10 Jun Tread Lightly! Impact Report: Johnson (Gordy’s) Hill Signage Installation

Project: Johnson (Gordy’s) Hill Signage Installation
Project #42/50
State: New Mexico

Description: This project was funded in part by the Quadratec 50 for 50 Initiative. Together with Tread Lightly!, Quadratec has committed to fund a project to improve off-road trails and public lands in each state over 24 months. 

Volunteers from New Mexico 4 Wheelers worked closely with Tread Lightly! to design educational signage for a new three-panel kiosk at Johnson (Gordy’s) Hill, a popular and diverse OHV area offering scenic views of the Rio Grande Valley in New Mexico. The new kiosk and signage will be placed at the newly improved staging area. This project impacts 24 miles of trail along the Quebradas Backcountry Byway to help educate about responsible motorized vehicle use.

Thank you to the following partners for their support:

• Quadratec
• New Mexico Tech
• NM4W
• Bureau of Land Management-New Mexico
• New Mexico Game and Fish Department

“We are so thankful for Quadratec and Tread Lightly! for their help in creating, and the New Mexico 4-Wheelers for installing new kiosk signs for our Arroyo Los Piños Staging area.  This area is one of the most frequently used staging locations in the Johnson Hill OHV area for trail users.  The new kiosk signage welcomes users, identifies what motorized activities are in the surrounding area and how to recreate them responsibly. This kiosk is an informative and beautiful addition to our recent improvements to this staging area.”  — Denny Apachito, BLM Project Manager

“The kiosk serves as a tribute to the New Mexico 4-Wheelers decades-long commitment from concept, designation, and to the official trail system of Gordy’s Hill OHV area.  It displays educational and recreational activities while promoting safe and responsible tips which are all core values for our club.  Thank you Tread Lightly!, BLM Socorro Field Office, Quadratec, NM Game and Fish, and New Mexico Tech for collaborating with us to make this happen.”—Frank Whiston, New Mexico 4-Wheelers Historian.

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