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Joe Skeen Campground Maintenance (BLM)
Contact Leader(s): Don Lemke, d.lemke@nmvfo.org with any questions.
RESULTS: On National Public Lands Day 12 NMVFO volunteers worked with BLM staff and National Monument staff and Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps staff to improve Joe Skeen Campground.
Description: Join us on National Public Lands Day at Joe Skeen Campground, the BLM campground on the east side of El Malpais. We will anchor down all 11 picnic tables and cut weeds / grass around the vault toilets and some of the sites. The BLM has offered free camping to those who want to go out the night before.
Preparation: Wear long pants, sturdy boots or work shoes (no soft shoes or sandals), sun glasses, or other eye protection. We’ll be working in only partial shade, so wear a hat and put on some sunscreen. Bring work or gardening gloves if you have them; otherwise, loaners will be available. The BLM will provide some snacks but you should also bring a day pack with plenty of water or other drinks, snacks or light lunch, and a rain jacket or poncho.
Directions: From Albuquerque take I40 west towards Grants for about 68 miles. Take exit 89 and go south on 117 for about 12 miles. This will take about 1.5 hours from the Big I.
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Size limit: none
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