NEXT RESTORATION PROJECTS:
AUGUST 15-17, 2025
Midnight Meadows LOCATION: Join AWF and Amigos Bravos to continue our restoration efforts at beautiful Midnight Meadows in the Carson National Forest near Questa, NM! THE PROJECT: Volunteers will build rock and log restoration structures to restore this important wetland gem. SCHEDULE: Friday, August 15 – Sunday, August 17 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, anyone who is able to stay will work for a few more hours, and we will finish up by noon. Please note that volunteers do not need to be present for the entire weekend to participate. You are welcome to join us just for the work day Saturday, or camp for just one of the two nights. 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. This is New Mexico, so sun, rain, overcast sky and wind or a mix of it all are to be expected. The campsite is located at over 10,000 feet in elevation. 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, snacks, Friday dinner, and lots of water! TO SIGN UP: Please contact Kristina at [email protected] Directions and further details will be sent to you after you sign up. Support AWF's work!
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2025 AWF Project Schedule
MARCH 15 - Valle de Oro Wildlife Refuge
APRIL 11-13 - Ft. Union Ranch: Higgins Canyon APRIL 26 - Day project in the Galisteo Basin MAY 16-18 - Ft. Union Ranch: Turkey Mountains MAY 30-JUNE 1 - Rito Peñas Negras, Jemez Mtns JUNE 20-22 - San Antonio Creek, Jemez Mtns AUGUST 15-17 - Midnight Meadows, near Questa, NM AUGUST 29-31 - Limestone Canyon, near Magdalena, NM SEPTEMBER 19-21 - Rio Embudo near Dixon OCTOBER 3-5 - Cebolla Canyon in El Malpais OCTOBER 25 - Cedro Creek near Tijeras 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 TalkKeeping 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. |