Denver's Earth Day cleanups
- Denver is hosting Earth Day volunteer projects, including a rogue trail restoration at Yucca Flats on April 25. - A separate cleanup and social-trail restoration at Ute Valley Park is scheduled for April 26. - Local organizers are using Earth Day events to repair trails and remove unsanctioned routes around the city. (9news.com)
Colorado Springs is running Earth Day volunteer projects this weekend, with rogue-trail restoration at Yucca Flats on April 25 and Ute Valley cleanup April 26. (coloradosprings.gov) The work is part of the fifth annual "3 Days 3 Parks" program, a citywide push running April 24–26 organized by Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services and local Friends groups. (3days3parks.org) Saturday at Palmer Park will focus on closing and reclaiming rogue trails at Yucca Flats with scarifying, seeding and other restoration techniques. (3days3parks.org) The Ute Valley Park shift on April 26 will center on trash pickup, noxious-weed removal and social-trail restoration in Vindicator Meadow. (3days3parks.org) Organizers say projects target unsanctioned routes that accelerate erosion and harm habitat; Leave No Trace guidance notes social trails can increase erosion and take decades to recover. (lnt.org) City officials and local groups point to mapped miles of illegal trails in recent years — about 60 miles documented in Red Rock Canyon Open Space — as a driver for focused restoration. (cpr.org) Volunteers of all skill levels are welcome; registration pages list meeting points, shift times and tools on the 3Days3Parks site and the city’s volunteer portal. (3days3parks.org) Sign-ups remain available at 3days3parks.org and the weekend’s crews will work across Blodgett, Palmer Park (Yucca Flats) and Ute Valley from April 24–26. (3days3parks.org)
