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SUMMARY:Women's Trail Workshop (Sandia RD)
DESCRIPTION:RESULTS: On Saturday October 3rd\, 6 participants attended an outdoor trail-building workshop at Pine Flat\, at the south end of the Sandia Ranger District. After learning some basics about tools\, trail design and construction\, as well as tips on safety and body mechanics\, volunteers worked on a reroute of the Gamble Spur trail. An enjoyable day\, with perfect weather for building new trail! \nFlickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)\nPHOTO ALBUM LINK \n\nOctober 3rd is our new\, rescheduled date. \nDescription: Enjoy the camaraderie and support of other women as we learn or review some trail-building basics\, then spend the day building new trail. We will go over tools\, techniques\, and best practices\, with plenty of time for questions and feedback. \nWe’ll meet at the north end of the parking lot at the Sandia Ranger District Visitor Center (SRD) and carpool caravan a few miles south to the Pine Flat Picnic Area. From there we’ll hike a little over a quarter mile\, carrying tools supplied by the Forest Service. Once at the work location we’ll settle in for an hour(ish) of “classroom” instruction and questions before beginning our hands-on practice\, building trail to reroute some trenched-out sections on Gamble Spur. We’ll stop for a 30-minute lunch break in the middle of our work day. \nPlease bring your own work gloves and face mask\, as well as lunch\, snacks and plenty of water in a day pack. Please also bring a hat\, sunblock\, rain gear and sturdy boots. A notebook and pen could also prove useful! Forest Service rules require that while working we wear hard hats (supplied)\, eye protection (sunglasses okay)\, long pants\, long sleeves\, boots and work gloves\, as well as face coverings when within 6 feet of each other. It could will(!) be chilly in the morning during “classroom” time\, so bring an extra layer. After work we’ll begin hiking out at around 3:00\, or possibly earlier depending on group energy. \nWe’ll be joined by one or two Forest Service personnel who will be available to help demonstrate and answer questions throughout the day. \nPlease register below by Thursday\, Oct 1st. If you are bringing a friend\, please fill out a form for her as well. Hope you can join us! \nDifficulty: 2 Pulaskis \nCost: Free! \nFor more information: If this is your first NMVFO project\, you can find more information about difficulty ratings and what to expect at http://nmvfo.org/volunteer/volunteer-faq\, or email the project leader. \nSign Up
URL:https://nmvfo.org/projects/womens-trail-workshop-sandia-rd/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jenny Blackmore":MAILTO:j.blackmore@nmvfo.org
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SUMMARY:Sawyer Class
DESCRIPTION:RESULTS: Six volunteers earned their Crosscut Sawyer Certification during a one-day class taught by Jennifer Sublett\, USFS\, at the Panchuela Campground\n \nFlickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)\nPHOTO ALBUM LINK \n\nDescription: Earn your USFS Crosscut Sawyer Certification at this all-day class. Sawyer certification is recommended for frequent NMVFO volunteers who desire to advance their trail maintenance skills. This class is for those who want to become active sawyers\, who really intend to use these new skills on trail projects.   You do not need to be certified in First Aid/CPR\, and Blood Borne Pathogens to take the crosscut saw class\, but will need them to become certified Forest Service sawyers. The class is taught by Jennifer Sublett\, USFS. \nWhat is Sawyer Certification? “The USFS requires a sawyer\, the primary operator of a crosscut saw or chainsaw\, to be trained\, evaluated\, and certified through a training program that meets the intent of FSM 2358.03 Policy. Sawyers must have a current National Sawyer Certification Card and meet any other specified qualifications to perform assigned saw work\, including currency in first aid CPR training when engaged in sawing activities. The National Sawyer Certification Card is issued with a three-year expiration date\, which can be subject to review any time prior to expiration.” \nLearn about: binding\, proper use of PPE\, bucking\, risk assessment\, danger trees\, underbucking\, hung trees\, use of wedges\, escape routes\, snags\, widow makers\, and so much more… \nA volunteer does not need sawyer certification when using our smaller folding saws to cut downfalls\, but the concepts learned in this class will also help users of smaller saws become safer and more effective. For larger downfalls\, where a 2-person or 1-person crosscut saw is used\, at least one operator must be sawyer certified. \nMeet at: Panchuela Admin Site. Coordinates 35.829569N  105.663997W. Travel to Panchuela Campsite near the Pecos Wilderness\, and pass beyond the gate near the camp host site to the Admin Site\, following the NMVFO green signs. You do not need a high-clearance vehicle on Panchuela Road– it is paved all the way\, though the roadway narrows to one lane with turn-offs. \nBring: Sack lunch\, snacks. Wear long pants\, long sleeve shirt\, boots\, gloves\, and eye protection\, as on a trail project. Bring your hard hat if you have one\, otherwise NMVFO will provide one. \nDifficulty: 2 Pulaskis (moderately strenuous)\n \nGroup Size: Up to 6\n \nPlease sign up below. Closing date for sign-ups is Wednesday September 30th\, 2020. \n<< THE CLASS IS NOW FULL. IF YOU SIGN UP\, YOU WILL BE PUT ON A WAIT-LIST FOR THE NEXT CLASS\, WHICH JENNIFER IS WILLING TO SCHEDULE SOON\, DEPENDING ON INTEREST >> \nSign Up
URL:https://nmvfo.org/projects/sawyer-class/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jim (Sagebrush) Sells":MAILTO:j.sells@nmvfo.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20201010T083000
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CREATED:20191227T042631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201015T000613Z
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SUMMARY:Red Canyon Spur Trails (Mountainair RD)
