MANITOU CATS VOLUNTEERS AND TRAIL BUILDERS

Manitou CATS 2017 Projects

Manitou CATS is an all volunteer group who work with Manitou Springs, El Paso County and Colorado Springs on mountain trails, parks and natural habitat in our area.

This website’s also host articles, announcements and sign ups for the Manitou Springs Collaborative and Manitou Community Art Projects.(see menu above).

**How You Can Participate In Our Volunteer Days**

Generally our workdays will be the second Sunday of the month. Workdays will start in April through October. We usually meet at 7:55 AM at the work site parking lot or at the Manitou Free Parking Lot at 10 Old Man’s Trail. We will car pool from there to the project site and work until about 1:00 PM. Then it is off to a local tavern for a free friendly beer or beverage of your choice. Presently the date for 2017 are May 14, June 11, June 18, July 9, August 13, September 10 , October 8. We have plenty of tools and trained crew leaders to help you learn the craft of mountain trail building. There are may jobs on a workday so you can always find work that is more or less strenuous. We need you to register for the workdays so we know how many tools and crew leaders to bring. However, you may also just show up on the day.

PS: Remember to bring: gloves, working shoes, liter of water, sun screen, clothing layers and whatever you need for a day outdoors in Colorado. Open to 16 years and up. [Children over 15 can come with a parent.]

See dates and volunteer registration links to the right.

Who is (What is) Manitou Cats

Starting in 2014 we Manitoids (residents and lovers of Manitou) are taking responsibility for developing and maintaining the trails, parks and open spaces we all use. We need to give back to this wonderful land and nature. It is up to our community to protect and sustain the beauty around us for future generations. So we have created MANITOU SPRINGS TRAIL CATS (originally called Coalition of Addicted Trail-builderS or Manitou CATS for short) to develop a pool of people who are willing to help. Basically we are a friends group for Manitou (or close to Manitou) trails and public land. We are focused on creating enjoyable, safe and worthwhile outdoor stewardship projects for volunteers.

Contact us at: manitoucats@gmail.com or 719-321-5354

Down hill

If you are a VOC or Pikes Peak Regional certified crew leader please register if you can help with any or most of our workdays. We need 4 or 5 crew leaders per day, so we need your help. Register as soon as possible as a "crew leader" on the days you can work. Then call Shanti at 719-321-5354 to get more specifics.

If you are a crew leader trainee, we are a certifying project. We have mentors who can supervise you.

Please register as a "crew leader trainee" on the day you would like to be mentored. Then call Shanti at 719-321-5354 to confirm your training space and get specifics.

Manitou Springs Trail Cats