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Rio Nambe Trail Backpack (Santa Fe NF)
September 18, 2020 @ 8:00 AM - September 20, 2020 @ 1:00 PM
Contact Leader(s): Jim (Sagebrush) Sells, 505-898-6345, j.sells@nmvfo.org with any questions.
RESULTS: Seven volunteers hiked from Winsor Trailhead to a base camp at La Vega for a three day project. We cleared 112 deadfalls from the Lower Nambe Trail, 120 deadfalls from Rio Nambe Trail, and 11 deadfalls from Upper Nambe Trail. A grand total of 243 deadfalls were cleared to improve 4.4 miles of trail.
Description: Join us on a three-day backpacking project to clear downed trees along Rio Nambe Trail #160 and the Lower Nambe Trail #403 (the Elevator Shaft). We will be setting up a base camp in the meadow La Vega along the Rio Nambe. This will be an unsupported backpack, hiking in 3.5 miles from the Winsor Trailhead at the Santa Fe Ski Basin. Most trees will be small diameter aspen and spruce cut with folding saws, and we will bring one cross-cut saw for larger work.
For Covid-19 safety each backpacker will bring and cook their own food. (Enough hikers will bring stoves to share in case you do not have one to heat water.) While the project starts on Friday morning, September 18th at 8:00AM, you are welcome to join us later Friday or Saturday and spend as much time working with us as you can. Volunteers are required to bring face masks, work gloves, sturdy boots, eye protection (sunglasses), long pants and long sleeves. NMVFO will provide hard hats and tools. Reminder: Pets are not allowed on NMVFO projects.
We will be practicing social distancing on this project. Specific details will be provided prior to the start of the project.
Meet at: Winsor Trailhead at the Santa Fe Ski Basin Lower Parking lot, GPS Trailhead Coordinates N35° 47.698’ W105° 48.262’
Please sign up below. Closing date for sign-ups is Friday September 11th, 2020.
Difficulty: 3 Pulaskis
Group Size: Up to 9
For more information: If this is your first NMVFO project, you can find more information about difficulty ratings and what to expect at https://nmvfo.org/volunteer/volunteer-faq, or email the project leader(s).
This project is made possible by a grant from the National Wilderness Stewardship Alliance.
