Washington, March 24 -- Representative Gabe Vasquez issued the following press release:
On March 24, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) and his colleagues sent a letter (https://vasquez.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/vasquez.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/usfstrailslettermarch23.pdf) to U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Chief Tom Schultz demanding answers on declining trail quality on public lands before the peak summer season. Recently, the USFS published an internal report (https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/12/16/forest-service-trail-maintenance-crisis/?_view=prod&utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social) detailing a "trail maintenance crisis" with "impassable trails" and "unsafe bridges" due to staffi...