Fence Modification & Turkey Hunt on the Monument
Fri, May 02
|Embudo
Join New Mexico BHA and Friends of the Rio Grande del Norte in supporting the Bureau of Land Management's work on the Taos Plateau for a weekend of fence modification, camping and turkey hunting. This is the first of five Habitat Stewardship events, presented by OnX, on the Rio Monument
Time & Location
May 02, 2025, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Embudo, New Mexico 68, Embudo, NM 87531, USA
About the event
The Rio Grande Del Norte National Monument is an important wintering area for elk and mule deer and year-round habitat for pronghorn. The plateau is a multi-use area that has miles of fencing separating grazing allotments. Much of this fencing is not wildlife friendly and can cause direct mortality, injury and hair loss. Pronghorn are not good jumpers and can become trapped behind fencing thus fragmenting their habitat and causing them stress. Deer and elk risk becoming entangled in the fencing when jumping over.
That is where we come in. We will be modifying the existing fencing to wildlife friendly standards. This involves replacing the bottom strand of barbed wire with a smooth strand and securing it 16" off the ground. The three other strands are spaced at 6", 8", and 12" creating a 42" tall fence.
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