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AWF's volunteer ecological restoration projects have wrapped up for the 2024 season! Please check back here in February 2025 for a calendar of next year's projects.
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2024 AWF Project Schedule
click here for a map of 2024 project locations

MARCH 9 - Valle de Oro Wildlife Refuge
APRIL 12-14 - Ft. Union Ranch
MAY 17-19 - Rio Mora Wildlife Refuge
MAY 31- JUNE - Rito Peñas Negras
JUNE 21-23 - San Antonio Creek, Jemez Mtns
JULY 19-21 - Gallinas post-fire restoration
AUGUST 9-11 - Midnight Meadows, near Questa, NM
AUGUST 30-SEPT 1 - Limestone Canyon, near Magdalena, NM 
SEPTEMBER 21 - Galisteo Basin
OCTOBER 4-6 - Cebolla Canyon in El Malpais  
OCTOBER 26 - Local day project in the Abq Bosque

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.

Safety Talk

Keeping our volunteers safe is AWF’s top priority on our restoration projects! One way we keep you safe is to make sure that you are aware of the potential risks involved in camping and working outside, as well as the actions that AWF takes to reduce those risks. We go over these hazards during our safety talk at the start of each project, but we also wanted to provide it here for you to review in advance of coming out on a project. Before starting work, we will ask you to sign a liability waiver indicating that you understand the potential risks of participating in a restoration project and that you accept responsibility for your safety on the project.

Click here to download AWF's Safety Talk as a pdf document.

AWF's Project Liability Waiver is available here.