BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//New Mexico Volunteers For The Outdoors - ECPv6.15.15//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://nmvfo.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for New Mexico Volunteers For The Outdoors REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Denver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20210314T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20211107T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20220313T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20221106T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20230312T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20231105T080000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220910T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220913T150000 DTSTAMP:20260426T042456 CREATED:20220121T191910Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221014T165208Z UID:4596-1662796800-1663081200@nmvfo.org SUMMARY:Ghost Lake (Gila NF) DESCRIPTION:RESULTS: Over the course of three days\, seven volunteers from Continental Divide Trail Coalition and New Mexico Volunteers for the Outdoors built ~500 ft of new tread to begin a reroute of a section of the CDT. Despite extremely rocky soil and afternoon thunderstorms which shortened the work days\, the crew had a fun time\, and good progress was made.\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Show More\n\n\n\nPHOTO ALBUM LINK \n\nDescription: Our partners at Continental Divide Trail Coalition\, CDTC\, are supporting a multi-year project to complete a 9.1 mile reroute of the CDT through the northern Gila National Forest between Five Springs and Ghost Lake. In 2021 youth corps began to make headway on 3 miles of construction\, with a clear need for growing partnership support to bring more capacity to this high priority project. NMVFO will partner with CDTC on one of the project weekends this year\, Saturday Sep 10 thru Tuesday Sep 13. Volunteers will help clear\, repair\, and restore tread from a wildfire that passed through this area\, and help build a new trail that will avoid excessively rocky areas and uphold the scenic beauty of the CDT. \nThis is a car-camping project. We will meet at the Apache Creek Campground on Friday evening\, September 9 (if you plan to arrive Saturday morning\, please inform the project leader). Breakfasts will be provided Sat-Tue\, and dinners will be provided Sat-Mon. Volunteers are asked to bring their own snacks and lunches. Water will be made available\, but please bring extra containers for camping. Required when working with the USFS: work gloves\, eye protection (sunglasses okay)\, long pants\, long sleeves\, and boots or sturdy shoes. Tools and hard hats (also required) will be provided. \nNote that CDTC requires all registered volunteers to provide proof of vaccination before attending projects\, with some exceptions. We will adhere to this rule when we partner with them. \nYou can sign up below until Monday September 5. One person per signup. \nDifficulty: \nGroup Size: 12 \nMap: \n \nFor more information: If this is your first NMVFO project\, you can find more information about difficulty ratings and what to expect at Volunteer FAQ\, or email the project leader. \nPlease read our Volunteer Guidelines before signing up for this project. URL:https://nmvfo.org/projects/ghost-lake-gila-nf/ CATEGORIES:Project ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmvfo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Near-Ghost-Lake-e1658959372347.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Jenny Blackmore":MAILTO:j.blackmore@nmvfo.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220910T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220910T153000 DTSTAMP:20260426T042456 CREATED:20220104T210742Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230205T164615Z UID:4593-1662798600-1662823800@nmvfo.org SUMMARY:Juan Tomas (ABQ Open Space) DESCRIPTION:RESULTS: Fifteen NMVFO volunteers and two Open Space staff members built 1/3 mile of new trail through the forest in this popular recreation area. The day’s work included clearing and leveling a smooth well-drained tread\, digging and chopping out more than 20 tree stumps plus numerous roots and saplings\, and sawing or lopping branches intruding on the trail. (OS employees had previously laid out the route with pin flags and the felled largest trees with a chain saw.) \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Show More\n\n\n\nPHOTO ALBUM LINK \n\nDescription: (This project has been rescheduled from August 20 because of weather.) Albuquerque’s Open Space Division maintains five areas on the east side of the Sandia and Manzanita Mountains. The largest of these is the Juan Tomas Open Space\, which encompasses 1\,290 acres of primarily piñon-juniper and ponderosa forest growing at elevations up to 7\,760 feet. We will be using a variety of tools to clear vegetation and excavate the forest floor to create about a half mile of new trail that is a part of a larger 1.1 mile trail reroute. Construction of some rock retaining walls may also be required. We will hike in about a mile on mostly level ground to the work site. Participants should wear sturdy boots or work shoes (no sandals or soft shoes)\, long pants\, hats\, and other apparel appropriate for the predicted weather\, especially rain gear. Also bring work gloves and a day pack with water\, snacks\, a light lunch\, sunscreen\, hand sanitizer\, and other personal items. We expect to finish by 