Other Sources of Information about the Sandia Mountains
FOSM Contacts
- webmaster@friendsofthesandias.org – Email address for contacting webmaster for this website
- info@friendsofthesandias.org – Email address for requests for information about FOSM
Forest Service information
- www.fs.usda.gov/ National Forest Service Hqs.
- www.fs.fed.usda.gov/r3 Southwest Region
- www.fs.fed.usda.gov/cibola Cibola National Forest
- https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/cibola/about-forest/districts/?cid=FSBDEV3_065706 Sandia Ranger District
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/cibola_nfg/ Historic photos from Cibola National Forest sites
- www.nafsr.org National Association of Forest Service Retirees
- www.swfsamigos.org Southwest Forest Service Retirees/Amigos
- http://npshistory.com/publications/usfs/region/3/history/chap13.htm Timeless Heritage: A History of the Forest Service in the Southwest, Chapter 13, Recreation
Other Volunteer Opportunities
- www.nmvfo.org New Mexico Volunteers for the Outdoors
- www.placitasareatrail.org Placitas Area Trail Association
- www.oneabqvolunteers.com/need/ One Albuquerque Volunteers
- https://youthcorps.org Rocky Mountain Youth Corps
- https://www.talkingtalons.org Talking Talons Youth Leadership
Hiking
- www.sandiahiking.com Mike Coltrin’s site for hiking in the Sandias. The original website (sandiahiking.com) was vacated by Mike, but he gave permission to provide a link from the FOSM website to this archive copy in the interest of passing along legacy data related to the Sandia trails (including GPS waypoints and GPS tracks of many of the Sandia Trails). See also: Sandia Mountain Hiking Guide – UNM Press.
- www.nmmountainclub.org NM Mountain Club
Hang Gliding
- www.sandiasoaring.org Sandia Soaring Association
Rock Climbing
- www.climbstoneage.com Stone Age Climbing Gym
- https://www.preworkout.org/rock-climbing-as-exercise/ A Beginner’s Guide to Rock Climbing as Exercise
Trails
- www.aroadrun.org Albuquerque Road Runners
- adoptatrail@friendsofthesandias.org Email address for seeking information about Adopt-a-Trail program
- Albuquerque Journal article about La Luz Trail Interview with Forest Service volunteer Dave Hammack in 2001
- La Luz Trail Run History USDA Forest Service withdrew approval of this event in 2020 because its commercial sponsorship violated provisions of the Wilderness Act.
Fire/Closure Information
- www.nmfireinfo.com New Mexico Fire Information (Seasonal)
Wildlife
- www.wildlife.state.nm.us N.M. Department of Game & Fish
- www.hawkwatch.org HawkWatch International
- www.rosyfinch.com Information on Rosy Finches atSandia Crest
Cross-country Skiing
- https://www.sandianordic.org Sandia Nordic Ski Club
Snowshoeing
- https://friendsofthesandias.org/snowshoe-race/ Information on the annual Sandia Snowshoe Race
- racedirector@friendsofthesandias.org Email address for snowshoe race director
Horseback Riding
- www.BCHNM.org Back Country Horsemen of New Mexico
Mountain Biking
- https://ambanm.org Albuquerque Mountain Bike Association
- www.IMBA.com International Mountain Biking Association
Culture and History
- www.friendsoftijeraspueblo.org Friends of Tijeras Pueblo
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/cibola_nfg/ Historic photos from Cibola National Forest sites
Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway
- www.sandiapeak.com Website for Tram and Ten 3 restaurant
Sandia Peak Ski Area
- https://www.sandia.ski Website for Sandia Peak Ski area
- https://www.sandia.ski/snow-report Webpage for snow conditions
Search and Rescue
- https://hsc.unm.edu/medicine/departments/emergency-medicine/programs/prehospital-care/immc/ International Mountain Medicine Center (IMMC)
- https://www.cibolasar.org Cibola Search and Rescue
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