claunch-pinto news, spring 2013

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Inside this issue:

Claunch-Pinto NewsSpring 2013

Abo Canyon: Coyote Willow Planting

Hoop House Workshop 2

Community Garden 2

Conservation Building 3

Invasive Weed Team 4

Thistle Identification 4

Energy Saving Tips 5

Wildfire Mitigation 6-7

On March 27-28, Aaron Kauffman of

Southwest Urban Hydrology, LLC., worked

with the Claunch-Pinto Soil and Water

Conservation District staff to plant nearly

500 coyote willow whips on railroad right

of way in the Abo cut. The coyote willows

will quickly establish root systems and

populate the areas along streams adjacent

to the planting area. As part of a riparian

restoration project for the Burlington

Northern Santa Fe Railway, these willows

will help reduce soil erosion from flood

waters and help establish vegetation that

will be a food source for wildlife.

Gardening WorkshopFree gardening workshop series for Mountainair

will be occurring the first Monday of every month.

Sponsored by Claunch-Pinto Soil and Water Con-

servation District and New Mexico State Univer-

sity-Torrance Extension, the workshops consist of

hands-on and classroom presentations that edu-

cate participants in home gardening techniques.

For more information or questions, please feel

free to email either Claunch-Pinto volunteer Carla

Cope at [email protected], District Manager

Dierdre Tarr at [email protected], or

give us a call at 505-847-2243

Look out for postings and listen to 88.7KXNM Ra-

dio for upcoming gardening workshops.

For composting, shredded paper is available with-

out charge here at our office.

Aaron Kauffman uses an auger to dig

planting holes for the coyote willows


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Mountainair Community Garden on Broadway

The sun is warming the earth and frost days arealmost over, so the Mountainair Community Gar-deners have planned a new season of gardening at

the garden next to the Manzano Mountain ArtsCouncil building on Broadway.Every Saturday morning, the garden sheds will

be open from 9 to 11 a.m. for people who need touse the community tools, and one or more of thegardeners will be there to help new gardeners.

Four special gardening events are planned forthe gardeners and the garden's supportive friendsin the commu-nity. Informa-tion on these

events, the firstscheduled forJune 8, will bemade availablein flyers and e-mails as theplans develop.

Hoop House Workshop Teaches Conservation Gardening Techniques

The Claunch-Pinto Hoop House is a type of semi-

circle, low-cost greenhouse, that is built from bent

PVC pipe, lumber, polyethylene film, and is an-

chored to the ground by rebar. The Hoop House is

located on the property of the future Claunch-Pinto

and Natural Resources Conservation Service build-

ing, just South of Mountainair. This hoop house

will contain multiple garden beds to serve as exam-

ples of conservation and gardening techniques.

On February 26, 2013, a workshop on how to

build raised garden beds and install watering sys-

tems was held at the hoop house. Participants

were instructed by Agricultural Specialists Del

Jimenez and Agriculture 4/H Extension AgentGene Winn, of the New Mexico State University.

Hoop House Participants learning how to install a watering system

The garden is available daily for anyone who'd

like to adopt a garden spot and join the digging

and planting. The other three special events are

tentatively scheduled for July 6, August 3, andSeptember 21. The September event will be the

annual "Harvest Fair," featuring entertainment

and food from the garden. This year, the garden-

ers will be planting and testing sunflower varie-

ties to see which might be best as a money-

making crop for area gardeners. They will also be

growing sunflowers just for fun and for Moun-

tainair's annual Sunflower Festival in August.

For information on the garden and how to par-

ticipate, contact Tomas Wolff at (505) 847-2444or [email protected] or Lenora Ro-

mero at (505) 847-2419.

