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Work Day – February – 2/15/2025

We will be having a workday Saturday, February 15, from 9AM-Noon.

What We Will Be Doing: We will continue water sealing the Salado Canyon Bridge, install some directional signs, and do clean-up underneath the bridge.

Where to Meet: Meet at 9AM at the Salado Canyon Trailhead, at 457 Fresnal Canyon Rd.

What to Bring: Water, gloves, snacks, and sunscreen. We will provide the tools!

Sign Up to Volunteer for this Work Day so that we can plan accordingly.

Directions to the Salado Canyon Trailhead from Alamogordo:

  • Take US Hwy 82 from Alamogordo toward Cloudcroft
  • Turn left on Cherry Blossom Way, just past the General Store
  • Drive 0.3 miles and turn left on Cottage Row
  • Drive 2.7 miles, to the Salado Canyon Trailhead, on the right

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Work Day – January – 1/18/2025

We will be having a workday Saturday, January 18, from 9AM-Noon.

What We Will Be Doing: We will be sealing the Salado Canyon Bridge and doing some trail work around it.

Where to Meet: Meet at 9AM at the Salado Canyon Trailhead, at 457 Fresnal Canyon Rd.

What to Bring: Water, gloves, snacks, and warm layers. We will provide the tools!

Sign Up to Volunteer for this Work Day so that we can plan accordingly.

Directions to the Salado Canyon Trailhead from Alamogordo:

  • Take US Hwy 82 from Alamogordo toward Cloudcroft
  • Turn left on Cherry Blossom Way, just past the General Store
  • Drive 0.3 miles and turn left on Cottage Row
  • Drive 2.7 miles, to the Salado Canyon Trailhead, on the right

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JANUARY 2015 WORKDAY SUCCESS

We had a PHENOMENAL work day last Saturday! We ended up with 24 volunteers (including two Forest Service representatives) so we got a lot accomplished!

  • We worked on the Clarke private property (through which we have a legal easement in place for public access) down at the mouth of Laborcita Canyon outside La Luz.
  • We filled most (not all) of the holes caused by the old water line failures.
  • Cleaned rocks and weeds from most of the rail bed (though there’s more to do).
  • We worked on most of the old wood culverts — cleaning out the input sides — we have more to do with those.
  • MAJOR IMPROVEMENT: We routed the rail bed around one of the more dangerous spots near the end of the property.

MORE TO DO IN THE FUTURE

  • More tree and culvert prep (amongst other various tasks)
  • The entire south side of the rail bed needs to be ditched for erosion control
  • Other moderately dangerous area (more holes) will need some serious work

Thanks everyone for coming out!

 

Jan 2014 volunteer trail workday - Culvert work

Culvert work

 

Jan 2015 volunteer work day - cleaning up the rail bed

Cleaning up the rail bed!

 

Jan 2015 volunteer work day - rail bed tread work

Tread work

As always, we’ve got many more photos! Check them out on our official Flickr page!