Middle Fork Backpack (Gila NF) – CANCELED DUE TO FIRE DANGER
Brushing and tread improvement along a CDT alternate route, with CDTC and the Back Country Horsemen, Gila Chapter
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Brushing and tread improvement along a CDT alternate route, with CDTC and the Back Country Horsemen, Gila Chapter
Benching several new reroutes and closing off old trail
Help demolish and reconstruct an old trail bridge at Ute Lake State Park
Refurbish interpretive sign displays.
Horse supported. Lopping, removing deadfall, defining tread
Improve a hiking trail at Sugarite Canyon State Park in northern NM
Build rock restoration structures (dams and baffles) to help re-wet a meadow
Unsupported backpack to clear corridor and remove deadfall
Clear downed trees from New Canyon Trail.
Car camping project to remove deadfall along the Rio Puerco Trail and potentially on the Perchas/Peñas Negras loop