Colorado Open Space Alliance Conference Comes to Boulder

Colorado Open Space Alliance conference comes to Boulder

The fifth annual Colorado Open Space Alliance (COSA) conference will be held Thursday and Friday, Sept. 16 and 17 at the Millennium Harvest House Hotel, 28th and Arapahoe, in Boulder.

While the conference is open to the public for a $75 registration fee at the door, several agenda items should be of interest to local media. The conference's complete agenda can be found at:

http://www.co.larimer.co.us/depts/pubwor/parks/openlands/cosa_agenda.pdf.
 

Among the highlights are Russ George, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, will give the keynote address Friday morning and Congressman Mark Udall will speak during lunch on Friday.
In addition to resource management workshops and presentations on weeds there are field trips scheduled to Walker Ranch, Heil Valley Ranch and Enchanted Mesa.

COSA is a statewide organization of publicly funded local and regional open space programs, working cooperatively to share information, create public awareness and foster partnerships needed to protect and preserve the special places of Colorado. First convened in 2000, the alliance includes representatives from 50 open space programs across the state.