ECO-SERVANTS Information

The EcoServants was established in 2004 to support cave preservation. Thier mission is "to directly engage the community through service, towards a more sustainable future. Since their begining, the team has been involved in many projects serving the Ruidoso community and now have expanded into being ready to respond to emergency needs. In additon to being Red Cross volunteers the Eco-Rangers have been receiving training from White Mountain Search and Rescue, a local Search and Rescue organization. In 2011 the team built and restored twenty miles of trail. according to former team member, Nathan Chaves. "One of our biggest supporters is the Bureau of Land Management. We work together in Fort Stanton the majority of the time, helping to manage and restore their sixty miles of trail. We also help the B.L.M. to manage the Fort Stanton Cave by leading educational trips and completing restoration projects on broken formations that have gone with disregard from visitors. At the end of the summer '09 the BLM purchased a Ditch Witch that can easily build 1 mile of trail in a day." To learn more about the Eco-Servants visit their webpage at: http://www.ecoservants.org/ We are glad to have them on board!