Rabb Park Trail Backpack (Gila NF)
Horse supported. Tread work, brushing, and removing downed trees with the Gila Chapter of the Back Country Horsemen
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Project
Mesa View Trail (Sevilleta NWR)
Trail improvements and replacing wood or rock steps
Osha Trail 1 (Mountainair RD)
Remove downed trees and brush back corridor to define the trail
Rio en Medio Watershed Restoration (Santa Fe NF)
Build rock dams along a spring fed channel and small creek in the preserve
Cañoncito Trail (Sandia RD)
Construct a connector trail to a water source and build a fence
Ute Lake SP Bridge Replacement (EMNRD)
Help demolish and reconstruct an old trail bridge at Ute Lake State Park
Abo Painting Project (Salinas Pueblo Missions NM)
Refurbish interpretive sign displays.
Sugarite Canyon State Park (EMNRD)
Improve a hiking trail at Sugarite Canyon State Park in northern NM
New Canyon and Manzano Crest (Mountainair RD)
Clear downed trees from New Canyon Trail.
Rio Puerco Trail (Coyote RD, SFNF)
Car camping project to remove deadfall along the Rio Puerco Trail and potentially on the Perchas/Peñas Negras loop