Newsletter. October Save the Lobos! Come to the rally and hearing on Friday, Oct. 4th (see page 4 of this newsletter for all the details)!

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1 AWF MONTHLY MEETING Thursdy, October 10, 7:30 pm Mnzno Mes Center Guest Speker: Eliz Kretzmnn Newsletter October Sve the Lobos! Come to the rlly nd hering on Fridy, Oct. 4th (see pge 4 of this newsletter for ll the detils)! Topic: The Cibol Ntionl Forest & the New Plnning Rule Our speker for the October 10, AWF meeting will be Eliz Kretzmnn, Resilient Hbitts Orgnizer for the Sierr Club. Eliz hs mny yers of experience in environmentl nd restortion issues in New Mexico, hving previously worked with Erthworks Institute nd River Source, s well s serving s the Executive Director of the Rilyrd Prk Stewrds in Snt Fe. Eliz s tlk will focus on the new plnning rule for the Cibol Forest, which encompsses 1.6 million cres of mgnificent lnd in New Mexico, nd how members of the public cn get involved in setting the gend for how these lnds re mnged for mny yers to come. ALBUQUERQUE WILDLIFE FEDERATION P.O. Box Albuquerque, NM bq.nmwildlife.org

2 OCTOBER VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROJECT: Sndi Mountins, October 19, THE PROJECT: For our finl volunteer service project of the yer, AWF will be teming up with the Sndi Rnger District for dy-long restortion project. LOCATION: Sndi Mountins, ner Albuquerque. GEAR: Gloves, ht, long sleeves, long pnts, sturdy boots, nd sunscreen. FOOD: After the project, we ll celebrte nother successful yer with potluck nd brbeque, so plese bring dish to shre! AWF will provide bison or veggie burgers. TO SIGN UP: Contct Scil t rioscil@gmil.com Directions nd detils will be sent to you fter you sign up

3 RECAP OF SEPTEMBER SERVICE PROJECT Limestone Cnyon - September 13-15, Due to week of record-breking rins (including over 5.3 inches in Socorro, ner our project site!) the Forest Service unfortuntely cnceled AWF s September project. However, nine hrdy volunteers who hd plnned to ttend the project decided to go hed nd spend the weekend cmping in the Sn Mteo Mountins. Enjoy these before nd fter photos! We pln to post more on the AWF website. All were tken either September 16, or September 14,. See you there in 2014! When we visited Limestone Cnyon on Sturdy morning, we were mzed t how high the flows were: bnkful nd in some res, overflowing the bnks! Even the smll tributry Fisher Cnyon ws rging river. It ws remrkble opportunity to see how the mny rock structures AWF volunteers hve built in pst yers function in hevy flows. We re very excited to return gin next yer to see wht the cnyon looks like in the ftermth of this record precipittion nd to continue to build on our pst efforts. See mny more photos of AWF s volunteer restortion service projects t: bq.nmwildlife.org

4 SAVE THE LOBOS! Rlly nd testify t public hering to sve the lobo from extinction, October 4th in Albuquerque! Fifteen yers fter they were reintroduced, fewer thn 75 Mexicn gry wolves (lobos) remin in the wild. The US Fish nd Wildlife Service is now proposing to delist gry wolves nd implement chnges tht threten the survivl nd recovery of Mexicn wolves. Only one hering will be held on both proposls: October 4th in Albuquerque, NM. Science nd conservtion groups throughout the region nd beyond re orgnizing Sve the Lobo event on the dy of the hering. Specil interests will be out in force clling for n end to wild wolves. You nd other supporters of the Mexicn wolf re ll tht stnd between extinction nd survivl for these criticlly endngered, beutiful nd intelligent nimls. Plese stnd up nd spek up for the lobo on October 4th! Loction: Embssy Suites, 1000 Woodwrd Plce NE, Albuquerque, NM Schedule: 3:30 p.m. Tbling, free refreshments, sign-mking, children s rt ctivities 4:00 p.m. Trining by Defenders of Wildlife 4:45 p.m. Rlly/Sign up for hering 6:00 p.m. US Fish nd Wildlife Service Hering For more informtion, visit: Event to Sve the Lobo Sponsored By: Defenders of Wildlife ~ Sierr Club-Rio Grnde Chpter ~ WildErth Gurdins ~ Center for Biologicl Diversity ~ New Mexico Chpter of ConservAmeric ~ Sierr Club-Grnd Cnyon Chpter ~ Animl Protection of New Mexico ~ The Wildlnds Network ~ Southwest Environmentl Center ~ Wilburforce Foundtion ~ Conservtion Voters New Mexico ~ White Mountin Conservtion Legue ~ Grnd Cnyon Wildlnds Council ~ The Rewilding Institute ~ Western Wildlife Conservncy ~ NM Wilderness Allince ~ Wolf Conservtion Center ~ Grnd Cnyon Wolf Recovery Project ~ Gret Old Brods for Wilderness ~ Western Wtersheds Project THANK YOU! Our thnks to Molly Smsell & Dvid Hess nd Glend & Dennis Muirhed for their dontions to AWF in honor of the September 21, mrrige of AWF Projects Committee member Phil Crter nd AWF Vice-President Kristin G. Fisher! As longtime dedicted AWF volunteers, Phil nd Kristin couldn t imgine better wy to celebrte their union thn by supporting AWF s continuing restortion nd eduction work.

