Jornada Hiking & Outdoors Club

12/27/2024

Tortugas Mountain wake up hike is the perfect way to start off your Friday.

04/30/2024

12/12/2023

Now through August, Community Pit #1 at Prehistoric Trackways National Monument will be closed for the Safety Reclamation Project during blasting activities. Access to Prehistoric Trackways National Monument will be temporarily closed to the public and the roads and trails surrounding the community pit project area may have periodic limitations on access as remediation and reclamation occurs upslope. Stay tuned here for updates.

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02/24/2023

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A Friday morning Tortugas hike is a great way to start the day. Great companionship and conversations have been a reliable trail on every hike.

Thanks for letting me join you at the last possible minute!

02/21/2023

THIS JUST IN!!! Today we are conducting a prescribed burn for the Dripping Springs Natural Area commencing at 1030 a.m. We will monitor conditions hourly to make sure we are meeting prescribed parameters, and will continue until ignitions are completed around 6 p.m. See press release below for WHY we do this and HOW:

https://www.blm.gov/press-release/blm-announces-prescribed-burn-dripping-springs-natural-area

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01/12/2023

We will temporarily suspend access to trails from the Monte Vista Trailhead of the Tortugas Mountains (aka “A” Mountain) for approximately seven to ten days beginning Jan. 17.
District work crews will begin beautification and various maintenance projects, including hauling road base material, rebuilding the access road, and paving (grading) the parking lot;
By midnight Jan. 16, visitors need to remove vehicles from the trailhead of the “A” Mountain;
Trail access will be suspended from the “A” Mountain side until completion of work; and
Visitors can still access trails on the other side of the mountain from the Sunset Parking Trailhead.
For more information, contact the BLM Las Cruces District Office front desk at (575) 525-4300.
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12/09/2022

is collecting data from recreational climbers who climb in OMDP area! Please take the short survey below!

Thank you🫶🏼

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04/08/2022

Thanks to Robert Pennington for his photo of our friend the one-horned oryx roaming our Organ Mountains. Look closely, and you’ll see he is also missing his left eye. If you come upon him and have to go around him, stay on his right side so he can detect you. He will not allow you to pass on his left side. He is quite docile but can be a little aggressive. Keep your distance from him and circle to his left. In case you missed this article on the African Oryx: https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/2021/01/25/las-cruces-nm-oryx-dangers-organ-mountains-trails-achenbach-canyon/4184135001/

02/25/2022

The Las Cruces Museum of Nature & Science, 411 N. Main St., presents, “Desert Safety Workshop: Hiking Awareness and Safety,” presented by guest speakers from Mesilla Valley Search and Rescue, at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 12, 2022.

02/08/2022

The City of Las Cruces is sharing this message from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

Prescribed Burn in Dripping Springs Natural Area on February 15.

The BLM is planning a prescribed burn at the Dripping Springs Natural Area near Las Cruces, N.M. The Dripping Springs prescribed burn is planned for Feb. 15, 2022. Smoke will be highly visible to the City of Las Cruces and the surrounding communities. The Dripping Springs Trail, which begins at the Visitor Center and heads up to the historic Van Patten Mountain Camp, and a portion of Crawford Trail, which meets Dripping Springs Trail, will be closed to the public on the day of the burn. All other trails in the Natural Area will be opened for hiking. Check with the hosts at the Visitor Center for questions on where you can hike.

In total, 15-20 BLM firefighters and personnel will monitor the fire. Most of the fuels will be consumed during the initial burning period because of the rapid burn of the fuel type. The goal of the prescribed burn is to maintain a safety zone for both visitors to the Natural Area and firefighters in the event of an ignition. It will also protect the historic structures within the Natural Area. BLM fire engines will remain on site until the burn is completely extinguished.

For additional information about the prescribed burn, please contact BLM Las Cruces District Fuels Specialist Ricky Cox at 575-525-4467 or BLM Las Cruces District Fire Management Officer Mark Bernal at 575-525-4305. You can also follow the implementation of this project on NMFireInfo.com, on Twitter , or on facebook.com/nmfireinfo.