Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Planned for New Fort Ord National Monument Trailhead

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony 10:00 a.m. on Friday, March 1 for the new Badger Hills Trailhead at Fort Ord National Monument.  BLM State Director Jim Kenna, Congressman Sam Farr, Monterey County Supervisor David Potter and others will participate in the event.

The trailhead is located along Highway 68 about ¾ mile northeast of the San Benancio Road intersection and 3 ¼ miles southwest of the Reservation Road intersection.

“The Badger Hills trailhead was made possible through the cooperation of local, state and federal agencies,” said Eric Morgan, Fort Ord National Monument manager. “Highway improvement and trailhead construction used pooled funding through BLM, the Federal Highway Administration and the California Department of Transportation. This partnership, supported by Monterey County, provides safer and more convenient access to BLM’s newest national monument.

For more information, call the BLM Fort Ord National Monument office at (831) 394-8314.

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