SessionS
| Name | Speakers | More Info |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, September 30, 2024, 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM | ||
| Registration and Sponsor Expo | ||
| Monday, September 30, 2024, 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM | ||
| Light Breakfast | ||
| Monday, September 30, 2024, 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM | ||
| Welcome | ||
| Monday, September 30, 2024, 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM | ||
| 1A: Ephemeral to Perennial: How Understanding Change Keeps Us Grounded in Community | Bill Mangle, ERO Resources Richard Spann, Muller Engineering Company Shaelyn Vering, Stream Landscape Architecture + Planning Ray Winn, Arapahoe County Open Spaces | |
| 1B: Research Based Benefits of Nature Connection through Equitable Access, Culturally Responsive Pedagogy, and Equitable Evaluation Techniques | Dr. Julie Byle, University of Colorado | |
| 1C: Funding Nature's Future: Colorado Parks and Wildlife Grant Funding Opportunities | Shalana Gray, Colorado Parks and Wildlife Andrea Kurth, Colorado Parks and Wildlife Travis Long, Colorado Parks and Wildlife | |
| 1D: Denver Park Ranger Peer Support Partnership | Caronia DiStefano, Denver Parks and Recreation Angel Medrano, Denver Parks and Recreation Kate Meunier, Denver Parks and Recreation | |
| 1E: Resources for Educators About Wolves | Heather Hubbard, Colorado Parks and Wildlife Mary McCormac, Colorado Parks and Wildlife | |
| 1F: Signage of the Times | Mary Rolf, Boulder County Parks & Open Space | |
| Monday, September 30, 2024, 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM | ||
| 2A: Outdoor Accessibility through Regional Partnerships | Fendi Despres, City of Aurora Open Space and Natural Resources Taylor Flanagan, University of Colorado Boulder Lillian Sachitano, CU Boulder Danielle Scroggs, Craig Hospital Isabel Whitehead, University of Colorado Boulder Breana Winters, High Line Canal Conservancy Topher Downham, City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks | |
| 2B: Show Me the Money: How to Secure Grant Funding for Your Projects | Jenn Almstead, Larimer County Department of Natural Resources Kristen May, KMay Copywriting | |
| 2C: Healthy by Nature: CSU Extension’s Role In Bridging Health, Nature, & Community | Emma Dhimitri, CSU Extension Christa Timmerman, CSU Extension of Larimer County | |
| 2D: Colorado's Wildlife Viewer Survey - Engaging a Broader Constituency | Mary McCormac, Colorado Parks and Wildlife Trina Romero, Colorado Parks and Wildlife | |
| 2E: Recording Rangers: Body-Worn Cameras for the Limited-Commission Ranger | Bryce Oubre, City of Longmont Benjamin White-Patarino, City of Louisville | |
| 2F: Engaging Your Community In The Work of Ecological Monitoring | Margaret Gaddis, Colorado Native Plant Society | |
| Monday, September 30, 2024, 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM | ||
| Lunch and Great Outdoors Colorado Presentation | ||
| Monday, September 30, 2024, 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM | ||
| 3A: Coming Together for Colorado’s Outdoors | Jody Kennedy, Colorado Parks and Wildlife Julie Shapiro, Keystone Policy Center Chris Yuan-Farrell, GOCO Christine Zenel, Keystone Policy Center Dan Zimmerer, Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) | |
| 3B: Climate Ready Trailheads | Nick Devonald, CITY OF BOULDER OSMP Ilene Flax, City of Boulder OSMP Rachel Meier, Lotus Engineering and Sustainability Ben Verrill, City of Boulder, Open Space and Mountain Parks | |
| 3C: Empowering Communities Through Beaver Mimicry: A Model for Restoration and Engagement | David Fulton-Beale, Wildlands Restoration Volunteers | |
| 3D: Cone Collection for Post Wildfire Reforestation: A Community Effort | Erica Hample, CSU Extension-Jefferson County | |
| 3E: E&O is No Accident: Making Room for Ranger-led Education Programming | Madeline Fraser, South Suburban Parks and Recreation Benjamin White-Patarino, City of Louisville | |
| 3F: Visitor Data: Leveraging Technology for Informed Open Space Decision-Making | Sophie Brennan, Jefferson County Open Space Eric Delynko, Jefferson County Open Space Eric Krause, Jefferson County Open Space | |
| Monday, September 30, 2024, 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM | ||
| 4A: Director's Session | Byron Fanning Joe Reale | |
| 4B: Creating the Mount Tom Conservation Corridor | Hillary Merritt, Jefferson County Open Space Justin Spring, The Conservation Fund Christine Strickland, Mountain Area Land Trust Chris Yuan-Farrell, GOCO | |
| 4C: Collaborative Stewardship: Data, Communities, & How We Can Do More With Less | Aaron Kennedy, Outway Nico Schweiger, Outway | |
| 4D: Making Non-motorized Trails Sustainable Through Public Health Collaborations | Allison Howe, Mesa County Public Health Ross Mittelman, Mesa County Public Health | |
| 4E: COTAK: A Free Common Operating Picture for Colorado's First Responders | Brad Schmidt, Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control | |
| 4F: RESTORE: Scaling Conservation and Stewardship through Collaborative Funding | Jenn Almstead, Larimer County Department of Natural Resources Daley Burns, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Dan Omasta, Great Outdoors Colorado David Varner, Colorado West Land Trust | |
