One Day. Many Communities. A World of Difference.
A little over 2 years ago georeyna a geocacher in Houston, TX asked a simple question - What could happen if geocachers around Texas came together on one day to make their communities cleaner? Based on that simple question, Texas Geocaching Association (TXGA) created an event named CITO Across Texas in conjunction with World Cleanup Day.
Geocachers throughout Texas held cleanup events on the third Saturday in September. Each event is locally organized, but together they became part of something much bigger. CITO Across Texas was born!
The results have been tremendous. During 2024 and 2025:
- More than 50 CITO events were held across Texas.
- More than 700 volunteers participated.
- Thousands of pounds of trash were removed from parks, trails, waterways, neighborhoods, and other public spaces.
In 2026, we want to take the next step and we are inviting the worldwide community of geocachers to help clean up our game board. Let’s clean up our communities—and the world—one CITO at a time.
The Albuquerque CITO is on City of Albuquerque designated land (CITO location is the main parking lot). This area is known for generally having a lot of trash. However, if this is not the case or we get an overwhelming response from the local geocaching community, there is a backup parking area that is for the adjacent Manzano / Four HIlls Open Space.
This is an outdoor event and cachers should wear the appropriate clothing for the predicted weather (sun screen & gear, rain gear?) and protection against desert flora and fauna (cacti and critters). I will supply garbage sacks and latex/non gloves; I might need some help hauling away the CITO garbage to the local transfer station if others have vehicles that can take a load.
