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Please RSVP on this page by April 30 so we can provide Saturday lunch for volunteers!
We need your help to improve habitat permeability and connectivity for pronghorn on the Rita Blanca National Grasslands! Join us May 3-5 for a chapter campout and work project that will have a lasting positive impact on this vital shortgrass prairie ecosystem.
Volunteers will work alongside USFS staff to verify or raise the bottom wire of allotment fencing and remove tumbleweeds from the fenceline to allow pronghorn to more easily traverse the grasslands. This work will enable pronghorn to access the food, water, space and cover they need to survive. Volunteers will have the opportunity to learn about the importance of the shortgrass prairie ecosystem from USFS staff. This event is kid friendly (with the supervision of a parent/guardian).
Participants may show up Friday evening or early Saturday. Camping is free. Lunch will be provided on Saturday and we will have a wild game potluck Saturday evening as we share stories around the campfire. Come out to improve Pronghorn Habitat, camp out with like-minded individuals and have fun!
Weekend Schedule
Friday 5/3 Arrive to camp
Saturday 5/4 Workday, wild game potluck and campfire stories at night
Sunday 5/5 Optional workday until 12 pm
Campsite - Thompson Grove Picnic Site: 1/2 mile west on Thompson Grove Lane from FM 296 (Lat: 36.41532, Long: -102.80585). There is a vault toilet but no potable water at this location. There is ample space for campers and tents.
What to Bring: Volunteers should wear appropriate work clothing including sun protection and wear leather boots and gloves, food, snacks, water, first aid, required medications and communications devices.
Positive Impact Since beginning this work in 2022
- 25.2 miles of fenceline modified/verified
- 1.3 miles of exclosure work (lowest barbed wire replaced with smooth)
- 6,870 ac 10.73 sq. mi of shortgrass prairie habitat improved
WHEN
May 03, 2024 at 6:00pm - May 05, 2024
WHERE
CONTACT
Chris Smith
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