Please Join Us: Ditches with Trails -- Spring Cleanup Events
Claude Morelli
Ditches with Trails
Spring 2007 Cleanup Events
Please join us.....
WHO: You, your friends, your neighbors, and anyone else who wishes to volunteer.
WHAT: Ditches with Trails Project – Second Annual Spring Cleanup. Help clear trash, junk, branches, etc. along the banks of drains and irrigation ditches in the North and South Valleys.
WHY: Have fun, get to know your neighbors, get exercise, keep the valley clean, show support for the Ditches with Trails Project.
WHEN AND WHERE: March, April & May. Cleanup events will take place on Saturdays from 9 AM to noon. Come to as many cleanup events as you wish. (Scroll down for location information.)
WHAT TO BRING: Dress in layers appropriate for spring. Wear sun screen, long sleeves, a hat and heavy gloves. It may be helpful to bring a shovel and/or pitch fork. Water and light snacks will be provided by the Ditches with Trails Project.
WHAT IF THE WEATHER IS BAD? In the event of rain or other inclement weather, events may be rescheduled. Please call 344-9742.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, please visit www.ditcheswithtrails.org or contact Claude Morelli (505-344-9742 or claude....@transnuevo.com).
Saturday, 10 March 2007, 9 AM to noon
- Foraker Lateral, Griegos Lateral & Alameda Drain (Garfield Park area NW)
F Sign-in along the Alameda Drain, about halfway between Fourth and Twelfth Streets just south of Garfield Park. From John Brooks Supermarket, go south on Twelfth St. about 0.40 miles to Matthew Avenue. Turn east onto Matthew and travel another 0.30 miles to the sign-in location. Sponsored by the Near North Valley Neighborhood Association.
- Griegos Wasteway & Duranes Lateral (Dietz Farms/Cimino Compound area NW)
F Sign-in where Dietz Farm Road crosses the Duranes Lateral. From Flying Star Restaurant, go north on Rio Grande Boulevard about 0.20 miles to Dietz Farm Road. Go west on Dietz Farm Road about 0.35 miles to the Duranes Lateral. Sponsored by the Rio Grande Boulevard Neighborhood Association.
Saturday, 21 April 2007, 9 AM to noon
- Pueblo Acequia (Village of Los Ranchos NW)
F Sign-in where Green Valley Road intersects the Pueblo Lateral. From the Village Hall & Fire Station, go north on Rio Grande Boulevard about 0.20 miles to Green Valley Road. Head east on Green Valley about 0.26 miles to the Pueblo Acequia. Sponsored by the Village of Los Ranchos.
Saturday, 28 April 2007, 9 AM to noon
- Arenal and Atrisco Acequias (near Bridge & Five Points SW)
F Sign-in at Center for Action and Contemplation (1705 Five Points Road SW). Sponsored by Poplar Acres Neighborhood Association and Center for Action and Contemplation.
- Arenal and Atrisco Acequias (Near Valle del Bosque Park SW)
F Sign-in at Valle del Bosque Park. From Central Avenue SW, head south on Sunset Road about a mile. The park will be on the east side of Sunset. Sponsored by Vecinos del Bosque Neighborhood Association.
- Gallegos and Harwood Laterals (Los Poblanos / Lee Acres Area NW)
F Sign-in at Grecian Park. From Fourth Street, head west on Guadalupe Trail and Grecian Road, about 0.5 miles. Sponsored by Los Poblanos Neighborhood Association.
- Harwood Lateral (south from Griegos Road NW)
F Sign-in near where Freeman Avenue crosses the Harwood Lateral. From Griegos Road, turn south onto Ninth Street. Go south on Ninth St. about 0.25 miles to Freeman. Head east on Freeman to the Harwood Lateral. Sponsored by Greater Gardner Neighborhood Association.
Saturday, 26 May 2007, 9 AM to noon
- Griegos Lateral (between Griegos and Candelaria Roads NW)
F Sign-in where Candelaria intersects the Griegos Lateral, directly adjacent to Valley High School (1505 Candelaria Rd NW). Please note that this is not the Griegos Drain, which intersects Candelaria a half mile to the west. Sponsored by Los Griegos Neighborhood Association.
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ABOUT DITCHES WITH TRAILS: The Ditches with Trails Project is a partnership of the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District, Rivers & Trails Program of the National Park Service, North Valley Coalition, and Vecinos del Bosque Neighborhood Association. Supporters include Bernalillo County, Village of Los Ranchos, City of Albuquerque, and WALK Albuquerque. The partners and supporters are working to preserve the existing ditch trail system and strengthen its recreational potential. This community-based effort will ultimately result in a “Ditches with Trails Action Plan.” The plan will answer questions about a variety of preservation and management issues -- how the system will be maintained and preserved, what trails will look like, and how public safety concerns will be addressed.