NEXT PROJECT:
June 22-24, 2018
Midnight Meadows

Project
IMPORTANT NOTE: This project is contingent upon the forest not being closed due to fire danger. At this time, the Carson National Forest is under Stage 2 fire restrictions, but it remains open. If you RSVP to attend, we will send out updates if anything changes.

LOCATION: Midnight Meadows, near Questa, NM

THE PROJECT: Join AWF and Amigos Bravos for the whole weekend (Friday night through Sunday morning) or come for just the day on Saturday. We welcome all the extra pairs of hands we can get to help us repair and build fencing to protect delicate riparian areas from overgrazing. Midnight Meadows is one of ten priority Wetland Jewels that Amigos Bravos has identified and mapped as an areas requiring special protections and restoration priority in the Carson National Forest.

SCHEDULE: Friday evening we will meet at the campsite (look for signs along Cabresto Road/Forest Road 134). Everyone should bring their own dinner and camping gear. For those coming for only the day on Saturday, plan on being up at the site by 8:15am. 

On Saturday morning, AWF will provide coffee and breakfast burritos. The Forest Service and Amigos Bravos will provide a project overview/safety talk. We will work Saturday from about 8:30-4:00, and then enjoy a potluck dinner (AWF provides bison or veggie burgers) with a group of cool, committed conservationists around a campfire. We ask that everyone bring a side dish, salad, or a salad for the potluck. 

On Sunday, if there is still work to be done and if folks willing to stay, we will work for a few more hours. We will finish up no later than noon. Leave as you need to. We're grateful for any help we can get! 

Dogs (well socialized, please) and kids are welcome!

GEAR: Bring everything you need for a weekend of camping. For the work, don’t forget gloves, hat, long sleeves, long pants, sturdy boots, and sunscreen. Warm clothes for the evenings and plenty of water are essential. The campsite is over 10,000 feet so bring warm gear! 

FOOD: AWF will provide breakfast burritos on Saturday morning and bison or veggie burgers on Saturday evening. Please bring a dish to share for the Saturday potluck dinner, along with your own lunches, Friday dinner, Sunday breakfast, and lots of water!

TO SIGN UP: Contact Scial at rioscial@gmail.com or 505-480-2906. 
Directions and further details will be sent to you once you sign up.
contact the Projects Committee Chair

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2017 AWF Project Schedule
MARCH 17 - Local day project at Valle de Oro Wildlife Refuge
APRIL 6 to 8 - Wolf Creek, Ft. Union Ranch, NM 
MAY 4 to 6 - Red Canyon Reserve near Socorro, NM
MAY 18 to 20 - Rio Mora National Wildlife Refuge
JUNE 22 to 24 - Midnight Meadows, near Questa, NM
JULY 27 to 29 - Midnight Meadows, near Questa, NM
AUGUST 10 to 12 - Valles Caldera
AUG 31 to SEPT 2 - Limestone Canyon, San Mateo Mtns
SEPTEMBER 28 to 30 - Cebolla Canyon, SE of Grants, NM 
OCTOBER 20 - Local day project with Sandia Ranger District 

awf projects

One of AWF's primary missions is to improve and preserve wildlife habitat for present and future uses. To further this goal, AWF hosts several volunteer restoration projects each year in locations around New Mexico. Project tasks include building rock structures in streambeds using the techniques developed by Bill Zeedyk, planting trees, installing fence exclosures to protect riparian areas, and removing old wire fencing that is hazardous to wildlife.

Some of the projects are one-day events at local venues in and around Albuquerque. Most are weekend camping trips in beautiful public lands in the state. Typically, participants arrive on Friday afternoon or evening, camp Friday and Saturday nights, and depart by Sunday noon. However, volunteers are welcome to join us just for the Saturday work day, or camp for just one of the two nights.

The camping events feature Saturday morning breakfast burritos and coffee, and a Saturday evening potluck dinner with grilled bison burgers and veggie options provided by AWF. Participants bring a dish to share to create a bountiful meal.

We welcome participants of all ages; individuals under 18 years of age require parental permission or supervision.