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National Take a Hike Day

  • November 17th, 2017

National Take a Hike Day is observed annually on November 17.  With over 60,000 miles of trails in the National Trail System across the 50 states, there is no lack of opportunity to take a hike. National Take a Hike... Continue Reading

Estancia Punkin Chuckin’

  • October 21st, 2017

Estancia Rotary Punkin Chunkin is a unique event that raises money to help students pay for college in the local community by showcasing custom built mechanical machines that launch pumpkins through the air and are judged on distance and... Continue Reading

Complete Streets for Small Towns & Rural Communities presentation at UNM PRC

  • October 17th, 2017

Streets are carefully engineered to move automobiles as safely and efficiently as possible, but they don’t always accommodate the numerous other road users such as transit riders, pedestrians, and bicyclists. Maida Rubin (Regional Planner, Mid-Region Council of Governments) will... Continue Reading

Ramblin’ Round Raton Workshop

  • October 16th, 2017

Ramblin’ Round Raton (RRR) is seeking volunteers to assess various walking routes in downtown Raton as part of a workshop to enhance and promote walking for both health and transportation. The workshop is scheduled for 3-6:30 p.m. on Monday,... Continue Reading

International Walk to School in the USA Day

  • October 4th, 2017

“International Walk to School Day is a global event that involves communities from more than 40 countries walking and biking to school on the same day. It began in 1997 as a one-day event. Over time, this event has... Continue Reading

National Public Lands Day

  • September 30th, 2017

“NEEF (National Environmental Education Foundation) National Public Lands Day (NPLD), sponsored by Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc., is the nation’s largest, single-day volunteer effort for public lands. Through NPLD, NEEF works to connect people to public lands in their... Continue Reading

Edgewood Section 34 Open Space Cleanup Day

  • September 9th, 2017

The Town of Edgewood is leasing 248 acres of Section 34 from the Bureau of Land Management for public use and wants to make this portion of land clean and beautiful for everyone to enjoy. The entire community is... Continue Reading

Sunflower Festival in Mountainair

  • August 25th, 2017

The Sunflower Festival, a major cultural event for the community and surrounding area, features: Arts and crafts show featuring over 100 local and regional artists and artisans Live entertainment by musical groups including Rye Creek, Erineo, and more Food... Continue Reading

Torrance County Fair

  • August 8th, 2017

Come join the Torrance County Fair in Estancia where the Partnership for a Healthy Torrance County will have information booths to promote county trails, have sign-up sheets for participants to join local walking groups, and hopefully have hosted walks... Continue Reading

National Father and Daughter Take a Walk Day

  • July 7th, 2017

“National Father Daughter Take a Walk Day is observed annually on July 7th. This day was created to promote the benefits of family bonding time between fathers and daughters as well as the benefits of physical activity.” Continue Reading

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