3:30 PM\, but volunteers are welcome to leave earlier if necessary. \nMeeting Place: From Albuquerque\, take the Tijeras exit (#175) off Interstate 40 and drive south on State Highway 337 for 9 miles (passing by Juan Tomas Road). Turn east (left) on Oak Flat Road. Continue for about 3 miles (a half mile beyond a dirt parking lot with a pipe gate). Turn into the gravel parking lot on the left side of the road as shown in this satellite view. \nDifficulty: \nGroup Size: 20 (if the project fills again the waitlist will be reopened) \nSign up below. One person per signup. \nFor more information: If this is your first NMVFO project\, you can find more information about difficulty ratings and what to expect at Volunteer FAQ\, or email the project leader. \nPlease read our Volunteer Guidelines before signing up for this project. URL:https://nmvfo.org/projects/juan-tomas-abq-open-space-4/ CATEGORIES:Project ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmvfo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_3641-scaled-e1653528467573.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Larry Benson":MAILTO:L.Benson@nmvfo.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220917T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220918T143000 DTSTAMP:20260426T042457 CREATED:20220401T163704Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221014T171558Z UID:4997-1663401600-1663511400@nmvfo.org SUMMARY:Datil Well (BLM Socorro) DESCRIPTION:RESULTS: Fourteen volunteers returned to the group site at Datil Well Campground\, to build ADA trail\, remove viewpoint structures\, install map signposts\, close unwanted user trails\, fix tread\, and survey trails.\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Show More\n\n\n\nPHOTO ALBUM LINK \n\nDescription: Join NMVFO on a car-camping project at Datil Well Campground\, to build new trail\, install signage and improve tread. \nDifficulty: \nGroup Size: 15 \nDatil is 61 miles west of Socorro on US Hwy 60\, past the Very Large Array. The campground is ¼ mile south of Datil on Hwy 12. The green NMVFO signs will be deployed early Friday afternoon at both entrances to the campground area. \nNMVFO cooks Donna and Marie will provide breakfast and dinner on Saturday\, and breakfast on Sunday. Please bring dinnerware\, and your own sack lunches for the trail on Saturday and Sunday.  Volunteers must wear sturdy boots (preferred) or shoes (no sandals)\, long pants\, eye protection and work gloves.  Long sleeve shirts and long pants are required. Hard hats will be provided. Bring sun protection and apparel appropriate for the predicted weather.\nCamping Friday evening September 16 is optional\, and the tradition is for early campers to have Friday dinner together at the nearby Eagle Guest Ranch. \nPlease sign up below by Monday September 12th. One person per signup. A reminder that pets are not allowed on NMVFO projects. \nFor more information: If this is your first NMVFO project\, you can find more information about difficulty ratings and what to expect at Volunteer FAQ\, or email the project leader. \nPlease read our Volunteer Guidelines before signing up for this project. URL:https://nmvfo.org/projects/datil-well/ CATEGORIES:Project ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmvfo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Datil-Well.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Jim (Sagebrush) Sells":MAILTO:j.sells@nmvfo.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220924T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220924T150000 DTSTAMP:20260426T042457 CREATED:20220104T210215Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221014T172418Z UID:4585-1664006400-1664031600@nmvfo.org SUMMARY:Borrego & Bear Wallow (Santa Fe NF) DESCRIPTION:RESULTS: A National Public Lands Day project focusing on much-needed tread work and lopping on the Borrego Trail #150 and Bear Wallow Trail #182 in the Santa Fe National Forest near Hyde Park. Volunteers were able to improve the tread on 400 feet of trail and install 30 water features/drainage improvements on the Borrego Trail\, and clear 26 drainages and lopped .6 miles on the Bear Wallow Trail.\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Show More\n\n\n\nPHOTO ALBUM LINK \n\nDescription: Join us for a National Public Lands Day project as we do much-needed tread work on the Borrego Trail #150 in the Santa Fe National Forest near Hyde Park. As time allows\, we will work on tread and lop on the loop created by Borrego Trail\, Bear Wallow Trail #182\, and Winsor Trail #254. \nMeeting Location: Borrego Trailhead\, just above Hyde Park State Park on the road up to the ski area. Google Map link. \nDifficulty: \nGroup Size: 20 \nSign up below. One person per signup. \nFor more information: If this is your first NMVFO project\, you can find more information about difficulty ratings and what to expect at Volunteer FAQ\, or email the project leader. \nPlease read our Volunteer Guidelines before signing up for this project. URL:https://nmvfo.org/projects/borrego-bear-wallow-santa-fe-nf/ CATEGORIES:Project ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmvfo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/bearWallow1987.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Jim (Sagebrush) Sells":MAILTO:j.sells@nmvfo.