Students in the Aldo Leopold Charter School Summer YCC Program have begun working on restoring areas all over Grant County. Students have been working on water harvesting, creating murals, installing native plant gardens, eco-monitoring at the Iron Bridge preserve and working at the historic Water Works site building. Students are expected to continue work until June 14th.
The Southwest New Mexico Seed Library will be sponsoring a “Fall and Winter Garden Planning” presentation on Monday, June 17th at 2:30 p.m. at the Silver City Public Library. Participants will learn when and how to plant seeds for cool weather crops and how to care for a fall garden. The class will also focus on growing in the high desert climate. A Question and Answer segment will follow the presentation. For more information, contact the Silver City Public Library.
As a reminder, construction on New Mexico Highway 174, the road that provides public access to the Catwalk National Recreation Trail, is still under construction. Construction activities include repaving from milepost 0.75 to the Catwalk parking area, replacement of the concrete low water crossing, elevation of the road grade, enhancement of side drainage crossings and replacement and upgrade of drainage structures to accommodate past-wildfire runoff conditions. During construction, the road will remain open with one lane and traffic delays of up to 30 minutes. Construction is set to be completed in July.
The Luna County Road Department is informing the public that construction improvements for McCan Road Southeast are still taking place and are expected to last over the next two weeks. Efforts to prepare the subgrade and base course for chip seal operations are almost complete and the road department plans on having the entire two miles of road between Solana Road Southeast and Rockhound Road Southeast completed by June 18th. Additional paving will continue on McCan Road and a few other locations throughout the summer as weather permits.
In Lordsburg News:
The Lordsburg Elks Lodge 1813 recently awarded scholarships to Lordsburg High School students, Stephanie Montez and Angel Alvarado. Stephanie was awarded a $1,000 scholarship for having a 4.0 GPA, graduating top of her class and for being active in student leadership, honor society and many community service projects. Angel received a $4,000 Legacy Scholarship for her 3.6 GPA and for being active in sports, cheer and student leadership. Congratulations to both students.