DESCRIPTION:RESULTS: The project team cleared about 1.3 miles of dead-fall on the Box Springs trail and cleared and made drainage improvements on about 1.5 miles of the Red Canyon and the Red Canyon Spur trails. \nFlickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)\nPHOTO ALBUM LINK \n\nDescription: The location for this project changed from the original schedule. We will be working the spur trails that originate in Red Canyon Campground in the Manzano Mountains. It will be a one-day project\, but camping will be available at Red Canyon Campground without any charge if you want to arrive Friday night. There are no hook-ups at the campground but there are vault toilets. The work will include clearing tread and removing fallen trees. This area is outside of Wilderness so we could use chainsaws\, but if any volunteers are interested in getting experience with manual crosscut saws\, we will use those. Bring food and water for the day. We will begin working at 8:30 AM. Volunteers are required to bring face masks\, work gloves\, sturdy boots\, eye protection (sunglasses)\, long pants and long sleeves. NMVFO will provide hard hats and tools. Reminder: Pets are not allowed on NMVFO projects. \nWe will be practicing social distancing on this project. Specific details will be provided prior to the start of the project. \nMeet at Red Canyon hiker parking lot – details will be provided later. \nDifficulty: 1 Pulaski \nGroup Size: Up to 13 \nFor more information: If this is your first NMVFO project\, you can find more information about difficulty ratings and what to expect at http://nmvfo.org/volunteer/volunteer-faq\, or email the project leader. \n\nSign Up
URL:https://nmvfo.org/projects/red-canyon-spur-trails-mountainair-rd/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Don Lemke":MAILTO:d.lemke@nmvfo.org
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SUMMARY:Black Range Reroute II (Gila NF)
DESCRIPTION:RESULTS: Four NMVFO volunteers\, together with two staff members from the Continental Divide Trail Coalition and a CDTC volunteer built approximately 2500 ft of new trail through steep rocky terrain along the CDT. The new work reroutes the CDT away from a road-walk in the Black Range ranger district of the Gila National Forest not far from the town of Chloride\, NM. Previously a youth crew and another CDTC volunteer group had begun work on the 1.5 mile reroute. Our crew finished the reroute on Oct 17th\, then spent the next day doing finish-up maintenance work\, adding final touches to approximately 1.25 miles of the new trail before heading home. \nFlickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)\nPHOTO ALBUM LINK \n\nPlease sign up HERE. \nFrom our partners at CDTC: \n“Project Description: The Continental Divide Trail Coalition is partnering with New Mexico Volunteers for the Outdoors and the Black Range Ranger District (Forest Service) to complete a 1.5 mile reroute of the CDT in the Black Range of the Gila National Forest\, west of Chloride\, NM. A Youth Conservation Corps has already put time and energy into this reroute – but there is still progress to be made! The Forest Service has made this construction project a priority and would like to see it completed this fall. CDTC and NMVFO are proud to assist in the completion of this reroute and successfully remove it from a dirt Forest Service road. Enjoy the solitude and remoteness of the Black Range while swinging tools and creating a brand new portion of a National Scenic Trail. \nPlan: Volunteers will arrive between 4pm and 6pm on October 15th at the Monument Cabin to pitch camp and get situated. CDTC staff will be there to direct volunteers where to camp. Volunteers will hit the trail on October 16th working north from the Caledonia trailhead on the CDT with the goal of completing the roughly 1.5 mile reroute and adding finishing touches as needed. Work will be wrapped up by 1:30PM on October 19th to ensure volunteers have ample time to pack up camp and drive safely home. \nMeeting Time and Place: Thursday October 15th between 4pm and 6pm at Monument Cabin. Click here for Google Maps directions. \nDirections to Meeting Place: From I-25 take Exit 83 and head west towards Winston and Chloride via NM-52/County Rd CO06. Once in Chloride head west out of town on Wall St\, which turns into County Rd CO53 for 12 miles until the cabin is on your left. Please note that the cabin is not marked but CDTC staff will be present to guide volunteers. CDTC highly recommends entering directions to the cabin into your phone via Google maps before departing. Google maps will work without cell phone service via your phone’s GPS. \nCOVID-19: Please take the time to review CDTC COVID-19 Guidelines & Procedures on the CDTC website\, or access it here. \nDay-of Project Contact: CDTC Field Instructor Isaac Miller\, 406-224-3998\, imiller@continentaldividetrail.org\, or CDTC Field Instructor Beckett Wagner\, 330-840-0369\, bwagner@continentaldividetrail.org. \nVehicle Requirements: 4WD High Clearance. \nDaily Hiking Distance: 2-3 miles a day. \nWork Difficulty: Strenuous – Moderately high elevation with strenuous tasks such as digging new trail\, removing rocks/boulders and brushing. \nWhat’s Provided: Tools\, project materials\, personal protective equipment\, work site supervision\, and qualified First Aid personnel. Volunteers are responsible for providing their own food and water for the duration of the project. \nFood and Water: Unfortunately\, due to COVID-19\, volunteers will not be able to share food or water with others outside their household. Volunteers are responsible for all their meals and must come prepared with breakfast\, lunch\, dinner\, water\, and snacks for the entire duration of the project. CDTC staff will have extra water for volunteers at the campsite. \nAmenities: None. This is a primitive campsite with no bathrooms or running water\, but CDTC staff will dig a latrine for volunteers to use.” \nDifficulty: 3 Pulaskis \nGroup Size: 7 Volunteers\, 3 Leaders \nFor more information:  If this is your first NMVFO project\, you can find more information about difficulty ratings and what to expect at http://nmvfo.org/volunteer/volunteer-faq\, or email the project leader.
