近距离内射合集

Cottonwood trees rise above the dry, cracked ground on the banks of the Rio Grande, providing shade for critters, hikers and those who live in the bosque.

It鈥檚 that last group that has local agencies concerned, especially because the materials the unhoused bring into the riverside forest heighten fire risks.

鈥淭his year with the historic drought that we are in and the potential for catastrophic bosque fires, we wanted to get in here and clean up as much as we can,鈥� said Capt. Dustin Sadberry of Bernalillo County Fire and Rescue.

BCFR is among the county and city of Albuquerque agencies coordinating cleanups in the bosque to remove trash and debris that create safety hazards and elevate wildfire risk. 

Thursday was the second of three planned weekly cleanups near the entrance to the southern Bosque Trailhead, at the Tingley Drive terminus.

Crews collected a variety of items left behind by the unhoused, including mattresses, tents, bikes and shopping carts. County Fire and Rescue partners with the Albuquerque Solid Waste Department to dispose of the materials.

Two days prior to the cleanup, the county鈥檚 Behavioral Health Authority checked the bosque for people who might be living there, offering them resources before requesting that they vacate the area so crews can proceed with the cleanup.

However, there are times when cleanup crews come into contact with the unhoused.

The Journal, tagging along Thursday, witnessed a woman living in a tent arguing with crews cleaning the area.

The woman said she wasn鈥檛 planning to vacate and screamed that crews would need to call authorities if they proceeded onto her encampment.

Crews called the county health authority to intervene. The Journal was whisked away before the interaction ended. 

Health authority and Albuquerque Community Safety department workers arrived shortly after the Journal left, but the woman had already departed, said Kristen Ferguson, Bernalillo County spokesperson. 

Cleanup details

The bosque cleanup initiative started three years ago and takes place every summer during the high wildfire season.

According to the New Mexico State Forestry Division, a low winter snowpack and above-normal temperatures in the state have led to an exceptionally dry fire season that began in March and peaked in June this year.

鈥淲hat we鈥檙e looking for is to really clean up the bosque, keep it beautiful and then reduce the risk of unwanted activity and potential catastrophic wildfires,鈥� Sadberry said. 

During the first week of the initiative, crews cleaned 21 sites and collected more than 4 tons of debris, litter and fire-risk materials, according to Ferguson. 

Karmina Conde is a news reporter for the Journal. You can reach her at kconderuiz@abqjournal.com