CANCELED DUE TO FIRE DAMAGE – Hollinger Trail Backpack (Santa Fe NF)

Description: Join us on a four-day backpacking project to clear downed trees and brush on the Hollinger Trail #219. We will meet at the Porvenir Campground and hike about 5.1 miles up the Porvenir Trail #247 to its junction with the Hollinger Trail to set up base camp. We will clear downed trees and brush and define tread as needed on the 2.1 mile length of the Hollinger Trail. If time allows, we will do similar work on the upper portion of the Porvenir Trail and the Bluebell Ridge Trail #212.

While the project starts on Thursday, August 4th, you are welcome to join us on Friday or Saturday and spend as much time working with us as you can. Please be sure to let us know your plans.

All tools will be provided. We will be using one- and two-person crosscut saws, pruning saws, loppers, and trail maintenance tools. USFS rules require all volunteers to wear boots, long pants, long sleeves, hard hats (provided), work gloves, and eye protection (sunglasses okay) while working. Please bring a daypack to carry your lunch, snacks, sunblock, rain gear, and a full-day’s supply of water.

We will be practicing social distancing on this project. Specific details will be provided prior to the start of the project.

Reminder: Pets are not allowed on NMVFO projects.

Meet at: Porvenir Campground (GPS Coordinates 35.71029, -105.41364 )

Please sign up below by August 1st. One person per signup.

Difficulty:

Group Size: 15

For more information: If this is your first NMVFO project, you can find more information about difficulty ratings and what to expect at Volunteer FAQ, or email the project leader.

Please read our Volunteer Guidelines before signing up for this project.

El Porvenir Trail (Pecos Wilderness)

RESULTS: 12 Volunteers were able to clear 15 trees that blocked or encroached on the trail all the way to the Hollinger Trail junction about five miles from the trailhead and cut back brush on almost three miles of trail.

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Description: Join NMVFO for a trail improvement project on the El Porvenir Trail in the Pecos Wilderness along the beautiful Beaver Creek. We’ll be cutting back brush that has encroached onto the trail and clearing trees and branches that have fallen across the trail.

We’ll meet at the El Porvenir Trailhead next to the El Porvenir Campground at the end of State Highway 65 at 8:30 am on June 5, 2021. The hike to the work site is approximately 1 mile.

Please bring:
• Your own face mask and work gloves (required)
• Eye protection (sunglasses)
• A day pack with sunblock, lunch, snacks, and plenty of water

The Forest Service requires that trail workers wear work gloves, long pants, long-sleeved shirts, sturdy boots, and a hard hat. NMVFO/Forest Service will provide the tools and hard hats.

Then current Covid-19 protocols will be enforced. Details will be provided prior to the start of the project.

Please note that pets are not allowed on NMVFO projects.

Difficulty: 2 Pulaskis

Group Size: Up to 15

For more information: If this is your first NMVFO project, you can find more information about difficulty ratings and what to expect at Volunteer FAQ, or email the project leader.

Please read our volunteer guidelines before signing up for this project.

Porvenir Canyon Trail #247 (Santa Fe NF) (was Beaver Creek Trail)

RESULTS: Volunteers cleared 82 deadfalls or widened previous deadfall cuts that were too narrow for horses to pass through easily and brushed about 2.5 miles of the 3.25 miles from the Wilderness Boundary to the Hollinger Canyon Trail junction.

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Description: Join NMVFO on a car-camping project to clear downed trees and remove brush along the Porvenir Canyon (aka Beaver Creek) Trail #247 in the Pecos Wilderness of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF). We will camp in the ball field at the El Porvenir Christian Camp. Breakfasts and dinners (except for Thursday evening) will be provided by NMVFO. COVID protocols will be employed. Specific details will be provided after you sign up.

While the project starts at 5:00 pm on Thursday, September 10th, you are welcome to join us Friday morning or evening, or Saturday morning before 8:00 am. Just let us know what your plans are by contacting the project co-leaders.

Meet at El Porvenir Christian Camp. Look for the green NMVFO signs starting at the Panchuela Road turnoff from Forest Road 121.

Reminder: Pets are not allowed on NMVFO projects.

Please sign up below by September 7th at 5:00 pm.

Difficulty: 3 Pulaskis

Group Size: Up to 15

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.

This project is made possible by a grant from the National Wilderness Stewardship Alliance.