A public scoping meeting on the Sandia Trails Improvement Project (STIP) is being held by the USFS on Wednesday, July 17th from 6:00 – 8:00 PM at the Sandia Ranger District office located at 11776 Hwy. 337, Tijeras, NM 87059. Sandia Nordic Ski Club’s groomed trails improvement project is a component of STIP. The purpose of the meeting is for Kerry Wood, the Trails and Wilderness Program Manager for the Sandia Ranger District, to provide an overview of the 5 components of STIP. Hope you can come out and show your support for this broad-based project that includes hiking biking trails in Placitas, improvements in existing trails in the east mountains and purpose built trails for xc skiing and mountain biking.