In-Person Event
located at
Kilbourne Hole National Natural Landmark / Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument
Latitude: 31.9562
Longitude: -106.9569

Participants can either meet at the BLM - Las Cruces District Office (1800 Marquess St, Las Cruces, NM, 88005) at 7:00 am to carpool and join a caravan out to Kilbourne Hole or meet us at the clean-up site. We will be meeting at the parking area on the south-east corner of the crater on County Rd A011 (31.95618, -106.95685) at 9:00 am. The drive out to the Kilbourne Hole is on a well-maintained dirt road for approximately 1 hour once you leave I-10 from the north or NM Hwy 28 near La Union, New Mexico from the east.
Gloves, trash bags & buckets, trash grabbers, and other personal protective equipment will be provided at the site. Lunch, cold water, and sports drinks will be provided by Friends of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks. BLM Ranger Kevin will also be giving a talk on the natural history and geology of Kilbourne Hole and the surrounding Potrillo Volcanic Field.
We will be offering free single-use public lands recreation passes to all participants and National Public Lands Day t-shirts while supplies last!
Please reach out to Kevin Chesak at kchesak@blm.gov or (575) 494-3335 with any questions.