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Comanche Creek Volunteer Weekend, August 21-23, 2009 (tentative)
posted by J. Salas : 4:58 AM
The weekend of August 21-23, 2009 (tentative) has been selected for a free hands-on restoration workshop in the Valle Vidal this summer. The primary focus of the workshop will be placing in-stream structures along the upper reach of Comanche Creek to protect severely eroded banks. If time and number of volunteers permit, we may also work on maintaining grazing exclosures to protect woody vegetation and planting willow cuttings.
We are hoping for a large volunteer turnout this year. Volunteer help is especially important this year given the US Fish & Wildlife Service announced that the Rio Grande cutthroat trout (RGCT) be formally proposed for protection under the Endangered Species Act. The EPA grants that have helped fund this project in recent years have ended. However, the Truchas Chapter has received a TU Embrace-A-Stream grant to help fund this year’s work to restore RGCT habitat. This grant will require our matching the funds received with volunteer in-kind labor. So this year more than ever we need you to volunteer to help continue TU’s efforts with this multiyear project.
This is a great opportunity to learn first-hand about stream restoration from professionals. You can also view the fish barrier TU helped fund a couple of years ago. (NM Game & Fish hopes to be able to reintroduce pure RGCT to Comanche Creek above the barrier this summer.) After working on the creek, you can take the opportunity to fish for rainbows, cutthroats, and cutbows in the Rio Costilla or for 20” rainbows in Shuree Ponds. Please consider staying for the weekend and enjoying the beautiful Valle Vidal while helping to restore RGCT habitat. As in the past, the USFS will allow us to camp for free near the lodge at Shuree Ponds Friday and Saturday nights.
If you are interested in volunteering for this project, please contact Art Vollmer by phone at 505-476-6004 (days) or 505-474-1495 (evenings).
We are hoping for a large volunteer turnout this year. Volunteer help is especially important this year given the US Fish & Wildlife Service announced that the Rio Grande cutthroat trout (RGCT) be formally proposed for protection under the Endangered Species Act. The EPA grants that have helped fund this project in recent years have ended. However, the Truchas Chapter has received a TU Embrace-A-Stream grant to help fund this year’s work to restore RGCT habitat. This grant will require our matching the funds received with volunteer in-kind labor. So this year more than ever we need you to volunteer to help continue TU’s efforts with this multiyear project.
This is a great opportunity to learn first-hand about stream restoration from professionals. You can also view the fish barrier TU helped fund a couple of years ago. (NM Game & Fish hopes to be able to reintroduce pure RGCT to Comanche Creek above the barrier this summer.) After working on the creek, you can take the opportunity to fish for rainbows, cutthroats, and cutbows in the Rio Costilla or for 20” rainbows in Shuree Ponds. Please consider staying for the weekend and enjoying the beautiful Valle Vidal while helping to restore RGCT habitat. As in the past, the USFS will allow us to camp for free near the lodge at Shuree Ponds Friday and Saturday nights.
If you are interested in volunteering for this project, please contact Art Vollmer by phone at 505-476-6004 (days) or 505-474-1495 (evenings).
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