City of Farmington
Grants Awarded
The Juniper Basin Recreation Area will provide a 93-acre space in northern Farmington for nonmotorized recreation, featuring professionally designed multi-skill bike trails and open space connectivity with Lake Farmington and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) bike trails. By offering diverse recreational opportunities, this project aims to enhance community wellness and promote outdoor activities for people of all skill levels.
The City of Farmington is working to build a keynote regional attraction unlike anything in the area. The City of Farmington is working collaboratively with the North Farmington Ditch Company to make improvements in the Animas River at Gateway Park, that benefit both entities and improve the health of the river. The project will provide 3 benefits to the waterway, improving the flow of the irrigation diversion, ensuring the natural migration of fish in the river, and creating a destination attraction in the form of an adjustable wave feature that will allow for surfing in the Animas River.
This project is for the Gateway Park Plaza that will feature river trails, open space, and a multi-use event plaza near the Animas River and the Farmington Museum.
The City of Farmington is a municipality of 46,000+ residents located in the Northwest corner of New Mexico. Nestled in the “4-Corners”, we serve as the economic, commercial, and recreation hub for the 4-state region. Providing services and amenities for nearly 300,000 residents, our community has far-reaching regional impact. As a part of this, we have made outdoor recreation one of our primary mission scopes, launching the Outdoor Recreation Industry Initiative (ORII) and likewise establishing the Community Transformation and Economic Diversification (CTED) fund to help build amenities, catalyze businesses, and keep Farmington looking its best.