Registration Directions for Families:

Please ensure all family members attending, adults and children, are registered for the event. Once you have selected 'Register Now,' the first question at the top of the page will be, "How many people are you registering?" Select the total number of adults and children you are registering and proceed with registration for your family members attending.

Meeting location:

Please Park and meet RMFI at Bear Creek Regional Park East, we ask that you use the map link provided by RMFI to navigate to the parking area as there are a few different trailhead parking lots within the park. We will be utilizing trailhead parking adjacent to the Community Gardens within Bear Creek East. Entering the park from W. Rio Grande Street, you will stay right at the fork on the paved road, pass the Administrative Building, and parking just past the building where the road turns to dirt. 

Map Link: Bear Creek Regional Park East - Community Gardens Parking

Time:

9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Online registration will close on Friday, April 18, at noon. Please register for this stewardship day online; however, we will provide paper copies of the registration form on-site. We do ask that all volunteers be available for the entire workday, if you need any other accommodations please contact us prior to registering.

Activity:
This El Paso County Parks property is popular with hikers, runners, equestrians, and mountain bikers. The project will address issues caused by habitat fragmentation, non-designated trail use, and fire mitigation. Project tasks may include decompacting hardened soils, spreading native grass seed, moving natural materials like wood and dirt. This is moderately strenuous work using tools in the outdoors geared towards families. Be prepared for a rewarding day of trail work! Travel on unpaved/unmaintained surfaces is required. If you have concerns about accessibility on this stewardship day, please reach out to us, or for your reference please use our Trail Terminology Guide to learn more about this activity.

For more information about what to bring for the stewardship day, visit our FAQ page.

Land Acknowledgment

This is a community stewardship day, which we acknowledge takes place on the traditional unceded territory of the Núu-agha-tʉvʉ-pʉ̱ (Ute), Cheyenne, and Jicarilla Apache Nations*. We acknowledge the painful history of genocide and forced occupation of their territory, and we honor and respect the many diverse indigenous people connected to this land on which our stewardship days take place.  

*If you would like to learn about the native territories that each of our projects are located on, please follow this link: https://www.rmfi.org/projects.