The Philmont Scout Ranch is scrambling to install new campsites ahead of a summer season that will see a record number of Boy Scouts from across the United States descend upon the mountain retreat.
This undated photo provided by the Philmont Scout Ranch shows members of the Philmont Recovery Corps moving a log into place for a new contour along a charred slope. The historic ranch near Cimarron, New Mexico, is rebuilding following a devastating wildfire that burned nearly 44 square miles in 2018. Backcountry trails were wiped out along with trail camps.
The work is necessary, ranch managers and troop leaders say, pointing to Philmont as a crown jewel of the scouting experience. With nearly one-fifth of Philmont blackened, the ranch is not alone in its new mission to become more resilient as western land managers face larger and hotter wildfires fueled by overgrown forests and dry conditions.according to the National Interagency Fire Center
In New Mexico, more than 382,000 acres burned in 2018 and the state has seen its largest and most destructive fires on record within the last decade. On the other side of the country, members of Troop 715 are preparing for this summer's journey to Philmont. The Richmond, Virginia-based group was gathering over the weekend for a 2-mile backpacking trip so they could learn about what gear to take and what to leave behind. They'll eventually work up to covering 10 miles a day.
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