Curious about beaver habitat restoration? Join Rio Grande Return to plant willows and build beaver dam analogues.

How You Can Participate

  • Volunteer – Spend a day planting and building instream structures with us. No prior experience is needed, just your enthusiasm and willingness to make a difference.
  • Learn – Rio Grande Return creating wildlife habitat along Rio de Las Vacas by planting more willows, installing beaver dam analogs, post-assisted log structures and large woody debris. Learn about the role of beaver mimicry in improving water quality, storing water, expanding wetlands and creating habitat for other wildlife.
  • What to Bring –  Lunch, water, warm work gloves, warm clothing (layers), waders or muck boots, hat/sunscreen.

RSVP to Karen by email before the prior Monday

Volunteer Stream Restoration Day on the Rio de Las Vacas, Santa Fe National Forest, Wednesday April 8, 2026 9:30am - 3pm