Jennifer, our volunteer coordinator from Santa Fe National Forest, led a one-day first aid class for volunteers from NMVFO and the USFS volunteer program at Little Tesuque picnic pavilion along Hyde Park Road north of Santa Fe. Participants had already completed hours of on-line instruction, and today was in-person practice with treatment scenarios.
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Juan Tomas Followup 2 2021
NMVFO returned this week with staff from Albuquerque Open Space to resume building new trail on an as-yet-unnamed route in the Juan Tomas Open Space east of Albuquerque, south of Tijeras, near a pull-out on Oak Flat Road.
Gambel oak roots in the path was still a challenge, along with rocky outcrops and fixing outslope.
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NMVFO joined staff from Albuquerque Open Space to continue building new trail on an as-yet-unnamed route in the Juan Tomas Open Space east of Albuquerque, south of Tijeras.
We were constructing trail through Gambel oak, and much of the day seemed to be devoted to digging out roots and stumps.
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