrillo Travel Management Area South (10 MB) PDF Download Sombrillo Travel Management Plan Public Comment Form
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2021
Friends of the Nambé Badlands Board of Directors Craig Allen, Fernando Garzon, Linda Fluk attend BLM Sombrillo Travel Management Plan trail inventory meeting in Espanola
November 13, 2021
Friends of the Nambé Badlands Board members Linda Fluk, Fernando Garzon, and Craig Allen attend BLM Trail Inventory meeting in Espanola for input for the Sombrillo Travel Management Plan Download Sombrillo Travel Management Area North (10.7 MB) PDF Download Sombrillo Travel Management Area South (10 MB) PDF Download Sombrillo Travel Management Plan Public Comment Form
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2021
Santa Fe County installs No Parking on the sides of CR 113 and proper trailhead parking signs
May 24, 2021
Santa Fe County installs No Parking signs on the sides of Country Road 113 and designates the official trailhead parking lot.
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2021
Friends of the Nambé Badlands Shares 2011 Trail Inventory with BLM
April 28, 2021
Friends of the Nambe Badlands share GIS data on trails existing before 2011 with the BLM Taos Field Office.
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2020
Sombrillo Travel Management Area, Draft Travel Management Plan released
May 20, 2020
Sombrillo Travel Management Area, Draft Travel Management Plan DOI-BLM-NM-F020-2019-007-EA released.
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2020
New Bike Trails Proposed in Draft Travel Management Plan
May 12, 2020
New bike trails proposed in Zone 5 of the Sombrillo TMA in the Draft Travel Recreation Plan
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2019
Sombrillo Travel Management Plan/ Environmental Assessment Postcard Notice
March 6, 2019
Sombrillo Travel Management Plan / Environmental Assessment Postcard Notice to gather public comments
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2019
BLM Release Alternative A for Sombrillo Travel Management Area
March 4, 2019
BLM Taos Field Office releases Alternative A for Draft Travel Management Plan that proposes “new” trails, which were actually already constructed by SFFTS and other rogue trail builders.
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2018
Santa Fe Fat Tire Society Announces New Trails Being Developed near Nambé
April 24, 2018
“New Trails Being Developed in Nambe” Nambe Badlands From SFFTS website April 24, 2018. Captured December 2, 2021. 20180424_Nambe Badlands – Santa Fe Fat Tire Society
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2012
Record of Decision: Taos Resource Management Plan
May 24, 2012
Record of Decision:Â Taos Resource Management Plan
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2012
Taos Resource Management Plan Approved
May 16, 2012
May 16, 2012 Taos Resource Management Plan Approved Resource Management Plan is a broad area document. Travel Management Plans are specific.
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2012
BLM Tami Torres announces closures of unauthorized trails in Sombrillo ACEC
March 23, 2012
From: Torres, Tami M @blm.gov> Date: Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 2:01 PM Subject: Nambe Badlands Trail Hi all- Here is a re-cap and update of items BLM has agreed to move forward with in regards to the unauthorized trail building in association with an ongoing project plan. I also hope to address your questions with this memo and provide alternate dates for volunteers to work with BLM on unauthorized trail closures and signing. Please download the full email from BLM using this link.  Download 20120323_TamiTorres_Nambe Badlands Trail PDF
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2012
Letter sent to BLM Taos Field Office: Construction of New Trails Without NEPA Assessments and Approval –> NO REPLY, NO RESPONSE
March 8, 2012
E-mail and hardcopy letter sent to BLM Taos Field Office:Â Subject = Nambe-Area Construction of New Trails without National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Assessments and Approval.
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2012
Email to Tami Torres BLM notifying her of trail building with photos. NO RESPONSE FROM BLM
February 29, 2012
BLM sent information and photos of the new trail building occurring in the Sombrillo ACEC. NO RESPONSE
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2012
New trail (illegal) construction in the Sombrillo ACEC
February 26, 2012
“Six of us spent the morning cutting in a new section of trail at the Nambe Badlands. Afterwards, Chris, Vint and I enjoyed the perfect weather while on a great ride.” Bob Ward, President of the SFFTS. Posted 2/26/2012 https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.3085548632032.137270.1663391892&type=1
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2012
Santa Fe Fat Tire Society President (Bob Ward) posts photos of building trails in Nambe Badlands on Facebook
February 18, 2012
2012
BLM Scouting New Trails with Santa Fe Fat Tire Society
February 3, 2012
“We joined Mark from the BLM yesterday to scout out some new sections of trail for the Nambe Badlands”
“Weather permitting we hope to start construction within a few weeks”
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