Nonprofits in Great Outdoors

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Friends of Cheyenne Cañon

Friends of Cheyenne Cañon preserves, protects, and enhances one of Colorado Springs' most treasured parks. Through trail restoration, habitat stewardship, and education, we mobilize volunteers and foster community stewardship to ensure North Cheyenne Cañon remains a beautiful, accessible place for people to hike, explore, and connect with nature for generations to come.

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Friends of Monument Valley Park

Our volunteer group is dedicated to protecting and preserving Monument Valley Park, ensuring that Gen. Palmer’s vision of a vibrant green space in the heart of the city endures. We repair the park’s historic structures including stone entries, walls, overlooks and bridges, while also caring for the natural landscape. Through free summer concerts, guided walks featuring the park's birds, plants, and trees, and volunteer cleanup events, we bring people together to appreciate our historic park.

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Garden of the Gods Foundation

The Garden of the Gods Foundation preserves and protects one of the Pikes Peak Region's greatest treasures. We help to fund trail restoration, conservation, education, visitor safety, and accessibility improvements, ensuring Garden of the Gods remains free and welcoming for more than 5.5 million visitors each year! Every gift helps protect this extraordinary place for generations to come!

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Medicine Wheel Trail Advocates

Since 1991, MedWheel has built and cared for our free, close-to-home trails that make the Pikes Peak region a better place to live, for mountain bikers and everyone who hikes, runs, or rides. We partner with public and private land managers to open new trails, including the first new trail in Pike National Forest in over 30 years. Last year our Trail Love volunteers provided over 1,000 hours across 24 work days at 16 different trail sites. Join us to help heal the trails that heal you.

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Palmer Land Conservancy

Palmer Land Conservancy is dedicated to protecting land and water for people and nature. By working with diverse communities, we have protected over 200 square miles of land, including 20 public parks and open spaces, working farms and ranches, and iconic scenic vistas. Our mission is to protect land and water, ensuring that everyone can enjoy outdoor adventures, savor local food, appreciate stunning views, and access the water that sustains our lives today and for generations to come.

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Pikes Peak Outdoors

Pikes Peak Outdoors is the Colorado Outdoor Regional Partner for the Pikes Peak region, connecting the people, businesses, nonprofits, and public agencies shaping our outdoor future across El Paso, Teller, and Fremont counties. We strengthen the outdoor recreation economy, advocate for conservation, champion regional initiatives, and bring partners together to turn ideas into action. Our Stewardship Fund helps put resources behind projects that improve trails, care for public lands, and protect the outdoor places that define our region.

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Rocky Mountain Field Institute

The Rocky Mountain Field Institute (RMFI) is a Colorado Springs-based nonprofit dedicated to conserving and stewarding public lands across Southern Colorado. Since 1982, RMFI’s professional trail crews have led projects in trail construction, maintenance, habitat restoration, and forest health. Volunteers work alongside RMFI's crews on meaningful, hands-on projects that care for local public lands while fostering a community committed to protecting the places and trails that enrich our region.

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The Women's Mountain Biking Association of Colorado Springs

The Women’s Mountain Biking Association of Colorado Springs is a 501c3 non-profit organization that builds and empowers a community of women through group mountain bike rides. Founded in 2008, WMBA is run by a volunteer board of directors and more than 60 volunteer ride guides. We organize and lead weekly rides and skills clinics during the summer for about 100 riders of all levels. Our vision is that every member gains confidence – on and off her bike!

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Trails and Open Space Coalition

For more than 40 years, TOSC has advocated for and cared for the parks, trails, and open spaces of Colorado's Southern Front Range. Through hands-on stewardship, community programs, and a mission to build the next generation of outdoor advocates, we make sure everyone has access to the outdoors, today and for years to come.