Category: Trail Projects

About 20 volunteers from NMVFO and Socorro Trails, joined by one USFS staffer, cleared brush and downed trees on Timber Ridge Trail in the Magdalenas. We met at Water Canyon Picnic Area and carpooled up the challenging road towards the observatory, along the way passing a crane that had fallen down a slope after slipping on icy north-facing road.

I had not hiked Timber Ridge before, and it is now my favorite (short) trail in New Mexico, with glorious views on both sides.

We divided into 4 small teams and mostly leap-frogged along the trail, eventually clearing about 3.1 miles.

About 14 NMVFO volunteers met at Santa Barbara Campground in the Carson National Forest to work on our adopted Middle Fork Trail #24, and nearby trails.

Our cooks were Marie and Frances, and we had a fun group, with new volunteers and old regulars.

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Five NMVFO volunteers and five NMWild new-hires met at Tres Piedras Ranger Station to be certified as crosscut sawyers, in a two-day class taught by Craig, Jennifer, and Courtney from the Carson National Forest. The first day of the new USFS curriculum is theory, presented as Powerpoint with embedded videos.

Volunteers car-camped at nearby 64-G dispersed camping area.

The next day was all field instruction and evaluation.

A big thanks goes out to our instructors with the Carson, and volunteers for dedicating time to level-up and maintain their trail skills.

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