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Valles Caldera Restoration
The over 50 mile long boundary fenceline surrounding the Valles Caldera National Preserve had not been maintained since the early 2000s when it was still the Baca Ranch. We are working with the Forest Service on clearing deadfall, repairing and rebuilding the boundary...
San Antonio Creek 2023
“I don’t think we will need rubber boots, we can usually avoid stepping in the saturated areas at San Antonio Creek,” I told colleagues before heading out for a field visit with New Mexico Environment Department and Audubon Society representatives. Well, that’s not...
State Land Office Monitoring
Santa Fe County, NM and Socorro County, NM In Fall 2021, we conducted Year 2 monitoring on two State Land Office parcels as part of an effort to better understand the impacts of land management practices and treatments in piñon-juniper systems, and to inform land...
Harvey Jones Channel
In spring 2022, we planted 28,000 willow stems and over 100 cottonwood poles along sculpted channels, following the removal of invasive species from the site, and resulting in the creation of about 10 acres of valuable wetland habitat adjacent to the Rio Grande.
Santa Fe County Erosion Control
Santa Fe County, NM This erosion control project is part of a larger restoration effort on private property in Santa Fe County. For this implementation, we worked closely alongside Jan-Willem Jansens of Ecotone, who designed the treatment (original design at...
Santa Fe River Pond Leveler Installation
December 2021 installation of a pond leveling device (also called a Beaver Deceiver) to lower the water level above a beaver dam along the Santa Fe River at Calle Debra and Paseo Real, just west of the Santa Fe Airport.
The Conservation Homestead
Galisteo Basin Preserve, NM Regrading slopes to capture high flows within rock run downs. This project in the Galisteo Basin Preserve follows the razing of an old homestead and aims to remediate the site's ecological function and facilitate recreational access to...
Rancho Del Oso Pardo – Upper Nabor Creek
Chama, NM In November 2021, we built 8 postless BDAs as a demonstration project at Rancho Del Oso Pardo, a private ranch near Chama, NM. Structures were built using small diameter trees felled from nearby, overstocked slopes as well as rocks and sediments from...
Valles Caldera Boundary Fence Repair
Valles Caldera National Preserve, NM Rebuilding the boundary fence on the north side of the Valles Caldera National Preserve (VCNP) has been a multi-year effort. In 2021, we completely rebuilt about 1.25 miles of fenceline and cleared and repaired an additional 3...