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:20230312T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20231105T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20240310T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20241103T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20250309T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20251102T080000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20240413T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20240413T140000 DTSTAMP:20260424T201758 CREATED:20240209T211727Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240514T122540Z UID:6467-1712998800-1713016800@nmvfo.org SUMMARY:Box Enterprise Trails 2 (Socorro BLM) DESCRIPTION:RESULTS: Volunteers continued construction of the O2O Trail in the Box-Enterprise trail network.\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\n  \nDescription: Join us as we build the newest trail in the BLM Box-Enterprise trail system west of Socorro. The Box-Enterprise Trail System extends from the sports complex at the western edge of Socorro to the scenic Box Canyon recreation area. The newest trail\, the O2O Trail\, will form a 2.8 mile hiking\, running\, biking or horseback riding loop when combined with the existing Blue Canyon Trail. Additional trails are planned in this trail network and will make for an engaging all-season destination. The work will consist of constructing a new trail cut into a side slope with hand tools such as rakes and shovels. We’ll be working in a high desert landscape with limited shade but with scenic views of the Magdalena Mountains. No prior experience constructing or maintaining trails is necessary – we’ll provide a basic introduction before we start work and will pair all volunteers with experienced trail leaders who can guide the work. \nVolunteers should bring a daypack with lunch/snack and water\, and wear sturdy boots or work shoes (no sandals)\, long pants\, hat\, eye protection\, gloves\, and bring gear for rain.  Pets are not allowed on projects. Tread tools will be provided\, but you are welcome to bring your own. \nDifficulty: \nLocation: We’ll meet at the Blue Canyon Trailhead just west of Socorro on Highway 60. \nGroup Size: Up to 15. \nPlease read our Volunteer Guidelines before signing up for this project.\nOn the signup form please leave the "Number of Volunteers" at 1. If you would like to sign up additional volunteers please submit multiple signups. URL:https://nmvfo.org/projects/box-enterprise-trails-2-socorro-blm/ CATEGORIES:Project ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmvfo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/landavaso_2023.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Rob Selina":MAILTO:r.selina@nmvfo.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20240420T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20240420T140000 DTSTAMP:20260424T201758 CREATED:20240111T161424Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240514T122248Z UID:6332-1713601800-1713621600@nmvfo.org SUMMARY:Galisteo Basin Preserve DESCRIPTION:RESULTS: On April 20th NMVFO returned for a third year to the 10\,000 acre Galisteo Basin Preserve near the town of Lamy\, NM near Santa Fe. Our partner again was the Commonweal Conservancy\, a non-profit land conservation organization. As in previous years\, our work at the Preserve focused on on removing barbed wire fencing that endangers raptors and impedes free wildlife movement in and across the preserve. This year volunteers removed 1.1 miles of 4-strand fencing\, including the posts.\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\n  \nDescription: NMVFO returns for a third year to the 10\,000 acre Galisteo Basin Preserve near the town of Lamy\, NM near Santa Fe.  We are again partnering with the preserve’s manager\, the Commonweal Conservancy\, a non-profit land conservation organization.  As in previous years\, our work at the Preserve will focus on removing barbed wire fencing that endangers raptors and impedes free wildlife movement in and across the preserve. After a brief introduction and safety talk\, volunteers will spend the rest of the day removing fencing. \nVolunteers should wear long sleeved shirts and long pants\, eye protection/sunglasses\, sturdy leather gloves and boots\, and a day pack. Please bring your own ample water\, snacks and lunch. \nAdditionally\, if any volunteers have  their own fencing pliers (linesmen pliers work well) please bring them. Commonweal Conservancy will provide a couple of T-post pullers\, but if you happen to have one\, please bring it. Volunteers will meet at the  Cowboy Shack Trailhead at 8:30 within the preserve.  We will then walk about one mile to our worksite. After the workday\, all volunteers are invited to reconvene at a local cafe to enjoy a meal  before returning home. \nDifficulty:  \nIf the project is full\, please email the project leader to be put on a waitlist. \n\nPlease read our Volunteer Guidelines before signing up for this project.\nOn the signup form please leave the "Number of Volunteers" at 1. If you would like to sign up additional volunteers please submit multiple signups. URL:https://nmvfo.org/projects/galisteo-basin-preserve-3/ CATEGORIES:Project ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmvfo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/galisteo_2023.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dan Potter":MAILTO:d.potter@nmvfo.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20240421T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20240421T170000 DTSTAMP:20260424T201759 CREATED:20240318T202850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240328T213355Z UID:6617-1713682800-1713718800@nmvfo.org SUMMARY:Earth Day Festival Volunteer Opportunities (Balloon Fiesta Park) DESCRIPTION:Contact: Leader\, Larry Benson\, L.Benson@nmvfo.org\, with any questions. \nDescription: The City of Albuquerque will be hosting New Mexico’s first major Earth Day Festival on Sunday\, April 21. For an overview of all the planned activities and participants\, you can visit the festival’s website: https://earthdayfestivalnm.com/.  