2019 COSA Conference – Colorado Open Space Alliance

Colorado Open Space Alliance Conference
Past Reflections, Future Destinations: Celebrating 20 Years

September 16-18, 2019
Steamboat Grand Hotel
Steamboat Springs, Colorado

Registration Now Open

Registration for the 2019 conference is now open!

Hotel Accommodations

Steamboat Grand Hotel
2300 Mt Werner Cir, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
970-871-5500
Starting at $100/night
Book Room

Conference App

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Registration Now Open

Registration for the 2018 conference is now open!

Conference Schedule
Scholarship Application

Now Accepting Session Proposals

COSA is now accepting session proposals for the 2019 Conference. This is a great opportunity for you to present to other open space professionals throughout the state.

In keeping with this year's theme, sessions that focus on lessons learned, stories of inspiration and success, and innovative forward thinking topics are encouraged.

The deadline to submit proposals is Friday, April 26.

Session Proposals

Sponsors

A huge thanks to all of our sponsors! Please show them your support.

Platinum

Colorado Lottery

Gold

Arapahoe County Open Spaces

CEI

City of Fort Collins Natural Area

Colorado Parks & Wildlife

Jefferson County Open Space

Silver

Boulder County Parks & Open Space

City and County of Broomfield

City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks

City of Westminster

Felsburg Holt & Ullevig

GOCO

N.E.S. Inc

Phillip D. Barber P.C.

Stillwater Sciences

Stream Landscape Architecture

Bronze

Bayer Vegetation Management

Buffalo Brand Seed

City of Lafayette Parks, Recreation & Open Space

Confluent Design

Design Concepts

ERO Resources

Flow Design Collaborative

Front Range Birding Company

Granite Seed & Erosion Control

Larimer County Natural Resources

Logan Simpson

Offero

Pawnee Butte Seed Company

RRC Associates

Town of Breckenridge

Valerian LLC

Wagners Composite Fiber Technologies

Past Conferences

2018 Conference Materials
2017 Conference Materials

Conference Documents

Attendance List
Conference Brochure
Conference Schedule
Session Descriptions
Field Trip Descriptions
Presenter Bios

Session Presentation Files

Acquisition Roundtable
Approaches to Procurement and Project Management for Your Trail Project
Bark! How JeffCo Deals With Dogs and Their Humans
“BEING ecoLOGICAL"
Creative Solutions for Managing Canada Geese in an Urban Environment File is over 50MB
Culturally Modified Trees: Trees, Myths, Legends
Dredges, Flumes, and Adits: How History Shapes Open Spaces
Diversity of Recreation Opportunities
E-bikes and Trails: Measuring Impact and Acceptance
Empirically Understanding Visitors
Grant-Writing Workshop & Input Session
Mine Scarred Lands to Open Space
Predator, Prey, and People: Big Game Hunting on Jefferson County Open Space
Self Defense for Park Visitors
There Goes the Neighborhood! Water Quality Challenges
Track Chairs: Making Our State Park Trails Accessible for All
Turning Risk into Reward: Hazard Risk Reduction
Young Trail Blazers

Colorado Open Space Alliance Conference Past Reflections, Future Destinations: Celebrating 20 Years

Registration Now Open

Hotel Accommodations

Conference App

Registration Now Open

Now Accepting Session Proposals

Sponsors

Sponsors

Platinum

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Past Conferences

Conference Documents

Session Presentation Files

Colorado Open Space Alliance Conference
Past Reflections, Future Destinations: Celebrating 20 Years