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Petroglyph National Monument – Save the Cacti!
Contact Leader(s): Mike Timmer, 281-622-6858, m.timmer@nmvfo.org with any questions.
RESULTS: Five NMVFO volunteers planted approximately 50 cholla, prickly pear, and barrel cacti to block a social trail at the Petroglyph National Monument. The cacti had been harvested from a land parcel that was being graded (bulldozed) in preparation for the development of a housing complex near the Monument.
Description: Come help us save the cacti! Pulte Homes is going to develop a neighborhood near the south end of the Monument. They are offering the Monument an opportunity to harvest the cacti (mostly barrel and hedgehog cactus) on the property before they bulldoze it. Please join us on Friday, July 18th at the Monument Visitor Center at 8:00 am. We’ll be digging cacti from the ground and/or planting them on the Monument.
We’ll work until it’s too hot or we’re tired out.
We suggest that you wear sturdy shoes or boots, long pants, long-sleeved shirt, work gloves, sunhat, and eye protection (sunglasses okay) while working. Knee pads would be helpful. Please bring a daypack to carry your lunch, snacks, sunblock, water, and rain gear (if rain is expected).
Reminder: Pets are not allowed on NMVFO projects.
Please sign up below. The closing date for signups is July 16th, 2025.
Difficulty: 
Group size: Up to 20
Meet at: Visitor Information Center, Petroglyph National Monument, 6510 Western Trail NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120
Please read our Volunteer Guidelines before signing up for this project. On the signup form please leave the "Number of Volunteers" at 1. If you would like to sign up additional volunteers please submit multiple signups.