We were asked to be a part of CITO Across the World. We agreed and tweaked this year's autumn pickup to make it work. Note: This is a change in day and time from the usual event.
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.
The Usual Text for the Event
This Cache In Trash Out (CITO) event is located at an MDOT carpool lot at Milford Rd. and I-96.
We, and many geocaching friends, use this carpool lot to get together before caching. It's a convenient spot to park and join up for the day's geocache hunt. Unfortunately, it gets trashed. Since it was close to home we asked MDOT if we could adopt it.
We will meet at the grass circle near the entrance at 9:00 AM. The event will run from 9:00 AM until 10:00 AM, if needed. We often finish within a half hour, by 9:30 AM.
Trash bags will be provided as well as some other required gear from MDOT. Please prepare appropriately. Pants and gloves would be a good idea.
Here is a link to the video about picking up trash. It applies to Adopt-A-Highway, so it may seem out of place for what we are doing.
MDOT Adopt-A-Highway Safety Guidelines