Ute Lake State Park CANCELED
We return to Ute Lake in eastern NM for a facilities improvement project
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NMVFO plans 20+ volunteer work projects each year. Click here for a printable overview of the 2024 project season, and check back often for additional information posted as it becomes available. To receive updates and detailed information about upcoming projects and events, be sure to sign up for the NMVFO newsletter on the Home page. Public land agencies that are interested in proposing a project should contact our Projects Team (projects@nmvfo.org) for more information and our easy-to-complete project proposal form.
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Project
Latino Conservation Week Fiesta in the Park
Tabling event at Fiesta in the Park, organized by Latino Outdoors NM and the Continental Divide Trail Coalition
Pecos River Cleanup (National Public Lands Day)
Teaming up with The Upper Pecos Watershed Association, removing litter along the beautiful Pecos River north of Pecos, NM.
La Ventana Arch (Rio Puerco BLM)
Join NMVFO and the Rio Puerco BLM for a project on National Public Lands Day
Grand Enchantment Backpack Small Group Project (Magdalena RD)
One volunteer logged and lopped and backpacked on Shipman Trail and Apache Kid Trail in the Apache Kid Wilderness for an entire month. 10.7 miles of trail were cleared of deadfall.
Manzano Crest South Small Group Project (Mountainair RD)
Five volunteers joined a day project on the Manzano Crest Trail to finish the downfall removal and lopping on the Crest Trail for about 1.25 miles south of the junction with Trail Canyon Trail.
Juan Trail (Santa Fe National Forest)
Improve the tread of the two-mile long Juan Trail (#399) in the Santa Fe National Forest
Little Whitewater Backpack (Glenwood RD)
Horse-supported backpack project near Glenwood with Gila Backcountry Horsemen
Canjilon (Carson NF)
Car camp at Canjilon Lakes, work at multiple sites
Coronado Historic Site
One-day project to install wooden steps on a steep, highly eroded section of the trail.