Colorado Pika Project
2024 Training Sessions

Volunteer training sessions have concluded for the 2024 season. Please check back in the spring for information about 2025 training sessions or join our email list to be notified when registration opens.

We need your help to understand how climate change is impacting pikas in Colorado.
Ready to join the Pika Patrol? Click on one of the button below to sign up for a training session this summer!

Sign Up Here!
Please be aware that training sessions take place at high altitude and involve moving around talus (loose rock piles), which can be rough and unstable. Most training locations are immediately adjacent to a parking area, but some will require hikes of up to 1.5 miles round trip.

We highly recommend having experience hiking at high elevations (above 10,000 ft), prior to attending one of these training sessions.
Space is limited, so please only sign up for a training if you hope to volunteer with us this summer. If the only training session that works for you is filled up, feel free to put your name on the waitlist using the sign-up form.  Click here to learn more about our pika monitoring program and what these trainings will involve!

We’re offering 4 volunteer training sessions this summer!
See below for dates & locations. 
Click here to sign up for a training!

 Independence Pass 
 Sat, June 29, 2024

Meet at North Fork Lake Creek Trailhead • ~9am to ~1pm
Easy 0.6 mile round-trip hike

Trail Ridge Rd
Sun, June 30, 2024
Full – Waitlist Only

Meet at Estes Park Visitor Centers • ~7am to ~2pm
1.5 mile round-trip hike from the Alpine Visitor Center

Trail Ridge Rd 
Sat, July 13, 2024

Meet at Estes Park Visitor Centers • ~7am to ~2pm
1.5 mile round-trip hike from the Alpine Visitor Center

Independence Pass
Sun, July 14, 2024

Meet at North Fork Lake Creek Trailhead • ~9am to ~1pm
Easy 0.6 mile round-trip hike

Accessibility

Please be aware that training sessions take place at high altitude and involve moving around on talus (loose rock piles), which can be rough and unstable. Because of this, these trainings are not wheelchair accessible. We sincerely apologize for this inconvenience. It is one imposed by the realities of collecting data in pika habitat.

Most training locations are immediately adjacent to a parking area, but some will require hikes of up to 1.5 miles round trip at high elevation. Attendees should be prepared to spend several hours outdoors standing, sitting, walking, and crouching, while listening to instructions and information from CPP staff. 

If you believe that you may need certain accommodations to enjoy and participate in one of our training sessions, please reach out to us at staff@pikapartners.org.