5 AWF Project Schedule mrk your clendrs! MARCH 23 APRIL 19 to 21 MAY 17 to 19 JUNE 15 & JUNE 29 JULY 19 to 21 AUGUST 16 to 18 SEPTEMBER 13 to 15 OCTOBER 19 Locl dy project in the Albuquerque Open Spce Ceboll Cnyon, SE of Grnts, NM Zuni Mountins Gloriet Mes Vlles Clder Vlles Clder Limestone Cnyon in the Sn Mteo Mountins Locl dy project with the Sndi Rnger District MORE UPCOMING EVENTS OF INTEREST Coexisting with Coyotes TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1,, 7:00-8:00 p.m. PAJARITO ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER (PEEC), Los Almos, NM Dvid Prsons, representtive of Project Coyote, will discuss issues relted to coyotes living in urbn environments, methods for reducing coyote-humn conflicts nd suggestions for ddressing situtions tht my be deemed s thretening. Admission: $5 for members, $6 for non-members. More informtion: Whose Sct is Tht? SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26,, 3:00 p.m. CERRILLOS HILLS STATE PARK, Cerrillos, NM Identify wildlife by the droppings you find on the tril. Guest presenter Dve Wever will highlight chrcteristic differences by species nd bring smples for hnds-on fun. Meet t the prk Visitor Center, 37 Min St., Cerrillos. More informtion: Strgzing Prty SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26,, 7:00 p.m. HYDE PARK STATE PARK, Snt Fe, NM Join members of the Cpitl City Astronomy Club s they bring out their telescopes nd give guided tour of the night sky. Hve something you d like to see listed here? Plese send it in for next month! AWF s Bord OFFICERS President Michel Scildone Vice President Kristin Gry Fisher Tresurer Lurie Mrnell Secretry Toby Rosenbltt DIRECTORS Stephen Bohnnon Lrry Dwyer Dennis Muirhed Kurt Nolte Luke Shelby Bob Tilley Bill Zeedyk

6 JOIN AWF! Become prt of this unique ll-volunteer orgniztion dedicted to the protection nd restortion of New Mexico s wildlife nd hbitt! If you enjoy ttending AWF s monthly meetings or weekend service projects, we hope you ll help us mke them possible by becoming member! And if you re lredy member, plese consider buying n AWFexclusive Vlles Clder T-shirt for yourself or s gift for friend or fmily member. AWF s Vlles Clder T-shirt ws designed by Stephen Bohnnon, the grphic rtist nd AWF bord member who designed our populr Vlle Vidl shirt few yers go. It is printed on n orgnic cotton shirt nd vilble in sizes S, M, L, & XL. Price: $25 Shipping: $5 To order, mil in the form below or emil your order to: bqwildlifefedertion@gmil.com AWF Membership Appliction Albuquerque Wildlife Federtion P.O. Box Albuquerque, NM r Yes, I d like to join AWF! r This is gift membership from: nme(s): ddress: city, stte, zip: phone: emil: r Student (under 18) $10 r Individul $25 r Fmily $35 r Sustining $50-99 r Ptron $100 r Lifetime $500 (one-time pyment) Dues: $ Extr Contribution: $ T-shirt & Shipping: $ TOTAL ENCLOSED: $