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

Session Schedule:

Session Descriptions - Click HERE

Education Topics & Speakers:

• 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
• Mow-tivating Great Decisions
  • Farrell Buller, Principal & Executive Coach, 110%
• Getting The Most out of PVC Piping
  • Jeff Butler, Technical Services Representative, Spears
    
• Regenerative Open Space Habitat Development
  • Ron Green, Originateve
• 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
    • Joe Bammer, Grassmasters Sod Farms
• The Emerald Menace: A Brief History of the Emerald Ash Borer & Management Options
  • Joe Boffa, BS in Forestry, ISA Certified Arborist, CDA Qualified Supervisor, Rainbow Ecoscience
• Parks Roundtable Discussion: Drought Mitigation & Other Pressing Parks Issues (*Not a CEU-certified session*)
  • Facilitators:
    • Sarah McAfee, CPRA Parks Section Chair, Parks Operations Coordinator - Foothills Parks & Recreation District
    • Eric Henschel, CPRA Parks Section Chair-Elect, Parks & Recreation Operations Supervisor - Town of Wellington
    • Adrian Torres, CPRP, AFO, CPO, CPRA Parks Section Secretary, Deputy Director - City of Englewood Parks, Recreation, Library and Golf
    • John Weaver, CPRA Parks Section PD Chair, Parks Skilled Maintenance Supervisor, City of Colorado Springs Parks, Recreations and Cultural Services

Companies You'll See in the Exhibit Hall: 

• A to Z Recreation (Doughnut Sponsor)
• Altitude Recreation
• Bobcat of the Rockies (Silver Sponsor)
• Buffalo Brand Seed
• Colorado 811
• CXT
• DBC Irrigation Supply
• Express Mulching & Soil (Silver Sponsor)
• ForeverLawn Mile High
• Golf and Sports Solutions
• Ground Solutions (Silver Sponsor)
• LL Johnson (Platinum Sponsor)
• Miracle Playsystems
• Musco Lighting
• Originateve
• Pioneer Athletics
• Potestio Brothers Equipment, Inc.
• Rain Bird
• Rainbow Ecoscience
• Recreation Plus
• Renner Sports Surfaces
• Rocky Mountain Playground Services
• Rocky Mountain Recreation (Gold Sponsor)
• Scienturfic Sod
• SiteOne Landscape Supply
• Spears Manufacturing
• Star Playgrounds (Gold Sponsor)
• STIHL
• SuperTrees
• SYNLawn Colorado
• Target Specialty Products
• The PlayWell Group

UPDATE: Exhibitor Registration is CLOSED. Please reach out to CPRA at cpra@cpra-web.org with any questions. 

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!

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

Thank you to our sponsors!