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| Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute CDRI will hold its final Adopt-a-Highway cleanup for 2024 on Thursday, November 7, from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Volunteers are asked to meet at the Powell Visitor Center by 8:45 a.m. to sign in and pick up supplies and a snack. Please email events@cdri.org if you can volunteer. Thank you! Big Bend Ranch State Park November 5 & 6 Hoodoos Trail. Hoodoos trail is one of the most popular trails and has faced issues from high amounts of traffic and trespassed livestock. A group from Austin will be volunteering with us to help maintain Hoodoos trail. Anybody from Tierra Grande MN is welcome to join! The group from Austin, Casa Verde Builders – Americorps , will be roughly 17 people and will have many projects going on, such as installing retaining structures, pruning /trimming vegetation & re-naturalizing unofficial trails. 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Nov 11-14 East Contrabando This trail system is easily accessible from HWY 170, across from Barton Warnock VC. Each day, we will focus on a different area, completing annual maintenance, trimming & pruning overgrown vegetation. Monday – Dog Cholla Trail (2-mile round trip) Tuesday- Crystal and Rock Quarry Trail (6-mile round trip) Wednesday- Camino Viejo Trail (2-mile round trip) 1 hour drive to trail head 4×4 vehicle required Nov 18 – 19 Rincon Loop (Camping) This week will be spent camping and working on trails located roughly 10 miles north of Barton Warnock VC. These trails are rugged and require hiking long distances. Please reach out if anybody is interested in more details. 4×4 vehicle required Nov 25-27 West Contrabando This trail system is accessible from HWY 170, roughly 5 miles west of Barton Warnock VC. We will complete annual maintenance on West Main trail with the longest distances reaching a 5-mile round trip hike. The work will consist of mostly brushing and pruning overgrown vegetation. BBRSP appreciates any help it can get! To sign up or for more information contact: Ian Muñoz, BBRSP – River Corridor, 432-424-3327, Ian.Munoz@tpwd.texas.gov Barton Warnock Visitor Center// Maintenance//-Trails, 21800 FM 170 Terlingua Davis Mountains State Park DMSP’s Home School program occurs every 2nd Tuesday. There are 2 sessions: 10am and 1pm. Charlie Ewing is looking for 2 volunteers to assist on Tuesday, Nov. 12. Let him know if you are available. DMSP will hold its next volunteer workday on Saturday, Nov. 23rd. Please meet at the Interpretive Center at 9am. Much thanks to these folks who helped with the October highway trash pick-up: Chris & Pamela Pipes, Annette Carter, Nancy Foxworthy, Judy Reichelderfer, and Maggie Bootman. DMSP appreciates your help and support! Contact: Charlie Ewing, Interpretive Ranger, Charles.Ewing@tpwd.texas.gov , 432-426-3337 x2123 Alpine Artwalk 2024 Saturday November 23We are expecting to have a Tierra Grande table in downtown Alpine from 9am to 3pm on Saturday. We will have some educational materials and displays. And we may even find some new members for our chapter. This is a great opportunity for us to engage the many diverse attendees of all ages in our Tierra Grande mission. If you have never been to Artwork – take a look here! https://www.artwalkalpine.com/ Sandia Wetlands December 7, at 9:00am There will be a Service Project at Ellen’s Sandia Wetlands near the truck stop east of Balmorhea at 9am to paint the bird blind. These rich wetlands have been a project of TGTMN for years so please come out and help with painting plus see some incredible birds and vistas of the igneous Barilla Mountains to the South. Go east from Balmorhea on Highway 17 about 3 miles, then turn South on County Road 313 about 2 miles toward the mountains. |