Hello Everyone,

On Wednesday, August 19, FOSM volunteers will be returning to Balsam Glade Picnic Area to fell the remaining hazard trees. Later we will start felling hazard trees at the Ski Area overflow parking lot and Tree Spring Trailhead.

We need both swampers and sawyers. The crew will be divided into teams of 5 or fewer volunteers each.

We will meet at 8 AM at the FOSM Guard Station behind the Ranger Station to fuel chain saws and collect equipment and supplies.

Wear long pants, long sleeve shirt, and sturdy boots with slip-resistant soles. Bring a face mask, lunch, snacks, lots of water, hard hat, eye and ear protection, and work gloves. If you do not have a hard hat, one will be provided.

We will travel to the work site with just one person in each vehicle unless some volunteers are in the same family.

If you have questions, please email me (do not reply to this message) at samgbeard@msn.com.

Sam Beard, Projects Chair

Friends of the Sandia Mountains