You can make a difference! – Click here to have your donation matched! In 2019, Philmont Scout Ranch was excited to announce a $1 million donation to the Ute Park Fire Recovery Fund from the PY Foundation of New Mexico. The donation comes via a $100,000 gift each year for five years and a separate […]
Category: Recovery Corps
Winter Moisture Leads to 450 Slash Piles Burned
Members of the Philmont Conservation Team have taken advantage of significant winter snow events to burn more than 450 slash piles since January 1st! Crews have been building these piles for the past couple of years from branches and slash created by forest management projects designed to restore historic forest structure and increase fire resiliency. Crews […]
Ute Park Fire Recovery Update
On May 31, 2018 the Ute Park Fire began close to the Philmont Scout Ranch property line near Cimarroncita. Over the next few weeks, brave firefighters fought this and several other wildfires around the ranch. Before the fire was even out, people like you stepped up and asked how you could help. Philmont has been […]
Recovery Corps Continue Work to Prepare for 2019 Summer
With Itinerary selection over, many have asked how is the Philmont Recovery Corps preparing Philmont for the summer. We caught up with Work Crew Delta to see what they are working on. Work Crew Delta was up on the ridge near the chuckwagon pavilion digging a fire ring and sump for campsite 17. They are […]