| Monday, September 30, 2024, 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM | ||
| Networking Event at the Avalon Theater | ||
| Monday, September 30, 2024, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM | ||
| Mountainfilm on Tour | ||
| Name | Speakers | More Info |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, October 1, 2024, 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | ||
| Light Breakfast | ||
| Registration and Sponsor Expo | ||
| Tuesday, October 1, 2024, 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM | ||
| Keynote Speaker: Kriste Peoples - Where We Go From Here: Navigating The Path Toward Community | Kriste Peoples, Women’s Wilderness | |
| Tuesday, October 1, 2024, 9:45 AM - 11:00 AM | ||
| 5A: Enhancing Community Partnerships and Stewardship through Climate-Adaptive Management | Courtney Peterson, Colorado State University | |
| 5B: Volunteers-Building Effective Volunteer Engagement for Conservation through Collaborative Partnerships | Kaitlyn Stabell, Douglas Land Conservancy Darcy Wilson, Douglas County Open Space & Natural Resources | |
| 5C: From Pastures to Peaks: Regional Partnerships Strengthening Community Collaboration (Part 1 of 2) | Morgan Anderson, Colorado Parks and Wildlife Jamin Grigg, Colorado Parks and Wildlife Bill Mangle, ERO Resources Tori Manogue, Colorado Parks & Wildlife Suzanne O Neill, Colorado Wildlife Federation, Inc. | |
| 5D: Unearthed: Finding Balance in South Canyon through Community-Driven Management Planning | Dylan Bagnasco, Design Workshop Susan Sherrod, Biohabitats Rod Tarullo, City of Glenwood Springs | |
| 5E: Trespass Poaching on Open Space | Elaine Calaba, City of Fort Collins - Natural Areas Kayla Drake, Fort Collins Natural Areas Annie Hill, Fort Collins Police Services | |
| 5F: Effective Community Engagement with Best Practices from NAAEE | Sarah Johnson, Wild Rose Education | |
| Tuesday, October 1, 2024, 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM | ||
| 6A: Integrated Resource Management: Balancing the Protection of Heritage and Natural Resources | Shannon Dennison, Denver Mountain Parks Julia Feder, City of Fort Collins Natural Areas Department Talle Hogrefe, Jefferson County Open Space | |
| 6B: Local Solutions for Wildlife Connectivity Challenges: Case Studies and Best Practices | Michelle Cowardin, Colorado Parks and Wildlife Daniel Estes, CDR Associates Julia Kintsch, ECO-resolutions | |
| 6C: Peer Learning and Crowdsourcing Solutions for Community Engagement with the CPW Regional Partnerships Initiative (Part 2 of 2) | Adam Auerbach, CU Boulder MENV Program Katy Brennan, CU-Boulder MENV Program Amy Rawn, CU Boulder Masters of the Environment Program R Wilton, CU Boulder MENV Program | |
| 6D: Collaborative Front Range Bird Monitoring | Aran Meyer, City of Fort Collins Natural Areas Department Brian Meyer, City of Fort Collins Matt Parker, City of Fort Collins Chris White, Bird Conservancy of the Rockies | |
| 6E: Use of Community-Wide Partnerships and Technology to Address Challenges of Persons Experiencing Homelessness | Joe Brand, Larimer County Department of Natural Resources | |
| 6F: Welcome to the OUT! (Outdoor Understanding for Teachers) Tour | Catherine Dolder, Colorado Parks & Wildlife Kellina Gilbreth, Colorado Parks and Wildlife Kathleen Mawhinney, Colorado Parks and Wildlife Tracy Predmore, Colorado Parks & Wildlife | |
| Tuesday, October 1, 2024, 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM | ||
| Boxed Lunch Pick-up | ||
| Tuesday, October 1, 2024, 1:15 PM - 1:30 PM | ||
| Field Trip CheckIn | ||
| Name | Speakers | More Info |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, October 2, 2024 | ||
| Light Breakfast | ||
| COSA Blue Grama Awards & Rocky Mountain Ranger Association Announcement | ||
| 7A: How We Get There: Looking Back, Thinking Ahead, Moving Forward Together | Kriste Peoples, WOMEN'S WILDERNESS | |
| 7B: NOCO Places - Working across boundaries for sustainable solutions on public lands | Steve Coffin, Steve Coffin Strategies/NoCo PLACES 2050 Daylan Figgs, Larimer County DNR Therese Glowacki, Boulder County Parks and Open Space Tom Hoby, Jeffco Open Space Katie Matthews, Creative Content | |
| 7C: Connecting the Statewide Natural Heritage Survey with your community | David Anderson, Colorado Natural Heritage Program, CSU | |
| 7D: Data Beyond Borders: Creating Meaningful Partnerships for Public Land Research | Jenn Almstead, Larimer County Department of Natural Resources Kailyn Haskovec, RRC Associates Jake Jorgenson, RRC Associates | |
| 7E: Reimaging the Ranger Selection Process for a More Authentic and Modern Workforce | Bevin Carithers, Boulder County Parks & Open Space Lucero Torres, Boulder County Parks & Open Space | |
| 7F: Cultivating a Public- Private Partnership | Alyson Duffey, Boulder Open Space Conservancy Jennelle Freeston, City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks Jeff Haley, City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks | |
| Lunch and Keynote Speaker: Luke Runyon | Luke Runyon, The Water Desk | |
| Conference Concludes | ||