NMVFO and the Albuquerque Wildlife Federation have their annual joint restoration project at Limestone Canyon south of the VLA in the San Mateo Mountains, in about a week, so I went to scout the area. FR 476 is rugged enough to recommend a high-clearance vehicle. Approaching the canyon, signs of a mild recent ponderosa wildfire is visible. I think this is from the Fisher Fire, because I do not remember these scorch marks from last year.
The campsite looked mostly unharmed.
I went upstream in the Limestone drainage to check out structures, one-rock dams for the most part, that we worked on last year. I did not notice recent signs of water flow, or damp sand. I did not see signs of flooding in the past year, but I am just a newbie at restoration and do not see all the clues that our AWF brethren notice.
Then I went up the narrower Fisher Canyon drainage to check out rock structures, including a Zuni bowl we helped build last year. (The bowl shape is hard to make out in photos, but is clear in-person.)
Looking forward to a fine project.