The Western New Mexico University Outdoor Program will have its first gear swap from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 16, 2016 at the Big Ditch Park, in conjunction with the Continental Divide Trail Coalition Trail Days.
Silver City is the first Continental Divide Gateway Community, a designation that in-part recognizes the town for its forward thinking in protecting the regions rich natural, cultural and recreational resources.
Western New Mexico University is unique among New Mexico universities, with easy access to more than 3 million acres of National Forest within hiking distance of campus. In fact, Western New Mexico University is one of the few universities in the country where the Science Department actively incorporates applied field studies, and why not? The main campus is located in one of the most ecologically diverse regions of North America.
“While many people live in Silver City because of the outdoors, some individuals possess virtually no experience in, or with, the natural world. The Outdoor Program staff felt that a gear swap would be a really great way to have a robust conversation about the outdoors and what it means to live in this unique area. People don’t have to have a lot of money to spend time in the outdoors, and a gear swap is a great way to recycle gently used outdoor equipment, getting gear into the hands of people who are looking for a good deal,” says the program Director.
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