Osha Trail 1 (Mountainair RD)
Remove downed trees and brush back corridor to define the trail
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Project
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
CANCELED DUE TO MONSOON WEATHER – Spirit Lake Backpack (Santa Fe NF)
Horse supported. Brushing, removing downed trees, and some tread work along the Winsor Trail in the Pecos Wilderness
Gran Quivira Painting Project (Salinas Pueblo Missions NM)
RESULTS: Six NMVFO volunteers joined National Park Service staff to refurbish information signs at the Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, Gran Quivira site. The VFO work crew masked, sanded, washed, and spray painted the metal frames for 11 information signs located throughout the monument. The NPS staff provided all painting supplies and significant support. New […]