COSA Blue Grama Award nominations are open!

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Good afternoon, COSA community,

Are great things happening in your agency or in your network? Are you involved in any outstanding open space programs or projects that deserve a shout-out? Give your colleagues the recognition they deserve by nominating them for a 2025 Blue Grama Award!

We’re accepting nominations now via the COSA website in the following categories:

  • Outstanding Achievement in Community/Ecosystem Resilience
  • Outstanding Visitor Engagement Program
  • Outstanding Achievement in Community Partnership and Collaboration
  • Outstanding Achievement in Ecological Restoration or Recreation Management

Nominations are due Friday, July 18th at 5pm. Awards will be presented at the COSA conference – October 6-8, 2025 in Steamboat Springs (registration opens next week!).

Take care,

SANDY BOTTOMS | she/her

Grants and Acquisitions Administrator

Arapahoe County Open Spaces

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