Great Workday on Saturday, June 7, 2025
What a great workday in the park that we had on Saturday! Thanks to everyone who came out and volunteered! We did all three normal activities; trail work, dog waste cleanup, and trash cleanup. As our prior post explained, there was a minimal amount of dog waste found...
June 7, 2025 Saturday Workday
We have our normal Saturday workday set for this coming Saturday, June 7. We will be hosting our usual three events: trail work, trash cleanup, and dog waste cleanup. Please use the links below to signup and come out and spend some time with us doing great work in the...
Great Collaborative Saturday Workday
We had a fantastic special workday partnering with mountain bike teams from three schools: Palmer, Coronado, and Manitou on Saturday. We accomplished some trail armoring, corridor clearing, and trail drain clearing along the Grandview Trail. A total of 27 people came...
Saturday, May 10 Great American Cleanup Day
We are planning to engage in the Great American Cleanup activities this coming Saturday, May 10. We will be conducting dog waste cleanup and trash cleanup in the park. It's looking like the wet weather will have mostly cleared out that time, allowing for good day of...
Annual 3 Days 3 Parks Event
It's that time of year again for our annual 3 Days 3 Parks event where we team up with Friends of Peregrine Open Space and Friends of Ute Valley Park to get some great work done in each park over three days. We will be working at Blodgett Open Space on Friday April...
Saturday, April 5th, 2025 Workday (CANCELLED BECAUSE OF WEATHER)
Join us Saturday, April 5, for our next volunteer workday. We will be hosting our standard three events of trail work, dog waste cleanup, and trash cleanup. Trail work will consist of closing down rogue trails that have been created in the Yucca Flats area of the...
Saturday March 1, 2025 Workday
Spring is just around the corner, that means it's time to get the park looking good for the warm weather! We are officially firing-up our workday season starting this coming Saturday, March 1. We will be hosting two volunteer activities: dog waste cleanup and trash...
Saturday, November 2, 2024 Workday
Join us this coming Saturday the 2nd for the last workday of the season. We will be taking a break until March. But, before the winter slumber, there's still a little more that can be done. We will be hosting our normal three activities of trail work, trash cleanup,...
Saturday, October 5, 2024 Workday
As fall descends upon us, what better way to enjoy it than coming out and volunteering in the greatest park in the country! Join us on Saturday, October 5, 2024 for our monthly workday. We will be hosting our three standard events of dog waste cleanup, trash cleanup,...
Saturday, September 7, 2024 9/11 Memorial Workday
Come out and join us for our annual team-up with the amazing organization of The Mission Continues for the 9/11 memorial workday in the park on Saturday, September 7th starting at 9:00 am! We will be hosting four activities in the park: dog waste cleanup, trash...
August 3rd Volunteer Workday
We have a workday planned for this coming Saturday, August 3rd. We will be hosting our normal three events of trash cleanup, dog waste, cleanup, and trail work. The trail work will be centered around closing rogue social trails in and around Yucca Flats. We could use...
EVENT CANCELLED
With both the heat expected for tomorrow and the limited signups, we are going to cancel tomorrow's (Saturday, July 13) three activities. But that doesn't mean that you all should get out there and enjoy the park, just make sure to dress for the heat and bring water!...
Saturday, July 13th, 2024 Workday
We will not be hosting a workday in the park tomorrow, as we don't like to conflict with the 4th of July weekend. As such, our next workday is going to be next Saturday the 13th. We will be hosting our normal three activities of trail work, dog waste cleanup, and...
Saturday, June 1, 2024 Work Day
We have a special event planned for our June 1 workday! We have partnered up with Colorado Springs Mountain Biking Association (COSMBA) and Pikes Peak APEX to have a mountain biking oriented trail work day. We will also be hosting our trash and dog waste cleanups as...
Continuation of Workday to Saturday, May 4th, 2024
The weather isn't being our friend to start the warm season. That's okay though, we can never be angry about precipitation. Therefore, instead of a cleanup workday tomorrow, Saturday the 27th, we are moving the workday to Saturday May 4th. So, May the 4th be with you...
Saturday, April 27, 2024 Special Workday
The weather won the day for Palmer Park's portion of the Earth Day weekend event, but we are perseverant! So, join us this coming Saturday for our contribution to the Great American Cleanup. We will be hosting trash and dog waste cleanup activities in the Park. Dog...
Third Annual Three Parks in Three Days Earth Day Weekend Event
It's back!!! Our annual Three Parks in Three Days event for the Earth Day Weekend is happening once again this year. We are paired up with the same friends groups as before, Friends of Peregrine Parks & Open Spaces and Friends of Ute Valley Park. We will be doing...
Great Start to the Year
The weather cooperated and we were able have a great first workday of the year on Saturday. We saw much trash and dog waste cleaned-up and were able to complete a number of check-dams to prevent further erosion just north of the Youth Camp. We had a total of 23 people...
Saturday March 2, 2024 Workday
Alright everyone...big inhale and fingers crossed for good weather as we try for a Saturday, March 2, 2024 workday. Been loving the precipitation, but it'd be nice to get into the park and get some work down! We are planning for our normal three events of dog waste...
Saturday February 3, 2024 Workday
Saturday February 3rd is coming up fast. We plan to have a standard three event workday on the 3rd. As always with winter workdays, it will be weather dependent. If it is snowing or the temperature is below 30 degrees, we will post a cancellation. Otherwise, if the...