Taking Out the Trash

Our land team often says that the lands we acquire range from “the best of the best to the worst of the worst” — some are in relatively pristine condition, while others take significant work to restore to health. ESF’s newly protected Banez property — nestled between El Chamisal and Blohm Ranch, overlooking Porter Marsh — fell toward the latter end of the spectrum.

With the help of several stalwart volunteers, ESF land steward Ken Collins and conservation specialist Connor O’Hara-Baker removed more than 75 tons of trash from the property. We accomplished the cleanup with our tractor, an excavator, plenty of hard work — and the generous support of members like you.

Now that the trash has been taken out of the property, we can attend to healing native habitat by removing invasive plants and clearing old barbed wire fences to allow wildlife to move safely between our conservation lands.