Description

The CPRA Parks Spring Workshop & Trade Show offers parks professionals two rounds of education sessions worth 0.2 CEUs, a trade show with some of the best companies in the industry, a delicious lunch buffet from Georgia Boys BBQ, plus coffee & doughnuts in the morning! Raffle items will be given out throughout the day, as well.

Attendee Pricing: $85/members; $105/non-members

Registration fee includes education sessions worth up to 0.2 CEUs, Georgia Boys BBQ lunch buffet, trade show access plus coffee & doughnuts.

Registration Deadline: EOD on Monday, April 6th

NOTE: Do you need to register multiple crew members but aren't sure who specifically will be attending? You can register generic names, (ex: Greeley One, Greeley Two, etc.), and update these names in your account at a later date. 

Event Agenda

7:30am – 8:30am: Check-in / Coffee & Doughnuts / Exhibit Hall is Open!

8:45am – 10:00am: Round 1 of Education Sessions

10:00am – 11:00am: Exhibit Hall Time, Raffle Giveaways

11:00am – 12:15pm: Round 2 of Education Sessions

11:00am – 12:15pm: Directors Section Meeting (Separate registration required. Click HERE.)

12:15pm – 1:30pm: Lunch, Raffle Giveaways and extra Exhibit Hall time

*Preliminary* Education Topics include:

• City of Fort Collins Parks - Asset Management Journey
  • Jill Wuertz, CPRP, PLA, Senior Manager Park Planning & Development, City of Fort Collins
  • David Hansen, PLA, LEED AP, Manager Park Planning & Development, City of Fort Collins
  • Kristy Bruce, AICP, GISP, Senior Park Planner, Park Planning & Development, City of Fort Collins
• Safe Play Starts with You - Playground Inspection and Maintenance (+ a 2026 CPSI update)
  • Tony Jaramillo - Playground Safety Solutions, LLC
• Bermuda Grass on the Front Range - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
  • Moderator - Joshua Koss, CSFM, Territory Manager, Harrell’s
  • Panelists:
    • Matt Krebsbach, CSFM, Manager of Parks Operations, City of Aurora
    • Dan Payson, CPRP, Open Spaces, Parks and Trails Manager, Arapahoe County Parks
    • Jared Musil, CPRP, Deputy Director of Parks, Town of Parker Parks
    • Joe Wilkins, Green Valley Turf
    • Zac Kempf, NoCo Sod
• Financial Sustainability in Parks
• Converting Bluegrass to Native
• Regenerative Landscaping in Parks 
• And more!

Please note that some speakers & sessions are in the development stage. More details and the session schedule will be announced in the coming weeks.

Exhibitors: 

Each booth space is along the perimeter of the exhibit hall and 120 linear sq. feet. Electricity is included. Pipe & Drape will be behind each booth. One table and 2 chairs will be provided. A tablecloth is *not* provided. Each booth registration includes 2 company representatives and 2 lunches.

Interested in a double booth? Save $250 by adding two booths to your registration!

To register, please click on the Exhibitor Registration button on the right side of the screen of click HERE. CPRA Members - Be sure to log into your account to receive the member rate.

Sponsorship Opportunities: 

This annual event is hosted by the CPRA Parks Section and it brings in an average of 400 parks professionals ranging from boots-on-the-ground maintenance crews, to supervisors, to directors. 

Is your company interested in becoming a sponsor? Click HERE to see what opportunities are available. Please reach out to CPRA with any questions. 

A delicious lunch buffet will be provided by Georgia Boys BBQ in Greeley! 

Thank you to our sponsors!