FEBRUARY 27, 2025

We’re just a few weeks away from Boulder County Nature Association’s 2025 Ecosymposium! If you haven’t signed up yet, now’s the time to reserve your spot for this exciting day of hope, collaboration, and action. As climate change and land degradation continue to challenge our world, how can we partner with nature - rather than work against it - to restore ecosystems?

📅 Saturday, March 15, 2025 |

⏰ 9 AM – 3 PM

📍 CU Boulder’s Sustainability, Energy and Environment Complex (SEEC), University of Colorado Boulder, 4001 Discovery Drive

🎟️ Just $7 (includes lunch!) → Eventbrite Registration

🌿 Ecosymposium details

Speakers will explore science-based solutions to ecological challenges, including regenerative agriculture, wildfire mitigation, and invasive species management. Dr. Katharine Suding will kick things off with a keynote talk on working with nature to restore ecosystems that will function into the future.

We Need Volunteers!

To make the day run smoothly, we’d love your help with:

☕ Morning setup & coffee station – Arrive early to get things ready and check on coffee throughout the day

📋 Registration – Greet attendees and check them in

🌱 BCNA Outreach Table – Share information about BCNA’s work with attendees

🥗 Lunch assistance – Meet caterers, help set up, check on food, and store leftovers

🧹 End-of-day cleanup – Help ensure everything is put away or loaded into cars

If you can help with any of these, please let us know at webmaster@bcna.org. Even an hour of your time would be a huge help!

Speakers

Details

Let’s go wild: Collaborations with nature and people in ecosystem restoration

Katharine Suding, Distinguished Professor of Ecology at the University of Colorado Boulder

Managing invasive plants without herbicides: Successes, challenges, and what’s next

Mike McHugh, Eldorado Canyon State Park

Introducing the CU Spruce Gulch Wildlife and Research Reserve: A place to demonstrate restoration outcomes

Tim Seastedt, Free-range ecologist and Professor Emeritus, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado Boulder

Agriculture as part of our prairie ecosystem

Andy Breiter, rancher and founder and owner of Grama Grass & Livestock

Wet Now?! How WRV is working to increase climate resilience by storing more water in our landscapes

Morgan Crowley, Program Director with Wildlands Restoration Volunteers (WRV) at the Longmont, Colorado headquarters

Collaborative approach to grasslands management and wildfire preparedness in Boulder County

Meg Halford, Forest and Grasslands Project Coordinator for Boulder County Community Planning and Permitting Wildfire Partners Team

Please spread the word—share this event with friends and colleagues who would be interested in learning more about ecological restoration.



We would love to see a big, engaged community at this event!