Mountainair Community Garden
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Page 4 Claunch-Pinto NewsSpring 2013

Invasive Weed Team and Youth Conservation Corps

The Claunch-Pinto Invasive Weed Team

worked with the USFS Mountainair Ranger

District summer Youth Conservation Corps

(YCC) during the week of July 16 July 20,

2012. Coordinating this effort were AlanWarren, Range Specialist, USFS Mountain-

air Ranger District, and Gabriel Ramirez,

Claunch-Pinto Lead Weed Team Coordina-

tor. Claunch-Pinto shared invasive weed

identification, monitoring techniques, and

data input with the YCC. The YCC moni-

tored 256 acres of Priest Canyon in the

USFS Manzano Mountains. Priest Canyon

arroyos were surveyed due to known Salt

Cedar and Russian Knapweed occurrences.

Claunch-Pinto Invasive Weed Team with the Mountainair Ranger District Youth Conservation Corps

Identifying the different types of

thistles can be quite confusing with-

out any knowledge of what key fea-

tures determine each weed. Fourcommon species of thistles that have

been identified in the region are Yel-

low Spined, Musk, Bull, and Scotch

Thistle. Three out of the four are

considered invasive weed species

that are non-native to the area.

Thistle Species

Musk Thistle (Invasive Species) Bull Thistle (Invasive Species) Scotch Thistle (Invasive Species)

Yellow Spine Thistle (Native Species)

Yellow Spine Thistle is the

only native here pictured,

and is very commonly seen

and mistaken for other this-tles. Below are pictures of

the three invasive thistle spe-

cies and are focused in on

features that are the helpful

in identifying the plant in its

bloom stage.

Lobed Leaves

Prickly Winged Leaves

Broad Bracts


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SERVICES AVAILABLE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC

Cost-share Programs

Subdivision Reviews

Vegetation Identification

Licensed Pesticide Applicators Handout Information on:

Rangeland Management

Wildfire Risk Reduction

Noxious Weed Management

Noxious Weed Calendar

Childrens Conservation

Watershed Health

Soil Erosion Control

Backyard Composting

EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

Wood Chipper ( Please call to reserve and rent) $150/Day

Buffalo Grass seed -$18.00/lb & Blue Grama grass seed -$18.00/lb

Mountainair Valley, Southwest wildflower seed & MaximillanSunflower seed -$2.00/oz

Ollas ( Terra cotta jars used for subsurface irrigation systems)1/2 gallon--$18, Mini Olla- $5.00

CURRENT BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TERM EXPIRES

Felipe Lovato Jr., Chairman . 2015

William Caster, Vice Chairman . 2015

Richard Shovelin, Secretary/Treasurer.. Appointed

Jerry Melaragno 2017

Dan Williams.. Appointed

LeRoy Candelaria ... 2015

J. Brian Greene . 2017

DISTRICT STAFF:

Dierdre Tarr, District Manager

Vernon Kohler, Field Technician

Kaisa Jones, Bookkeeper

STUDENT STAFF:

Gabriel RamirezVOLUNTEER STAFF:

Katheryn Taylor Kim Kostelnik ..

Carla Cope..Nancy Lockridge..

NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION SERVICE

Kenneth Lujan, District Conservationist

April Luna, Soil Conservationist

With the exception of holidays and inclement weather, the Claunch-Pinto Soil and Water Conservation District regular meeting ofthe Board of Supervisors will meet on the first Friday of each month at 8:00 a.m. at the Alpine Alley.

Scheduled Meetings:

July 12, 2013 September 6, 2013 November 1, 2013 January 3, 2014 March 7, 2014

August 2, 2013 October 4, 2013 December 6, 2013 February 7, 2014 April 4, 2014


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1. Seal air leaks and properly insulate are always

the first steps for reducing energy waste, sav-

ing up to 20% on heating and cooling bills and

increasing home comfort.

2. Turn off all lights, appliances and electronics

not in use. Sometimes the simplest things arereally effective!

3. Use your windows shades. Close blinds on the

sunny side in summer and open them in win-

ter.

4. Install new & improved light bulbs. Reduce

energy use from about a third to as much as

80% with todays increasing number of en-

ergy-efficient halogen incandescent

5. Clean or change furnace filters regularly. Adirty filter will slow down air flow and makethe system work harder to keep you warm.

6. Reduce water heater temperature to 130 F.Save energy and money on heating water, andwrap the water storage tank in a specially de-signed blanket to retain the heat.

