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2023 Fall Appeal

2023 Fall Appeal

Give Today   Dear Cottonwood Gulch Community, In 2023, we took more than 1,500 people on Cottonwood Gulch treks, many of them for a second, third, tenth, or (in Chet Kubit’s case) 58th year of trekking with us. With all those trekkers, and so many familiar faces, we...

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Annual Report 2023

Annual Report 2023

Year after year, for nearly a century we have witnessed people falling in love with Cottonwood Gulch. They become deeply invested in what happens here. They care about the people, the place, the experiences that are shared in this tiny part of our big world.

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2023 Silver Buckle Award Nominations

2023 Silver Buckle Award Nominations

The Silver Buckle Award is a time-honored tradition at Cottonwood Gulch Expeditions, historically presented to trekkers who distinguished themselves in some way over the course of the summer. The original Silver Buckle continues to be awarded to trekkers whenever...

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Spring Appeal

Spring Appeal

Give Today   Dear Friend, At Cottonwood Gulch we consider all donors and trekkers – past and present – as family. That includes you! Our love of the New Mexico landscape, and the experiences we have shared here, bond us together and create lifelong memories....

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Fall Appeal

Fall Appeal

Give Today December, 2022 Dear Gulch Community, Our 2022 treks are in the books, and what a success they were! Our summer treks provided well over 100 young people with life-changing, multi-week experiences. Our school treks brought over 1,000 students into New...

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Annual Report 2022

Annual Report 2022

November 8, 2022 Dear Gulch Community,What a wonderful year it has been! 2022 has shown us the resiliency of the people and places we love. Thank you for being a part of this community; we hope to continue to grow and invest in the people and places that make the...

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Spring Appeal Letter

Spring Appeal Letter

Give Today April 30, 2022Dear Gulch Community, “This trek was life-changing.”“The best thing I’ve ever done.”“I can’t wait to come back to the Gulch next year… but can we afford it?” Those are words we hear from trekkers every year: our programs are transformative,...

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Alumni Interview Corner

Alumni Interview Corner

Give Today April 28, 2022Dear Gulch Community, Below we have three very special interviews hosted by our very own, Master of All Things Rocks A.K.A The Rock Doctor, Brad Jeffrey, Ph.D., enjoy! Joe Herrera Jr. Outfit Expedition, 1981-82, Prairie Trek Group I, 1983-84...

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Donate to Support the Gulch, and our new Strategic Plan!

Donate to Support the Gulch, and our new Strategic Plan!

Give Today December 2, 2021Dear Gulch Community, What a year we’ve had! Despite the pandemic, we have much to celebrate: we completed a successful summer, we are currently working with over 20 different schools, and we brought over 1,000 young trekkers on outdoor...

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Annual Report 2021

Annual Report 2021

October 4, 2021Dear Gulch Community, We are so happy to share our new 2021 Annual Report! You can view it by clicking the button below. Annual Report 2021

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Grant Award from the Outdoor Equity Fund

Grant Award from the Outdoor Equity Fund

August 20, 2021Dear Gulch Community, We are proud to report we have been awarded $19,992 from the Outdoor Equity Fund of the State of New Mexico! This particular grant is to help expand our school partnerships and youth programming focused on high schoolers in Gallup,...

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