Wild Connections has multiple upcoming events that will get you out in nature.
On August 14, Wild Connections staff and a team of volunteers will revisit their 2011 restoration project site at the Green Mountain Roadless area just east of the Lost Creek Wilderness to remove invasive musk thistle. Volunteers for this project are still needed. Participants must be capable of traversing off-trail terrain for several hours. For more information contact Jim Lockhart at 719-385-0045.
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From 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on August 15, Wild Connections will host an Ecology Park Day hike. Ecology Park is near Cañon City and south of Royal Gorge. Jointly managed by the Bureau of Land Management – Cañon City, it offers hiking trails and access to Grape Creek and Temple Canyon.
This moderate hike of approximately five miles with a 500-feet elevation change will explore trails on the western end of the area. This area could be impacted by nearby mining, as could nearby Grape Creek. Participants will learn about the BLM’s resource management plan, and how it could affect the area. Those who wish to attend the hiking event are asked to bring plenty of water, lunch, snacks, and clothing and footwear suitable for the weather conditions. A car caravan from nearby Cañon City to the trailhead will be arranged.
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Due to COVID-19 restrictions, organizers will be practicing safe health precautions. Participants are requested to be fully vaccinated. They ask people not to carpool with people who are not members of their household. Because organizers will be doing a short car shuttle, they request that drivers bring and wear facemasks during the shuttle.
For more information or to register for the hike, contact Jim Lockhart at 719-385-0045 or jlock@datawest.net. Interested parties are asked to contact him no later than Friday evening, August 13.
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