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Santa Fe River Greenway Ribbon Cutting
FRIDAY, June 29, 2018 at 2 p.m.

The Santa Fe County Public Works Projects Division is pleased to announce the Grand Opening of the Santa Fe River Greenway and Trail from Frenchy’s Field to Siler Road.
The ceremony will be held just below the pedestrian bridge crossing the River at the end of Camino Carlos Rael. Please park in the parking area at Frenchy’s Field off Agua Fria Road. Attendees requiring assistance may park at the end of Camino Carlos Rael off of West Alameda.

The Santa Fe River between Frenchy’s Field and Siler Road is the next step in the Santa Fe River Greenway project, a cooperative effort between Santa Fe County and the City of Santa Fe, along with multiple organizations and the public, to restore the river and construct approximately 15 miles of continuous greenway of public parks and trails from Two-Mile Reservoir to the Wastewater Treatment Plant west of NM 599. When completed the County’s portion of the River Greenway will run from Frenchy’s Field to the Wastewater Treatment Plant west of NM 599, approximately eight miles.
As part of the Greenway project, Santa Fe County is restoring the natural course for the River from Frenchy’s Field to Siler Road using natural materials and native plants to stabilize the channel and enhance the riparian habitat. River restoration focuses on recreating meanders in the River channel, stabilizing the River bed and banks, removing non-native vegetation, trash and debris, and planting native cottonwood trees, willows, shrubs and grasses.

The Greenway will revive the traditional use of the corridor as a transportation route and focus community members and visitors on the historical role of the Santa Fe River in connecting communities along the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro.
The idea of restoring the River to a more natural state and creating a Greenway was initiated by the public and City leadership in the early-1980s after a proposal to channelize the River for flood control was presented to the community. The City and County have been working together for the last 20 years to see those ideas come to fruition.

Please contact Scott Kaseman at 992-9887 or via email skaseman@santafecountynm.gov  with any questions. Thank you and we look forward to seeing you there.