7. Wash clothes in cold water. Save up to $63 ayear..

8. Look for the Energy Star label, the govern-ments symbol of energy efficiency on a widerange of consumer products to save up to 30%on related electricity bills.

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PROTEJA SU PROPIEDAD: Recortar la vegetacin y remover todo tipo de alimento de fuego para for-mar un permetro de 100 pies alrededor del hogar es recomendable tanto como mantener un permetrode 30 pies sin vegetacin inflamable cualquiera. Esto no significa la existencia de un paisaje aburrido,tan solo da importancia a la removacin de hojas cadas, arbustos secos y hierbas altas. Pinos y rbolesde pion y sabina deben ser manejados con el cuidado de las ramas no hagan contacto con ninguna es-tructura. Adems, la mayora de los incendios empiezan desde abajo, as que es crtico que sean recorta-dos hasta una altura de seis pies desde la tierra los racimos de rboles que existen dentro la distanciadefensora alrededor del hogar. Para informacin sobre programas que ofrecen ayuda financiera al

pblico para la removacin de alimentos de fuego del hogar, favor de consultar a su perteneciente distri-to de Soil & Water Conservation: Claunch/Pinto SWCD, (505) 847 -2941; East Torrance SWCD, (505)384-2272, ext. 3; Edgewood SWCD, (505) 832-1111.

PROTEJA SU CASA: Proteja su casa limpiando las lneas de desage y trate de usar mallas inflamablespara cubrir chimeneas y chiflones. Tambin si esta pensando en renovar su casa, trate de usar materialinflamable, tales como; lmina y hojalata, ladrillo, piedra, azulejo, y aluminio. Adems, cualquier pila delea debe ser guardada afuera de 100 pies de distancia defensora aconsejable. Adems, es muy impor-tante asegurarse que todas las llaves de agua afuera de su hogar funcionen bien y mantenga a la manoun extinguidor de fuegos, una lmpara, cubeta, pala, manguera, y rastrillo. Recuerde que es muy comnque al momento de haber un incendio, puedan ocurrir fallas de electricidad y apagones que podran a

casar problemas con las pompas de agua, as que se le recomienda tener un generador de reserva paraeste tipo de situaciones.

PROTEJA A SU FAMILIA: Hagan un plan para su familia que incluya nmeros de telfono y rutas de sali-da que deben ser practicadas con frecuencia. Es muy importante tener siempre sus telfonos celularescargados y sus automviles con suficiente gasolina para conducirse a un lugar ms seguro. Tambinmantenga un kit de primeros auxilios en su automvil y tomar clases de CPR y para el uso de un extin-guidor de fuegos como familia es una idea recomendable. Tambin es aconsejable crear un kit de sobrevivencia con comida, agua, y otro tipo de necesidades que por lo menos dure tres das en cualquier casoque tenga que evacuar su casa.

Aparte de los tips de seguridad mencionados es muy importante que la gente observe todo anuncio depeligro y dejar de embragarse en actividades potencialmente peligrosas tales como soldar, serrar, amo-lar, asar a la parrilla, etc. En das ventosos y secos, Favor de comunicarse con cualquier pregunta sobrelo contenido con Javier E. Snchez, administrador de emergencias del condado, al (505) 246-4748 (505) 705-0836. Favor de hacer frente al peligro de fuegos forestales al condado demostrado por esta

temporada con minimizar el impacto del error humano en la creacin de incendios y recuerde que encaso de emergencia siempre marque el 911.

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Claunch-Pinto Soil & Water

Conservation District

District

P.O. Box 129

121 West Broadway, Suite 108Mountainair, NM 87036

Phone: 505-847-2243

Fax: 505-847-0615

E-Mail:

[email protected]

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Contributing writers in this quarters news-

letter: Carla Cope, Gabriel Ramirez, andJavier Sanchez

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District Vision Statement:

Provide leadership and administer programs

to help people wisely use, conserve, consis-

tently improve, and perpetually sustain our

natural resources and physical environment.

Find spring words in this fun puzzle.

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