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Pino Trail
October 22, 2016
Contact Leader(s): Chris Fritzsche, 505-504-3768, fritzsche.christopher@gmail.com with any questions.
Please, join us 22 October for annual maintenance of the Pino Trail, the NMVFO’s Adopt-A-Trail in the Sandia Wilderness. This year, we move a little further up the trail from where we left off last year. Work continues on building and repairing stone steps, repairing and improving drainage and narrowing the corridor on one of Albuquerque’s most popular and heavily travelled trails. By my estimates, we’ll be working a mile or slightly more up the trail from the Wilderness Boundary this year.
Group size is currently limited to a total of 20 people. Please, continue to sign up for the waitlist; someone already on the participant list may need to drop, requirements may change in favor of a larger group, etc. As our intention is to have maximum allowable participation, please sign up and/or confirm by October 19th so that wait-listed folks can be informed of open positions as soon as possible prior to the project date.
Volunteers will need to bring water, snacks, and their own lunch. Long pants, long sleeves, appropriate sturdy footwear with slip-resistant soles (no sandals, flip-flops, etc), work gloves and hard hats (provided) are REQUIRED per USFS regulations.
We’ll assemble at the Pino Trailhead in the Elena Gallegos Open Space at 8:30 AM on 15 October. From I-40, take Exit 167 and travel north 6.2 miles on Tramway Blvd (NM 556) to Simms Park Rd, turn right (east) on Simms Park Rd and travel 1.4 miles to the Elena Gallegos park entrance. Parking permits will be provided when you arrive, so just turn right at the entrance and follow the VFO signs about 0.4 miles to the parking lot. From I-25, take Exit 234 and travel east on Tramway Rd for 7.1 miles before turning left (east) onto on Simms Park Rd. From there, follow the directions above.
If this is your first NMVFO project, you can find more information about what to expect at https://nmvfo.org/volunteer/volunteer-faq or email or call me (Chris), the project leader, fritzsche.christopher@gmail.com, (505) 504-3768.