Open Space Speaker Series
Show your support for Broomfield Open Space and learn more about trends, local wildlife, and opportunities to increase your enjoyment of open space. This event is sponsored by the Broomfield Open Space Foundation and the City and County of Broomfield Open Space and Trails Department. These programs are free to attend and no registration is required.
Speaker Series will return in Fall 2023!
Watch previous Speaker Series here:
- March 4, 2020 "The Dark Sky Movement in Broomfield" with George Wolf
- October 7, 2020 "Living with Urban Wildlife" with Jack Murphy of Urban Wildlife Rescue
- November 4, 2020 "Why Birds Matter, and Why I Study Them" with Scott A. Taylor of University of Colorado
- December 2, 2020 "Self-Drive Safaris in South Africa" with Chris "Boomer" Petrizzo
- January 20, 2021 "The Why, What, When, Which, Where and How of Soil Carbon Sequestration" with Dr. Francesca Cotrufo
- February, 3 2021 “Pollinator District at Baseline Development” with Patrick Tennyson and Kyle Harris
- March 3, 2021 “Owls of Colorado” with Emily M. Davenport, Questions and Answers from the talk here.
- April 7, 2021 "Coyotes of Broomfield" with Emily Beam and Joelle Cicak
- October 20, 2021 “Owls of Colorado” with Emily M. Davenport
- November 17, 2021 “The Power of Place: Conservation, Connection, and Community” with Jim Petterson
- December 1, 2021 Insight Series: Film Screening, Only the Earth and the Mountains
- February 16, 2022 “Local Government Planning for Wildlife and Mobility Across Transportation Corridors” with Andy Hough Click Here for a video of wildlife using the I-25 Gap underpass.
- March 16, 2022 “The Summits, Songs, and Science Project” with Dr. Ulyana Horodyskyj Peña
- April 20, 2022 “Trees along the Trails: A Talk with a City Forester” with Nils Sahaand Jack Pritchard
- September 28, 2022 “Wildfires in Colorado” with Dana Coelho. Click Here for the "Wildfires in Colorado" Presentation
- October 19, 2022 “The W.O.L.F. Sanctuary Story” with Shelley Coldiron
- November 9, 2022 “The Black-footed Ferret; Demise, Recovery, and Continuing Challenges” with Tyler Tretten