Description

Join the CPRA Parks Section for the 43rd Annual Parks Spring Workshop & Trade Show on Thursday, April 6th at the Island Grove Event Center in Greeley, CO! This event offers parks professionals educational sessions worth 0.2 CEUs, a trade show with some of the best companies in the industry, a coffee & doughnuts breakfast plus lunch. Raffle items & giveaways are just the icing on the cake at this event!

Attendees: Register by March 24th at 5pm = $65/members; $75/non-members

Attendee late registration after 5pm on March 24th - March 30th by 5pm = $80/members; $90 non-members

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

Exhibitor booths are SOLD OUT.

Event Agenda

7:45am – 8:45am: Check-in / Coffee & Donuts in Exhibit Hall

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

10am – 11am: Exhibit Hall

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

11am – 12:15pm: Directors Section Meeting

(Separate registration required. Click HERE.)

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

Education Session Schedule:

Round 1 - 8:45am-10:00am:

• Managing Levels of Service - Expectations are Everything - Dan Rieves, Bleed Green
• Environmental Considerations for Responsible Parks Management - Josh Koss & Don Frantz, Wilbur-Ellis 
• Magnetizing Water to Lower Irrigation Cost - Brandon Gully & Jason Hinkley, CPS Distributors
• Leave No Trace Awareness Workshop - Gillian Rossi, Colorado Springs Parks, Trails, and Open Space

Round 2 - 11:00am-12:15pm:

• Maintaining a Sports Facility - Matt Krebsbach, City of Aurora Parks
• Irrigation Troubleshooting Hall-of-Fame - Paul Reed, Kimley-Horn
• Look Out Below! Playground Safety Surface Materials - Tony Jaramillo, Commerce City
• CARRI and the American Kestrel program - Scott Rashid, CARRI
• CPRA Directors Section Meeting (Separate registration required. Click HERE.)

Raffle items so far include:

• Bistro table & two chairs ($600 value)
• Set of M750 Hollywood Type Impact Bases ($390 value)
• Husky Mechanics Tool Set (149-Piece) H149MTS ($119 value)
• Craftsman 3 Drawer Tool Box ($49.99 value)
• Dremel 200 Series Rotary Tool Kit ($48.99 value)
• Murdoch’s Alpha Hard Armchair ($39.99 value)
• 4 Rockies vs Mets tickets for the 5/27/23 ballgame at Coors Field
• A round of golf for 4 with cart at Fox Hollow Golf Course
• Bobcat E35 Compact Excavator Toy ($60 value)
• Bobcat T76 Compact Track Loader Toy ($60 value)
• Bobcat S76 Skid-Steer Loader Toy ($60 value)
• Bobcat of the Rockies T-shirts ($12 value)
• STIHL GTA 26 ($169.99 value)
• STIHL Swag Bag
• SCHEELS prize bag along with a $50 gift card
• Spice 4 Pack from Buffalo Brand Seed
• 27 quart cooler ($250 value)
• Pickleball set ($30 value)
• Amazon gift card ($100 value)
• 2 tickets to The Schoolhouse Theater in Parker ($58 value)
• Kubota swag bag
• Home Depot gift card ($50 value)
• $50 cash! 

Thank you, 2023 Exhibitors!

• A to Z Recreation
• All American Sports Material
• Altitude Recreation
• Aquaphalt
• Bobcat of the Rockies
• Buffalo Brand Seed
• CARRI - Colorado Avian Research & Rehabilitation Institute
• Churchich Recreation
• DBC Irrigation Supply
• Express Mulching & Soil
• Golf & Sport Solutions
• Granite Seed & Erosion Control
• Ground Solutions & Bedrock Slingers
• LL Johnson
• Mac Equipment, Inc.
• Musco Lighting
• Pioneer Contractor Services
• Potestio Brothers Equipment
• Power Turf Renovation, LLC
• Precision Concrete Cutting
• Rain Bird
• Recreation Plus
• Renner Sports Surfaces
• Rocky Mountain Playground Services
• Rocky Mountain Recreation, Inc.
• Scienturfic Sod
• Star Playgrounds
• STIHL
• Target Specialty Products
• United Western Denver, LLC
• Wilbur-Ellis Agribusiness
• Winterland Inc.

Thank you to our 2023 sponsors!