Manzano Mountains State Park
This peaceful, secluded park nestled in the Ponderosa pine forest of the Manzano Mountains has 3 miles of trail that needs some drainage and tread improvements. Come help for a day or the whole weekend.
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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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Via Posada Trail Network
Enjoy a one-day project within Albuquerque city limits. Help maintain trails & reroute badly eroded trails in this 40-acre open space.
Hermit’s Peak
Drive up for 1 day or all 4 and camp at the USFS El Porvenir campground near Las Vegas, NM. Help us maintain the Hermit's Peak trail named for a 19th century religious recluse who lived in a cave near the peak.
Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge Birthday
Valle de Oro’s 5th Birthday Celebration from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Booth set up begins at 9:15 am.
Ute Lake State Park
We’ll provide some much-needed maintenance to a 2-mile network of primitive trails that wind through desert, in and out of arroyos, and along narrow canyons with views of the lake.
Pino Trail
Join us for our annual maintenance and repair of NMVFO’s Adopt-A-Trail in the Sandia Wilderness
Volunteer Appreciation Night
Don’t miss this exceptional opportunity to have fun together without the exhausting physical labor of a VFO project. No hard hats or hiking required!
Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge (FWS)
Plant Gooddings Black Willows and Cottonwoods to restore riparian habitat for Southwest Flycatcher and Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Piedra Lisa Trail (Sandia RD)
Help the Friends of Piedra Lisa with trail maintenance and erosion control and enjoy the stunning views
Trail Workshop Class
Join us at 6:00 PM at REI Albuquerque for a classroom introduction to trail construction and maintenance