URL:https://nmvfo.org/projects/burro-mountains-cdt-i-gila-nf/
CATEGORIES:Project
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jenny Blackmore":MAILTO:j.blackmore@nmvfo.org
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20201024T180000
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SUMMARY:Black Range Reroute III (Gila NF)
DESCRIPTION:RESULTS: Four volunteers and two CDTC staff brushed five miles of CDT\, cleared 38 trees\, and added final touches to the new Black Range reroute. \nFlickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)\nPHOTO ALBUM LINK \n\nPlease sign up HERE. \nFrom our partners at CDTC: \n“Project Description: The Continental Divide Trail Coalition is partnering with New Mexico Volunteers for the Outdoors and the Black Range Ranger District (Forest Service) to complete a 1.5 mile reroute of the CDT in the Black Range of the Gila National Forest\, west of Chloride\, NM. A Youth Conservation Corps has already put time and energy into this reroute – but there is still progress to be made! The Forest Service has made this construction project a priority and would like to see it completed this fall. CDTC and NMVFO are proud to assist in the completion of this reroute and successfully remove it from a dirt Forest Service road. Enjoy the solitude and remoteness of the Black Range while swinging tools and creating a brand new portion of a National Scenic Trail. \nPlan: Volunteers will arrive between 4pm and 6pm on October 22nd at the Monument Cabin to pitch camp and get situated. CDTC staff will be there to direct volunteers where to camp. Volunteers will hit the trail on October 23rd working north from the Caledonia trailhead on the CDT with the goal of completing the roughly 1.5 mile reroute and adding finishing touches as needed. Work will be wrapped up by 1:30PM on October 26th to ensure volunteers have ample time to pack up camp and drive safely home. \nMeeting Time and Place: Thursday October 22nd between 4pm and 6pm at Monument Cabin. Click here for Google Maps directions. \nDirections to Meeting Place: From I-25 take Exit 83 and head west towards Winston and Chloride via NM-52/County Rd CO06. Once in Chloride head west out of town on Wall St\, which turns into County Rd CO53 for 12 miles until the cabin is on your left. Please note that the cabin is not marked but CDTC staff will be present to guide volunteers. CDTC highly recommends entering directions to the cabin into your phone via Google maps before departing. Google maps will work without cell phone service via your phone’s GPS. \nCOVID-19: Please take the time to review CDTC COVID-19 Guidelines & Procedures on the CDTC website\, or access it here. \nDay-of Project Contact: CDTC Field Instructor Isaac Miller\, 406-224-3998\, imiller@continentaldividetrail.org\, or CDTC Field Instructor Beckett Wagner\, 330-840-0369\, bwagner@continentaldividetrail.org. \nVehicle Requirements: 4WD High Clearance. \nDaily Hiking Distance: 2-3 miles a day. \nWork Difficulty: Strenuous – Moderately high elevation with strenuous tasks such as digging new trail\, removing rocks/boulders and brushing. \nWhat’s Provided: Tools\, project materials\, personal protective equipment\, work site supervision\, and qualified First Aid personnel. Volunteers are responsible for providing their own food and water for the duration of the project. \nFood and Water: Unfortunately\, due to COVID-19\, volunteers will not be able to share food or water with others outside their household. Volunteers are responsible for all their meals and must come prepared with breakfast\, lunch\, dinner\, water\, and snacks for the entire duration of the project. CDTC staff will have extra water for volunteers at the campsite. \nAmenities: None. This is a primitive campsite with no bathrooms or running water\, but CDTC staff will dig a latrine for volunteers to use.” \nDifficulty: 3 Pulaskis \nGroup Size: 7 Volunteers\, 3 Leaders \nFor more information:  If this is your first NMVFO project\, you can find more information about difficulty ratings and what to expect at http://nmvfo.org/volunteer/volunteer-faq\, or email the project leader.
URL:https://nmvfo.org/projects/burro-mountains-cdt-ii-gila-nf/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jenny Blackmore":MAILTO:j.blackmore@nmvfo.org
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