National Park Service National Trails Intermountain Region News U.S. Department of the Interior Spring 2013

Santa Fe National Historic Trail Project Updates - Protection, Development, and Promotion

Workshops

Mapping Workshop—April The Santa Fe Trail Association (SFTA) will host a Santa Fe National Historic Trail mapping workshop on April 25 & 26, 2013, at the Santa Fe Trail Center in Larned, Kansas. Participants will learn mapping methodology, gather project ideas, and be ready for the field.

Interpretation—December Participants will learn about the field of interpretation and the planning process, including Philmont Ranch retracement trail. choosing the appropriate media for the audience and resource. What’s New? Spring 2013 More details to come.

Philmont Scout Ranch Slide Scanning Project New Mexico Heritage Pedestrian trail signs have shipped A volunteer couple is labeling Preservation Month to the Philmont Scout Ranch in scanned digital versions of Santa Cimarron, NM. The signs will Fe Trail slides taken during the mark the new four-mile trail 1980s-90s. The slides will be On May 29, join the National from the ranch to the Village of made available to partners as Park Service and Philmont Scout Cimarron as a retracement trail. part of a larger National Trails Ranch for the unveiling of a four- The trail is already in use by Intermountain Region (NTIR) mile hiking trail that follows a Philmont staff and visitors as well photo database. section of the Santa Fe National as the local community. The signs Historic Trail. The ranch is should be in place by the end of Call for Sign Plans hosting the event and there will April 2013. Please send ideas for sign be a short program followed by plans. At this time of year, ideal a chance to hike the trail into the Interactive Tabletop Exhibit projects involve local right-of- Village of Cimarron. The Santa Fe Trail will be ways, such as cities and counties, included in a New Mexico parks which can be completed in the On June 1, take advantage of a and trails video project being next four months. rare opportunity for a guided, sponsored by Petroglyph National two-mile hike along the Santa Monument. A touch screen Accessibility Fe Trail at Fort Union National tabletop display covering national A large print version of the Monument. Led by park rangers trails, national parks, and state Official Santa Fe Trail Map and and archaeologists, reservations parks will travel to visitor and Guide is now available online. are required. Call Fort Union at welcome centers in the state. 505-425-8025 x0.

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