Next time you decide to hike the Big Tesuque trail, stop and check out the new fireshed sign at the trailhead. This sign is a result of a collaboration between the Fireshed Communications team, the Forest Stewards Guild, the City of Santa Fe Fire Department, and the Santa Fe National Forest to provide more education about the fireshed and local fire ecology to the public.
This trailhead is located within the Santa Fe National Forest and is a great spot to hike from mid-elevation ponderosa, white pine and oak into higher elevation spruce and firs. The fire regimes of these two distinct forest types differ from one another and thus are treated differently from a restoration perspective. The trailhead sign explains these ecological foundations and speaks to fire’s important role in each ecosystem.
This trail winds through the upper reaches of the watershed above the village of Tesuque. This is an important area for forest health since healthier forests = clean water!
If you have out of town guests and they are interested in hiking in the forest, send them to this sign at the Big Tesuque trailhead to help ground them in the ecology of the landscape before their hike.
Enjoy recreating in your public lands within the Greater Santa Fe Fireshed!
