
2025 10th Annual Colorado Pollinator Summit
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Empowered for Pollinators
November 13 & 14, 2025 @ Williams Village, CU Boulder
The Colorado Pollinator Network (CPN) is excited to announce its 10th Annual Colorado Pollinator Summit, to be held Thursday, November 13 and Friday, November 14, from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm MST at Williams Village on the CU Boulder Campus. On Saturday, November 15, CPN will hold its first ever youth summit, bringing students together at the CU Museum of Natural History to advocate for Colorado’s pollinators.
Each year, we bring together nationally and regionally recognized pollinator experts to present and discuss strategies for protecting and managing land to support pollinators among those who promote and practice pollinator conservation. This year, we are honored to welcome Dr. Samuel Ramsey, assistant professor and Marvin H. Caruthers Endowed Chair in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, as our keynote speaker.
The Summit is designed for organizations, agencies, businesses, professionals, educators, growers, land managers, researchers, and volunteers 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
Stay tuned for booth and sponsor details.

2025 First Annual Youth Pollinator Summit (Free)
Calling all Colorado Middle and High School students!
We’re planning something exciting! The Youth Pollinator Summit (YPS) is happening on Saturday, November 15th at the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Main Campus in Boulder, CO, and it’s going to be a hands-on, high-energy day focused on conservation, leadership, and making a real impact for pollinators and the planet.
Whether you’re passionate about bees, interested in climate change, or excited about advocacy, this is your chance to help create an event that’s truly meaningful and fun.

Quarterly CPN Zoom - Open To All
Want to get involved with the Network? Join our quarterly Zoom connection calls! Open to all. Email us to receive the Zoom link.

🦋 Big 🐝 Day 🪰 of 🐞 Bugs 🐜
Join the Colorado Pollinator Network, as well as Governor Jared Polis and First Gentleman Marlon Reis, at Denver Botanic Gardens to learn more about the importance of pollinators and what you can do to support pollinator habitats, health, and biodiversity.
Included with admission:
Explore the gardens with an experienced guide and peek at pollinator relationships in real-time;
Learn from CPN partners including:
Xerces SocietyCU Museum of Natural History
People & Pollinators Action Network
Butterfly Pavilion
Audubon Rockies
CSU Extension
High Plains Environmental Center
City of Boulder/Cool Boulder
Animal Assisted Therapy Programs of Colorado
Simply Bee Conservation
The Mola Lab
Denver Water
Faith Williams
Environment Colorado
Denver Water
Denver Botanic Gardens
Visit a Science Chat about pollination in the Science Pyramid and Oak Grove;
Enjoy live music in the Freyer–Newman Center galleries
Take an arthropod exploration in the Kathryn Kalmbach Herbaria of Vascular Plants
Get creative with an art activity with the School of Botanical Art & Illustration
Included with admission to DBG:
Explore the gardens with an experienced guide and peek at pollinator relationships in real-time;
Enjoy live music in the Freyer–Newman Center galleries;
Get creative with an art activity with the School of Botanical Art & Illustration.

Quarterly CPN Zoom - Open To All
Want to get involved with the Network? Join our quarterly Zoom connection calls! Open to all. Email us to receive the Zoom link.

Quarterly CPN Zoom - Open To All
Want to get involved with the Network? Join our quarterly Zoom connection calls! Open to all. Email us to receive the Zoom link.

2024 Collaboration Exploration
To gather 2024 Colorado Pollinator Summit attendees’ experiences and feedback, we’re hosting this Collaboration Exploration Meeting with the goals of:
Summarizing key takeaways from the Summit to build effective conservation collaborations;
Identify vested organizations or groups that may be interested in building new collaborations year-round; and
Developing shared goals for future collaborations and next steps for creating new pollination conservation efforts here in CO.
All are welcome. We usually have about 30 Summit attendees there, and we meet in the Ballroom at Butterfly Pavilion (no entry fee required).
Registration is free, but we do ask that you RSVP here on Eventbrite so that we can plan for the correct number of seats (and snacks! : )
Please email connect@coloradopollinator.network if you have questions.

2024 Colorado Pollinator Summit
New Terrain for Pollinator Conservation
The Colorado Pollinator Summit brings together people from different walks of life, including policymakers, community members, land managers, teachers, artists, gardeners, and researchers to share ideas and perspectives to work together and support one another to protect our natural world and our communities through our shared love of pollinators. Registration is open!

Big Day of Bugs
Join the Denver Botanic Gardens and community partners to learn more about the importance of pollinators and what you can do to support pollinator habitats, health and biodiversity.
Included with admission:
Explore the gardens with an experienced guide and peek at pollinator relationships in real time
Learn from community partners such as Xerces Society, Colorado Pollinator Network, Butterfly Pavilion and more
Visit a Science Chat about pollination in the Science Pyramid and Oak Grove
Enjoy live music in the Freyer – Newman Center galleries
Take an arthropod exploration in the Kathryn Kalmbach Herbaria of Vascular Plants
Get creative with an art activity with the School of Botanical Art & Illustration
Additional cost:
Sign up for the Family Make and Take: Pollination Station on June 21 (advance registration required)