Colorado Pika Project
2025 Training Sessions
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!
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. Training locations vary but all will require a short hike 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 5 volunteer training sessions this summer!
See below for dates & locations.
Click here to sign up for a training!
Trail Ridge Rd
Sat, June 28, 2025
Meet at Estes Park Visitor Center • ~7am to ~2pm
1.5 mile round-trip hike from the Alpine Visitor Center
Independence Pass
Sun, June 29, 2025
Meet at North Fork Lake Creek Trailhead • ~9am to ~1pm
Easy 0.6 mile round-trip hike
Trail Ridge Rd
Sat, July 12, 2025
Meet at Estes Park Visitor Center • ~7am to ~2pm
1.5 mile round-trip hike from the Alpine Visitor Center
Loveland Pass
Sun, July 13, 2025
Meet at Loveland Valley Parking Area • ~7:30am to ~2pm
Steep 0.6 mile round-trip hike from the Loveland Pass
Independence Pass
Sun, Aug 3, 2025
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.
Training locations vary but all will require a short hike 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.