Volunteers Restore Habitat for Rio Grand Cutthroat Trout

The Kirtland AFI club and New Mexico Chapter had an incredible time at the Annual Lincoln National Forest stream restoration project on April 20th! Our crew worked diligently to repair two small beaver-like dams, aiming to restore the floodplain of a creek that has suffered from channelization since the 19th century. This restoration is crucial for the Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout population, which has vanished from the creek since the 1990s due to the loss of their ideal habitat. Rio Grande ...