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SUMMARY:Trail Workshop Class
DESCRIPTION:Leaders: Larry Benson\, 505-821-7999\, LawRBenson@aol.com and Jenny Blackmore\, 720-470-4651\, JBlackmore99@yohoo.com \nIn partnership with REI and the Albuquerque Open Space Division\, the New Mexico Volunteers for the Outdoors is conducting its annual 2-part Trail Construction and Maintenance Workshop. The indoor session will be held at the Albuquerque REI store on Thursday March 14 and the outdoor session in Sandia Foothills Open Space on Saturday\, March 16. (described separately). \nStarting at 6:00 pm on Thursday March 14\, the workshop’s classroom session will be offered courtesy of the REI Store\, 1550 Mercantile NE (near the intersection of I-25 and Montgomery/Montano). Two experienced NMVFO project leaders will discuss the fundamentals of trail work by demonstrating the tools used and giving a PowerPoint presentation featuring trail projects on public lands throughout New Mexico. A few short videos will help show how volunteers can safely refurbish and build trails. The presenters will answer questions and provide a list of NMVFO projects scheduled in 2018. Those who want to attend the March 14 classroom session need to register no later than March 13 on the Albuquerque REI web site! https://www.rei.com/stores/albuquerque.html.
URL:https://nmvfo.org/projects/trail-workshop-class-2/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Larry Benson":MAILTO:L.Benson@nmvfo.org
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SUMMARY:Trail Workshop Field Training Project
DESCRIPTION:RESULTS: This project followed up on the NMVFO’s annual Introduction to Trail Construction and Maintenance class at the Albuquerque REI Store on March 14. To provide interested attendees with field training\, 18 volunteers joined 5 Albuquerque Open Space personnel under the supervision of Jim Sattler to build approximately 650 feet of new trail with some rock structures and close off more than 800 feet of old trail with erosion control and initial re-vegetation.  \nFlickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)\nPHOTO ALBUM LINK \nLeaders: Larry Benson\, 505-821-7999\, LawRBenson@aol.com and Chris Fritzche\, 505-504-3768\, fritzsche.christopher@gmail.com. Contact Larry by March 14 to sign up. \nThis trail work project with Albuquerque Open Space Division follows up on an introductory classroom session held at the Albuquerque REI Store on March 14; however\, additional volunteers are also invited to attend. Experienced Open Space and NMVFO trail workers will help mentor new volunteers in how to maintain\, restore\, re-route\, and close parts of two trails in the Foothills Open Space. Photos of last year’s work are available at https://www.flickr.com/photos/78338108@N07/albums/72157667063582258. \nParticipants should wear sturdy boots (no soft shoes!)\, work gloves\, long pants\, long-sleeved shirts\, and other apparel appropriate for the predicted weather. Also bring a day pack with snacks\, water\, and personal items. We’ll meet at 8:00 am at the Copper Ave Trailhead. (https://www.google.com/maps/@35.0791608\,-106.4852808\,18.17z?hl=en ) Starbucks coffee\, juice\, fruit\, and snacks will be available to those who arrive early enough. Depending on attendance\, we’ll probably finish work by mid-afternoon\, but volunteers are welcome to leave earlier if needed. To sign up for this project\, contact Lawrence (Larry) Benson at LawRBenson@aol.com. \nGeolocation: https://www.google.com/maps/@35.0791608\,-106.4852808\,18.17z?hl=en
URL:https://nmvfo.org/projects/trail-workshop-field-training-project/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Chris Fritzsche":MAILTO:fritzsche.christopher@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:South St. Peter's Dome (Jemez RD)--CANCELED
DESCRIPTION:This project has been cancelled due to impassable roads. \nDifficulty: 3 Pulaskis \nContact: Project Leader Larry Benson\, LawRBenson@aol.com (505-821-7999) to sign up. \nThe NMVFO has helped maintain and repair this remote and rugged trail for many years\, especially after the infamous Las Conchas wildfire of 2011. Photos of last year’s work are available at https://www.flickr.com/photos/78338108@N07/albums/72157668721116028.    This year we will hike in 2.5 miles through cliff-lined Sanchez Canyon and up past last year’s work to begin restoring the central portion of the trail—hopefully as far as Picacho Peak.  The scenic vistas are unobstructed\, and if we’re lucky we may see one of the Bighorn Sheep recently reintroduced in adjacent Cochiti Canyon.  Shade will be scarce\, and hiking up trail segments with steep grades and switchbacks will be fairly strenuous.  Once reaching the unrepaired portion of the trail\, we will clear vegetation and any deadfall blocking the trail corridor\, shore up washed out sections with rocks\, and improve the trail by removing bunch grass\, out-sloping the tread along hillsides\, cleaning sediment from old water bars\, building cairns\, and excavating other drainage features as needed.  USFS regulations require long pants\, long-sleeved shirts\, sturdy boots\, and work gloves.  In addition to carrying a tool\, you will need to pack in your own lunch and plenty of water. So bring a day pack\, hat\, sunscreen\, sunglasses and—if precipitation is in the forecast—a rain jacket or poncho.  For additional guidance\, consult http://nmvfo.org/volunteer/volunteer-faq. Extra bottled water and other drinks will be available from a cooler at the trailhead. \nOur meeting place will be at the Pueblo de Cochiti Convenience Store\, 1405 Cochiti Highway (NM 22). See  https://www.google.com/maps/@35.6473593\,-106.3291461\,16.25z?hl=en or geo-location 35°38’54.4″N\, 106°19’53.6″W.  This is a relatively short commute from either Albuquerque or Santa Fe.  Take I-25 to Exit 264 at the bottom of La Bajada Hill\, then west on NM 16 and north on NM 22 under the massive Cochiti Lake Dam and uphill to the Convenience Store/Gasoline Station on the right.  Park in the gravel lot to the left of the store\, which has coffee\, pastries and other snacks\, as well as restrooms. Plan to arrive no later than 8:30 AM\, when we will carpool in high-clearance vehicles to the trailhead\, which is a few miles up Forest Road 289. (The gate to FR 289 is on the right side of NM 22 about 3/4 mile past the Cochiti Golf Course.)  For anyone who would like to stay nearby overnight\, the Corps of Engineers operates two campgrounds at Cochiti Lake (minimum fee: $5.00). \n 
URL:https://nmvfo.org/projects/south-st-peters-dome-jemez-rd/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Larry Benson":MAILTO:L.Benson@nmvfo.org
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