NEXT PROJECTS:
Valles Caldera
August 11-13, 2017

Project
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LOCATION: 
Valles Caldera National Preserve

​THE PROJECT: 
In August, AWF we will be returning to the site where we worked last summer, Valle Seco in the beautiful Valles Caldera. We will be partnering with Los Amigos de Valles Caldera to continue our work to improve the water quality of Sulphur Creek, a major tributary to San Antonio Creek. Our activities will involve building rock restoration structures, and we may also dig, move, and place sod to spread water across the landscape. Details and directions to the campsite (including the gate code for access through Sulphur Creek Road) will be sent to volunteers who RSVP.

SCHEDULE:
We will meet at the campsite on Friday evening. On Saturday morning, AWF will provide coffee, breakfast burritos, and an orientation. We will work Saturday from about 8:30-4:00, and then enjoy a potluck dinner (AWF provides bison or veggie burgers). On Sunday morning, anyone who is able to stay will work for a few more hours, and we will finish up by noon. 
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GEAR: Please bring everything you need for a weekend of car 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. 

FOOD: Please bring your own dinner for Friday, lunch for Saturday, and a dish to share for the Saturday evening potluck (side, salad, or dessert).

Please note: Children are welcome but no pets are permitted on the Preserve. Campfires are also prohibited. Tents and pickup campers are allowed.

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.

Midnight Meadows
August 18-20, 2017

Project
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LOCATION: 
Midnight Meadows in the Carson National Forest near Questa, NM

​THE PROJECT: 
AWF is partnering with our friends at Amigos Bravos on this project, as we did last summer. We will continue our work repairing exclosures protecting a high meadow stream, planting native vegetation, and developing an inventory to identify sites in need of restoration structures.

SCHEDULE:
We will meet at the campsite on Friday evening. On Saturday morning, AWF will provide coffee, breakfast burritos, and an orientation. We will work Saturday from about 8:30-4:00, and then enjoy a potluck dinner (AWF provides bison or veggie burgers). On Sunday morning, anyone who is able to stay will work for a few more hours, and we will finish up by noon. 
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GEAR: Please bring everything you need for a weekend of car 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. 

FOOD: Please bring your own dinner for Friday, lunch for Saturday, and a dish to share for the Saturday evening potluck (side, salad, or dessert).

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

2017 AWF Project Schedule
APRIL 1 - Local day project at Valle de Oro Wildlife Refuge
APRIL 28 to 30 - Cebolla Canyon, SE of Grants, NM 
MAY 12 to 14 - Rio Mora National Wildlife Refuge
JULY 14 to 16 - Valles Caldera 
AUGUST 11 to 13 - Valles Caldera
AUGUST 18 to 20 - Midnight Meadows, near Questa, NM
SEPTEMBER 8 to 10 - Limestone Canyon, San Mateo Mtns
OCTOBER 14 - 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.

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.