Earth Day Urban Corridors hike at Sondermann Park & Mesa Springs Greenway

Note, this hike has limited space and is posted on multiple forums so you MUST contact the trip leader, Jim, directly by phone or e-mail to register.

Some of the Pikes Peak region’s most important “wild connections” are our urban parks and trails, which serve both as human and wildlife corridors.

Sondermann Park on the west side of Colorado Springs is one of these. It is a 97-acre natural park which follows a shallow valley between urban neighborhoods. It is noted both for its wildlife and its birdwatching opportunities. Like many of our urban green spaces, it faces the threat of encroachment by housing and street development. Mesa Springs Greenway is a paved, multi-use urban path located just to the west of I-25 and Monument Valley Park, which parallels the Pikes Peak Greenway, and serves as a connecting link in the Colorado Springs urban trail network.

By preserving these corridors for human recreational use, we also preserve habitat for wildlife, including the species that have learned to coexist with humans even in the most urban of settings.

For more information, including parking and meeting place location, and to sign up, contact Jim Lockhart, 719-385-0045 or [jlock@datawest.net](mailto:jlock@datawest.net).