Sagebrush personal hiking blog
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.
My cunning plan was to hike from Santa Fe Plaza to Taos Plaza on the SF2T, then return on the blue bus and start the NNML from Santa Fe Plaza, ultimately ending back at the Plaza.