Sagebrush personal hiking blog
13 NMVFO volunteers joined with AWF Albuquerque Wildlife Federation over Labor Day weekend, returning to Limestone Canyon in the San Mateos for the 20th year.
Most NMVFO volunteers were new to AWF water restoration methods, and we learned about building one-rock dams, trash-racks, and baffles.
This year Limestone had a few pools and wet areas in the water channel, and the meadow was resplendent with tall grasses and wildflowers. Rain showers cooled us during the weekend.
Nine NMVFO/Socorro Trails volunteers lopped and cleared blowdowns on 2 miles of trail in the bosque, heading north from Otero Park.
The Rio Grande was completely dry at Otero. What a low-water year!
Hopefully this section of trail will be formally accepted into the Rio Grande Trail in the near future.
Five Friends of Bosque del Apache volunteers met for weed control at the recently developed Pollinator Site. One team spread and secured plastic solarization sheeting to kill weeds.
We also pulled and dug out kochia by the roots along the trail.
Since I was last at the site, the huge cottonwood at the Observation Blind has been trimmed by an arborist, removing a huge amount of mistletoe. The tree appears to be thriving.
An advantage of volunteering at Bosque del Apache is the opportunity to spot birds after the work is done.
