NEXT RESTORATION PROJECTS:
August 14-16:
Manuelitas Creek Watershed LOCATION: Manuelitas Creek Watershed near Las Vegas, NM THE PROJECT: Join AWF for a restoration project at a new site along Manuelitas Creek near Las Vegas, NM. SCHEDULE: Friday, August 14 – Sunday, August 16 Volunteers do not need to be present for the entire weekend to participate. You are welcome to join us just for the main work day Saturday, or camp for just one of the two nights. DOGS: Please note: dogs are not permitted at this project, at the request of the landowner. GEAR: Bring everything you need for a weekend of camping and restoration work, including work gloves, hat, long sleeves, long pants, sturdy close-toed boots, and sunscreen. We recommend bringing a change of shoes, and waterproof boots or boots you don’t mind getting wet, as there is sometimes water in the creek. Rain gear, layers, warm clothes for the evenings and plenty of water are essential. FOOD: AWF will provide breakfast burritos and coffee/tea on Saturday morning and bison or veggie burgers on Saturday evening. When you RSVP, please let us know if you would like a bison or a veggie burger. 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: Email Finn at [email protected] Directions and further details will be sent to you after you sign up. ***** September 4-6: Limestone Canyon LOCATION: Limestone Canyon, San Mateo Mountains near Magdalena THE PROJECT: Over Labor Day weekend, we’re pleased to be partnering once again with New Mexico Volunteers for the Outdoors to continue building rock and log structures to improve wildlife habitat in one of our favorite spots: Limestone Canyon in the San Mateo Mountains. AWF’s restoration work over the last 19 years has raised the streambed, rewetted the meadows, and led an aging stand of narrowleaf cottonwoods to send up new shoots and begin growing a new generation of trees. SCHEDULE: Friday, September 4 – Sunday, September 6 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. You are also welcome to camp an extra night on Sunday and spend more of the long weekend at the site. DOGS: Dogs are permitted at this project site, with the understanding that their owners are responsible for keeping them under control and out of the camp kitchen area, and avoiding conflicts with people and other dogs. GEAR: Bring everything you need for a weekend of camping and restoration work, including work gloves, hat, long sleeves, long pants, sturdy close-toed boots, and sunscreen. We recommend bringing a change of shoes, and waterproof boots or boots you don’t mind getting wet, as there is sometimes water in the creek. Rain gear, layers, warm clothes for the evenings and plenty of water are essential. FOOD: AWF will provide breakfast burritos and coffee/tea on Saturday morning and bison or veggie burgers on Saturday evening. When you RSVP, please let us know if you would like a bison or a veggie burger. 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: Email Finn at [email protected] Directions and further details will be sent to you after you sign up. Support AWF's work!
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2026 AWF Project ScheduleMARCH 7 - Valle de Oro Wildlife Refuge
MARCH 21 - Rio Puerco APRIL 10-12 - Wolf Creek, Fort Union Ranch APRIL 18 - Cedro Creek, near Tijeras MAY 15-17 - Red Canyon Reserve, near Magdalena, NM JUNE 19-21 - Rito Cafe, Jemez Mountains JULY 10-12 - Polvadera Creek, Jemez Mountains AUGUST 14-16 - Manuelitas Creek, near Las Vegas, NM SEPTEMBER 4-6 - Limestone Canyon, near Magdalena, NM OCTOBER 2-4 - Cebolla Canyon in El Malpais OCTOBER 23-25 - Rio Embudo near Dixon NOVEMBER 7 - 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. |