FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Ed DiBello
Email: e.dibello@nmvfo.org
Website: https://nmvfo.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de5c815abe5e5c9c75e0b27a0&id=a0fab00d6b&e=85d1c2a698
Join New Mexico Volunteers for the Outdoors (NMVFO) and the Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument Staff on June 7th for National Trails Day 2025. The Quarai site is located about 8 miles north of Mountainair and encompasses the archaeological remains of prehistoric Native American settlements, historic remains of a pueblo abandoned in the 1670s, the ruins of a 17th-century Spanish mission compound, and 19th-century Spanish ranching artifacts. For this project, we will improve the one mile Spanish Corral Loop Trail by adding wood chips to the tread, trim back brush, and improve drainage.
This will be a fairly rigorous work project. Volunteers must wear sturdy boots or shoes, long pants, eye protection, and work gloves. We plan to finish work by 4:00 pm. Volunteers do not have to be members of NMVFO, but sign-up for the project is mandatory. For additional information and to sign-up go to Quarai Spanish Corral Trail or contact the Project Leader at e.dibello@nmvfo.org.
For more information and to register for the workshop, please visit NMVFO’s project page here: https://nmvfo.org/projects/quarai-spanish-corral-trail-salinas-pueblo-missions-nm/
New Mexico Volunteers for the Outdoors (NMVFO) is an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization involved in maintenance, improvement, and stewardship of New Mexico’s public lands. NMVFO works across the state to construct and improve trails and other outdoor facilities, enhance wildlife habitat, and protect the natural environment. In operation for over 40 years, NMVFO sponsors over 30 field projects across the state each year. For more information, the group maintains a website at https://nmvfo.org/.