Hello Everyone, 

We are no longer permitted to thin in the Cedro CFRP area; therefore, the project on Wed., Oct. 21, will be replacing broken fence poles in Doc Long, Sulphur, and Cienega Picnic Areas. We will be installing some of the treated poles that FOSM purchased a few months ago.

We will be removing rusty one-half inch threaded rods, nuts, and washers from broken poles and replacing them with the new poles. There are about a dozen broken poles in these picnic areas, and we will probably not replace all of them in one day.

Bring battery-powered reciprocating saws with steel-cutting blades and battery drills. Also, bring wrenches, socket sets, large chisels, hammers, and carpentry tools. Pruning saws will also be handy for cutting notches in the posts and poles.

We need a pickup to haul several 10-foot 4-inch treated poles from Don Carnicom’s house to the picnic areas.

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 collect equipment and supplies and present the JHA (Job Hazard Analysis). 

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.

Also, bring a warm jacket, because the mornings are especially cool at the Guard Station.

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 Mountain