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220924T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220925T160000 DTSTAMP:20260426T042458 CREATED:20220104T211758Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221014T172635Z UID:4598-1664008200-1664121600@nmvfo.org SUMMARY:Kayser Mill Trail (was Osha Trail 2) (Mountainair RD) DESCRIPTION:RESULTS: Eleven NMVFO volunteers camped for two nights at the lower Red Canyon Campground in the Manzano Mountains. In lieu of the Osha Trail 2\, which has been postponed due to a yet to be completed archeological report\, we cleared 125 trees from 13 miles of trails along the Kayser Mill Trail\, the Manzano Crest Trail between Manzano Peak and Ox Canyon Trail\, the Red Canyon Trail and the Spruce Spring Trail.\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Show More\n\n\n\nPHOTO ALBUM LINK \n\nDescription: Come join us for a weekend in the Manzanos! The work will consist of walking 1.5 miles south on the Manzano Crest Trail from Capilla Peak to reclaim Osha Trail\, which was destroyed by the Trigo Fire. We will be building new tread and clearing downed trees. Tools will be provided. \nWe will camp at Capilla Peak Campground\, a primitive campground on the crest of the Manzano Mountains at an elevation of 9\,300 ft. The campground has pit toilets but no water. The road to Capilla Peak is 10 miles long and starts in the Village of Manzano. It is a fairly rough forest road that is safe for a high clearance passenger car but probably not for a trailer. Camping is available for Friday and Saturday nights but volunteers are welcome to arrive on Saturday morning for the 8:30 start (please arrive a little early). The drive from Albuquerque is a little under 2 hours. \nNMVFO will provide breakfast and dinner on Saturday\, and breakfast on Sunday. Please bring you own dinnerware\, your own food and water for Friday night\, and lunch for the trail on Saturday and Sunday. Please consider bringing some extra water for the campsite. Volunteers must wear sturdy boots (preferred) or shoes (no sandals)\, long pants\, eye protection and work gloves.  Long sleeve shirts and long pants are required. Hard hats will be provided. Bring sun protection and apparel appropriate for the predicted weather. \nSign up below by Monday\, September 19. One person per signup. \nDifficulty: \nGroup Size: 15 \nFor more information: If this is your first NMVFO project\, you can find more information about difficulty ratings and what to expect at Volunteer FAQ\, or email the project leader. \nPlease read our Volunteer Guidelines before signing up for this project. URL:https://nmvfo.org/projects/osha-trail-2-mountainair-rd/ CATEGORIES:Project ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmvfo.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/2022-osha-trail-2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Uwe Schroeter":MAILTO:u.schroeter@nmvfo.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220930T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20221002T160000 DTSTAMP:20260426T042458 CREATED:20220112T194410Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221014T173050Z UID:4704-1664524800-1664726400@nmvfo.org SUMMARY:Cave Creek Trail (Santa Fe NF) DESCRIPTION:RESULTS: 13 volunteers camped at Panchuela Admin Area and cleared downed trees from all of Cave Creek Trail and 0.6 miles of Skyline Trail. We also built a rock crossing across Panchuela Creek\, and lopped and fixed drains.\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Show More\n\n\n\nPHOTO ALBUM LINK \n\nDescription: Join NMVFO on a car-camping project to clear downed trees and remove brush along the Cave Creek Trail #288 in the Pecos Wilderness of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF). We will camp at the SFNF’s Panchuela Admin Site near Panchuela Creek at 8320’ elevation. \nAll tools will be provided. We will be using one- and two-person crosscut saws\, pruning saws\, and loppers. USFS rules require all volunteers to wear boots\, long pants\, long sleeves\, hard hats (provided)\, work gloves\, and eye protection (sunglasses okay) while working. Please bring a daypack to carry your lunch\, snacks\, sunblock\, rain gear\, and a full-day’s supply of water. \nVolunteers will need to provide their own recreational vehicle or camping gear including tent\, sleeping bag and pad\, camp chair\, headlamp\, etc.\, plus a cooler/beverages (including adult beverages) if desired. Breakfasts and dinners will be provided; volunteers will supply their own lunches and snacks. Please bring your own plate\, bowl\, utensils\, and coffee mug. There is a pit toilet and potable water available at the Admin Site. \nWhile the project starts at 8:00 am on Friday\, September 30th\, you are welcome to join us on Thursday evening at 5:00 pm or so\, for camping and social time. Dinner will not be provided that evening. If you want to join us on Saturday morning\, please arrive by 7:00 am if you would like breakfast\, or else by 7:45 am for a safety talk before we hike up the trail. Just let us know what your plans are by contacting the project leaders. \nMeet at:  Panchuela Admin Site (Coordinates 35.829569N  105.663997W ) \nHow to find us: Look for short green NMVFO signs starting at the Panchuela Road turnoff from Forest Road 121. \nReminder: Pets are not allowed on NMVFO projects. \nPlease sign up below by September 25th. One person per signup. \nDifficulty: URL:https://nmvfo.org/projects/veterans-cave-creek-trail-santa-fe-nf/ CATEGORIES:Project ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmvfo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Panchuela.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Mike Timmer":MAILTO:m.timmer@nmvfo.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR