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Valle de Oro YCC Trail Project
June 26 @ 8:00 AM - June 28 @ 5:00 PM
Contact Leader(s): Ed DiBello, 505-705-2584, e.dibello@nmvfo.org with any questions.
RESULTS: The Valle de Oro Youth Conservation Corp (YCC) crew and volunteers from NMVFO worked for three days with Albuquerque (ABQ) Open Space staff at the Tijeras BioZone. Open Space staff provided hands-on trail construction and rock work training to the YCC crew. The group built 250 feet of new trail, constructed an arroyo crossing, performed maintenance on 800 feet of trail, and closed 1,350 feet of old roads. Prior to the field work, on June 25, NMVFO presented a tutorial on Trail Building & Maintenance and an overview of NMVFO to the YCC crew. During the lunch break on June 26, 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.