The festival’s activities will take place from 10 AM until 4 PM\, but putting on this event will require a significant number of volunteers to perform a variety of tasks (i.e.\, volunteer opportunities) before\, during\, and at the close of the festival.  These include: directing traffic and parking: checking in vendors: helping set up tables\, booths\, barricades\, recycle bins\, and other amenities: greeting and assisting visitors: distributing programs; answering questions; and cleaning up at the end of the festival.   It is hoped that NMVFO can provide a good number of these volunteers.  In addition to signing up as a festival volunteer as described below\, NMVFO members must sign up on the button below for us to have a record of attendance so you can later get credit for your volunteer hours. \nTo volunteer for the event\, your first step is to go to the Festival’s Volunteers page at https://earthdayfestivalnm.com/volunteers/.  This describes the various ways volunteers can contribute to the festival in three separate drop-down sections.  The City of Albuquerque’s volunteer network\, known as One Albuquerque\, is managing the signup process.  So\, the next step is to volunteer as an individual by clicking on the One Albuquerque signup form toward the bottom of the page. It shows ten different volunteering opportunities with details about each\, including any special qualifications required and various shifts (times) from which to choose.  Experienced NMVFO project leaders might be well qualified to volunteer as crew chiefs.  (To begin the signup process\, you will first need to register with One Albuquerque.)  You can choose multiple shifts and even more than one Volunteer Opportunity\, and when not working can attend activities\, see displays\, and visit the vendors at the festival.  Please sign up no later than April 19th. Remember to also sign up with the button below\, to tell NMVFO which volunteers we sent to the Earth Day Festival\, and we will record the actual volunteer hours later. (The line next to the signup button indicates the event lasts 10 hours\, but individual volunteer shifts are considerably shorter.) \nThe festival will take place in and around Balloon Fiesta Park’s Sid Cutter Pilots’ Pavilion\, which is located at the southeast corner of the balloon launching field as shown on this map.  Volunteers will be directing parking upon arrival. \nDifficulty: \nGroup Size:  Unlimited \nCost: Free for volunteers \nPlease read our Volunteer Guidelines before signing up for this project.\nOn the signup form please leave the "Number of Volunteers" at 1. If you would like to sign up additional volunteers please submit multiple signups. URL:https://nmvfo.org/projects/earth-day-festival-volunteer-opportunities-balloon-fiesta-park/ CATEGORIES:Project ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmvfo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/EarthDayImage.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20240425T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20240428T120000 DTSTAMP:20260424T201759 CREATED:20240103T152000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240425T143321Z UID:6272-1714037400-1714305600@nmvfo.org SUMMARY:Woodhaul Wagon Road Backpack (Gila NF) CANCELED DESCRIPTION:This project has been canceled due to high winds. \nDescription: Join us for tread\, brushing\, and installing signs on Woodhaul Wagon Road Trail #55 (map) in the Gila. We will meet at Big Tree Trailhead and backpack 2.75 miles to base camp. This is a dry camp\, so water will be packed in by horse. Volunteers should be prepared to hike up to 5 miles each day. \nFort Bayard gets a lot of recreational use. The Woodhaul Wagon Road Trail\, a National Recreation Trail\, connects Fort Bayard with other trails\, including the Continental Divide Trail. It also connects with the Allie/Bear/Woodhaul loop that we reopened in 2023. \nFood: Gila BCH homemade vacuum sealed meals (breakfasts and dinners) will be available for this project. We can accommodate meat eaters\, vegetarians\, and some gluten free diets. But you can also bring your own breakfasts and dinners if you prefer. Everyone will need to provide their own lunches and snacks. Water: Please bring water for the hike to basecamp. We will provide jugs of water at basecamp. There is no water on the trail where we will be working so bring 4-quart water capacity. We will provide: Tools\, hard hats\, trail and safety training\, project supervision\, and first aid kit with Wilderness First Responder trained personnel. \nPlease see the BCH website description for a packing list and more information! Sign up below by Sunday\, April 20. \nDifficulty: \nGroup Size: up to 6. If the project is full\, please email the project leader to be put on a waitlist. \nPlease read our Volunteer Guidelines before signing up for this project.\nOn the signup form please leave the "Number of Volunteers" at 1. If you would like to sign up additional volunteers please submit multiple signups. URL:https://nmvfo.org/projects/woodhaul-wagon-road-backpack/ CATEGORIES:Project ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nmvfo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/woodhaul_wagon_ruts_2024.png ORGANIZER;CN="Melissa Green":MAILTO:m.green@nmvfo.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20240427T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20240427T140000 DTSTAMP:20260424T201759 CREATED:20240514T124630Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240514T124754Z UID:6714-1714212000-1714226400@nmvfo.org SUMMARY:Spring Picnic\, Elena Gallegos Open Space DESCRIPTION:RESULTS: Despite weather almost 20 degrees below normal\, with scattered showers all around\, more than 40 NMVFO members and volunteers enjoyed a great lunch in the Kiwanis Picnic Shelter featuring Southwestern cuisine prepared by David Broudy\, NMVFO’s gourmet camp cook.\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\n  URL:https://nmvfo.org/projects/spring-picnic-elena-gallegos-open-space/ CATEGORIES:Happy Hour,Project ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmvfo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/picnic_2022.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="David Broudy":MAILTO:d.broudy@nmvfo.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR