May 13, 2006, Saturday: TAKE A LLAMA TO LUNCH in the VALLE VIDAL. Join the Northern Group, Sierra Club and Wild Earth Llama Adventures for a fun day of hiking, exploring and education, probably in the Whitman Vega area. Stay at McCrystal C.G. Friday and Saturday nights. For more information call Norma McCallan 505-471-0005 or Stuart Wilde 1-800-758-5262

May 27-29, 2006: Issues outing to the Valle Vidal. Join us for a Memorial Day Campout. Explore this area threatened by coalbed methane development. Arrive Saturday and enjoy easy to moderate hikes on Sunday and Monday. Communal meals possible on one or both nights. Co-sponsored by the Pajarito Environmental Education Center. Reservations are a must. For more information, call Ilse Bleck at 662-2368.

June 16-18: Midnight Meadows ATV enclosure construction. Sponsored by Amigos Bravos and the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance. For more information, please call Rachel Conn at 505-758-3874.

July 7-8, 2006: Restoration Workshop with Bill Zeedyk. Installation of restoration structures on Comanche Creek. Sponsored by the Quivira Coalition, New Mexico Trout, Trout Unlimited and others. For more information please call Jim O'Donnell at 505-758-3874.

July 15-16, 2006: Installation of Restoration Structures on Comanche Creek. Sponsored by the Quivira Coalition, New Mexico Trout, Trout Unlimited and others.For more information please call Jim O'Donnell at 505-758-3874.

August 26 - August 28, 2006, Friday - Sunday: Three day easy backpack in the Middle Ponil/bristlecone pine area, with Wild Earth Llama Adventures providing gear and meals. For more information call Norma McCallan, Sierra Club 471-0005 or Stuart Wilde 1-800-758-5262.

September 9, 2006: Ash Mountain Hike. Sponsored by the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance and the Coalition for the Valle Vidal. For more information please call Jim O'Donnell at 505-758-3874.

September 10, 2006: McCrystal Creek Hike. Sponsored by the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance and the Coalition for the Valle Vidal. For more information please call Jim O'Donnell at 505-758-3874.

September 23, 2006: Little Costilla Climb. Sponsored by the Coalition for the Valle Vidal. For more information please call Jim O'Donnell at 505-758-3874.

Keep an eye on the Calendar for other volunteer work opportunities in September 2006 as well weekend backpacking trips, day hikes, etc.