Taos Land Trust Kineo Memmer, Brandon Trujillo, Olivia Aguilar
YCC Crews Summer 2018
Invasive Species u Developed a plan for removing invasive species on the Rio Fernando Park property Taught YCC crew u members to map the existing invasive species in ArcGIS YCC crews used the plan u to remove burdock, pepperweed, teasel, and bull thistle Recorded management u practices used
Animal Cameras Set up animal cameras u around the Rio Fernando Park property u Beavers u Coyotes u Ducks u Birds u Rodents u Rabbits Check out the blog post on u animal cameras: https://www.taoslandtrust .org/wildlife-cameras/
Summer 2017 Internship – Tree Plotting u TLT Summer 2017 Tree Plotting Interns: u Kineo Memmer u Brandon Trujillo u Brandi Suazo u Kimberly Sadler u Mapped 13 species of trees, 6 different vegetation zones, access, buildings, utilities, the Rio Fernando, and the Vigil y Romo acequia.
Background u Taos Land Trust u Passion for Conservation
Vigil y Romo Acequia Historical Importance u Established Use (1890) u Construction of bridge u (1989) Revitalized (2018) u Importance of Acequias u Taos Land Trust u Cultural relevance in Taos u Distribution u
Taos Watershed Rio Fernando u Acequias Madres de Cañon Sur y u Cañon Norte u Vicente Fernandez u Joe Fernandez Vigil y Romo Acequia u u Fritz Hahn u Ciprianno Medina Rio Pueblo u Acequia Madre del Rio pueblo de u Taos u Bobby Jaramillo u Charles Chacon Water Reclamation Plant u Rio Grande u
(Map Provided y Mark Henderson)
Field Trips Gordon Tooley’s Tree Farm u Gordon Tooley u Truchas, NM u Permaculture homestead farm u Mike Musialowski’s u Taos, NM u Compost u Compost Santo in Nambe, NM u u Meade and Robin Martin Alcalde NMSU Sustainable u Agriculture Science Center u Amy Larsen Molino De Los Duranes u Corky Hawk, the Preservation u Chair of the Taos County Historical Society Acequia driven grist mill built u in 1879
Expanded Conservation Efforts u Archeological Dig Site u Dr. Mike Adler u Pot Creek Archeological site at SMU (Southern Methodist University) u Agricultural u Micah Roseberry u Farmhouse School Lunch Program u Farmhouse Cafe Parr Field u
Incorporating Outside Conservation Hügelkultur u Mike Musialowski’s u Permaculture homestead farm Compost Bins u Amy Larsen at Alcalde u NMSU Sustainable Agriculture Science Center Wild Earth Guardians u Jim Matison lead a u beaver talk Dryland Wilds u Cebastian and Robyn – u lead a foraging and cooking day
Family Life Skills CPR & First Aid u u American Red Cross – TLT Staff – Michelle u u Anne Weil and Brian Heinrich and Kristina Levine Ortez Land Ethics u Team Building u TLT Staff – Maya u Field Institute of Taos u Anthony - Liana Sonne Aldo Leopold’s land u ethics and conservation philosophy
Team Members Olivia Aguilar Jude Encinas Angelo Flores Joseph Ironwood Fabian Lopez Alexandra Montoya Ryan Morgan-Lee Jacob Schneider Gilberto Valerio Brandon Trujillo Margaret Allen Eugene Dicks Damen Lujan Madison Salmons Hilario Sanchez Celestino Tack Ryan Vigil Jerome Sanchez
Thank you to our many Special Thanks to Taos Land volunteers and sponsors Trust Staff: Kristina Ortez u Maya Anthony u Neighbors of the Taos Land Trust National Parks and Recreation Association u u Ace Hardware Amy Larsen, NMSU - Sustainable Agriculture Research Center in Alcalde u u Tony Valdez, NMSU – Taos Extension Office Ben Wright Mike Balistreri, Aeolus Consulting Services u u u Rio Fernando Revitalization Collaborative Rachel Conn and Shannon Romeling, Amigos Bravos u u Rocky Mountain Youth Corps Meade Martin, Compost Santo Jim O’Donnell u u u Sylvia Rodriguez Cebastien and Robin, Dryland Wilds u u Sky Romero Micah Roseberry, Farmhouse School Lunch Program u Juniper u u Mike Adler, SMU-Taos Mayordomos Vicente Fernandez & Joe Fernandez u u Manley Corky Hawk, Taos County Historical Society Field Institute of Taos (FIT) u u Taos County Solid Waste Michael Gaitlin, Forest Service u u Michelle Mattress Mary, Taos Home u Greg Miller, Forest Service u u Taos Mesa Brewing John and Rebecca Hall u Heinrich u Taos Pueblo Council Member & Mayordomo Fritz Hanh u u Peter Vigil and Matt Valerio, Taos Soil and Water Sarah Hart u u Kineo u Taos Valley Acequia Association Mark Henderson u u Memmer Gene Salazar, Taos Valley Wastewater Treatment Facility Mayordomo Bobby Jaramillo u u Gordon Tooley, Tooley's Trees Paul Bryan Jones u (Intern) u Town of Taos Sanitation Steve Vrooman & Jen Zawacki, Keystone Restoration Ecology u u Town of Taos, Lynda Perry Kit Carson Electric Company u u Diego Chavez u Twirl Play and Discovery Space Lowe’s u u (Intern) Vigil y Romo Acequia Association Johnny MacArthur u u Anne and Brian Weil Dominic Montoya u u Jim Matison, Wild Earth Guardians Mike Musialowski, Slice of Paradise Food Forest u u And others… u
Thank you from TLT and YCC! Photos By: Diego Chavez, Ben Wright, and Jim O’Donnell
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