Empowered for Pollinators
10th Annual Colorado Pollinator Summit | November 13th & 14th at Williams Village, CU Boulder
+ Our First-Ever (Free) Pollinator Summit for Youth | November 15th at the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Main Campus
Welcome to the 10th Annual Colorado Pollinator Summit!
This year, to honor our first decade of collaborative pollinator conservation efforts in Colorado, we have organized a 2-day Summit with 3 keynote speakers, followed by the first-ever (free!) Youth Pollinator Summit which will bring middle and high school students together at the CU Museum of Natural History to advocate for Colorado’s pollinators.
We are honored to welcome Dr. Samuel Ramsey—leader of the Boulder Bee Lab as the Endowed Assistant Professor of Entomology at the BioFrontiers Institute at CU Boulder—and Dr. Jonathan Lundgren—agroecologist, Director of ECDYSIS Foundation, and CEO of Blue Dasher Farm, as our keynote speakers on Thursday and Friday, respectively. Dr. Nick Haddad, co-lead of the Long Term Ecological Research site at Kellogg Biological Station of Michigan State University and author of The Last Butterflies: A Scientist’s Quest to Save a Rare and Vanishing Creature, will provide our closing keynote address.
Who is the Summit for?
The Summit is designed for organizations, agencies, farmers, beekeepers, professionals, educators, businesses, land managers, researchers, and individuals actively working to conserve and protect pollinators and their habitats.
With this year’s Summit focus on empowerment, we will:
1. Connect researchers and practitioners to propose solutions for the challenges facing Colorado’s pollinators;
2. Envision the next 10 years of progress for pollinator conservation;
3. Explore how our state can leverage recent successes to do more for pollinator conservation.
Reserve Your Tickets Today
Ticket sales are live! We anticipate that this event will sell out, as have the last couple of years, so please reserve your tickets early. Read on for session and speaker information for each day, and please join our email list to be notified of Summit updates.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Please view our schedule (still under construction) and speaker lineup for each day at https://coloradopollinator.network/summit-2025-sessions.
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Tickets include breakfast, lunch, and coffee/snacks. Breakfast will be continental, with a selection of bagels, spreads, and fruit, coffee, etc.
A lunch ticket for Williams Village Dining Center is included for each day.
The Village Dining Center is upstairs from the summit, with 7 different dining options, all open buffet style, all you care to eat. Options range from an extensive salad bar, to Mediterranean, Italian, and Indian, with clearly marked dietary labels and vegan, vegetarian, gluten and dairy-free options. Menus for the Dining Center can be found here: https://colorado-diningmenus.nutrislice.com/menu/village-center-dining
Our afternoon break also includes coffee and snacks.
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A parking code for free parking on CU Boulder campus will be included with registration for attendees. Parking is limited at the Williams Village lots so we encourage attendees to carpool and park in the Euclid Parking Garage on Main Campus. There is a bus stop just beside the garage where the free Route W bus to Williams Village picks up every 10 minutes, just a few minutes ride to the event space. Volunteers will be positioned to help guide attendees to parking, the bus, and the Williams Village event space. Prizes will also be available for public transit users! More info about parking on CU's campus can be found in their interactive parking map. The code will be usable in any 'Short-Term Pay' lot for each day (click the box on the map layer legend to see optional parking locations).
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Please contact Amy Yarger (ayarger@butterflies.org) to inquire about discounted tickets based on need or student status.
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Forthcoming.
View Schedule & Speakers
*Still in process, but previews are available!
Featured Speakers
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Dr. Samuel Ramsey
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Dr. Jonathan Lundgren
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Susan Bonfield
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Dr. Rick Adams
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Dr. Nick Haddad
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Gemara Giffords
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Lena Freij
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Christian Nunes
Dr. Adrian Carper 🐝 Beth Lewis 🦋 Brett KenCairn 🐝 Christian Nunes 🦋 Curtis Manning 🐝 Francisco Garcia Galle Bueno 🦋 Gemara Gifford 🐞 Jim Tolstrup 🐝
Dr. Adrian Carper 🐝 Beth Lewis 🦋 Brett KenCairn 🐝 Christian Nunes 🦋 Curtis Manning 🐝 Francisco Garcia Galle Bueno 🦋 Gemara Gifford 🐞 Jim Tolstrup 🐝
Dr. Jonathan Lundgren 🐝Lena Freij 🐞 Maggie Gaddis 🦋 Dr. Nick Haddad 🦇 Dr. Rick Adams 🦇 Sammy Ramsey 🐝 Dr. Susan Bonfield 🐞 Trent Verquer 🐝
Dr. Jonathan Lundgren 🐝Lena Freij 🐞 Maggie Gaddis 🦋 Dr. Nick Haddad 🦇 Dr. Rick Adams 🦇 Sammy Ramsey 🐝 Dr. Susan Bonfield 🐞 Trent Verquer 🐝
🦋 Gemara Gifford 🐞 Jim Tolstrup 🐝 Dr. Jonathan Lundgren 🐝Lena Freij 🐞 Maggie Gaddis 🦋 Dr. Nick Haddad 🦇 Dr. Rick Adams 🦇 Sammy Ramsey 🐝 Dr. Susan Bonfield 🐞 Trent Verquer 🐝
🦋 Gemara Gifford 🐞 Jim Tolstrup 🐝 Dr. Jonathan Lundgren 🐝Lena Freij 🐞 Maggie Gaddis 🦋 Dr. Nick Haddad 🦇 Dr. Rick Adams 🦇 Sammy Ramsey 🐝 Dr. Susan Bonfield 🐞 Trent Verquer 🐝
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2025 Pollinator Friends & Exhibitors
Would you like to sponsor the 2025 Summit or host a booth on site?
Would you like to share your organization or business with Summit attendees? The Colorado Pollinator Network audience and our Summit attendees greatly appreciate your support for Colorado’s environment and the amazing pollinators that support healthy ecosystems and our food economy. Sponsorship opportunities range from $100 to $5,000 and may be tax deductible through CPN’s fiscal sponsor, Butterfly Pavilion, which is a tax-exempt 501(c)3 organization.
Who is CPN?
CPN is open to any individual or organization that advocates for the health of Colorado’s pollinators and their habitats. Our Steering Committee includes Audubon Rockies, Butterfly Pavilion, City of Boulder’s Climate Initiatives Department and Cool Boulder, Colorado Parks & Wildlife, CSU Extension, University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Denver Botanic Gardens, People & Pollinators Action Network, and Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
