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Valle de Oro RMYC Tijeras BioZone ADD-ON
Contact Leader(s): Laurie Lacey, l.lacey@nmvfo.org; Ed DiBello, 505-705-2584, e.dibello@nmvfo.org with any questions.
RESULTS: The Valle de Oro Rocky Mountain Youth Corp (RMYC) crew and volunteers from NMVFO worked for three days with Albuquerque Open Space staff at the Tijeras BioZone. Open Space staff provided hands-on trail construction and rock work training to the RMYC crew. The group built a section of new trail, constructed a rock retaining wall, constructed numerous drain dips, and performed trail maintenance to clean up debris from a major Tijeras Arroyo flood event that occurred on July 12, 2025. Prior to the field work, on July 14, Laurie Lacey and Jim Sells, NMVFO volunteers, presented a tutorial on Trail Building & Maintenance, an overview of NMVFO, and a Long Distance Hiking presentation to the RMYC crew. During the project, Jim Sattler, ABQ Open Space, briefed the crew on the extensive history of Tijeras Canyon. The collaboration of Open Space, Valle de Oro staff, and NMVFO volunteers made this project a success and is greatly appreciated.
NOTE: As shown in some of the project pictures, The National Weather Service called the July 12th storm a 200-to-500-year event. The Tijeras area received up to 3 inches of rain and hail in a half hour. Floodwaters rose over 9 feet in a 15-minute period.
What is an add-on? We organize several off-schedule short-notice word-of-mouth projects during the trail season. If you show up to a large number of projects, mention to your project leader that you are interested.