Past Annual BCNA EcosymposiA

Boulder County Nature Association holds a yearly conference to present information and encourage discussion about a topic of current interest. The first ecosymposium was held in 1988, and the ecosymposia have been held annually since 1999.

Unfortunately, the 2020 and 2021 ecosymposia were cancelled because of Covid-19 restrictions. 

Past ecosymposia topics

2019: “The Changing Baseline for Front Range Ecosystems: Implications for Management and Restoration”

• Program, speakers, abstracts, and slides

2018: “Turning the Lens on Ourselves: The Science of Visitors on Open Spaces”

• Program, speakers, abstracts, and slides

2017: “Finding the Science in Citizen Science: Front Range Environments”

• Program for the March 18th Ecosymposium, Finding the Science in Citizen Science: Front Range Environments
• 2017 slides for presentation and links to further information

2016: “Sustainable Agriculture: Food for Thought”

• Agenda for March 12, 2016 Ecosymposium
• Program and speaker biographies for March 12, 2016 Ecosymposium
• Slides (pdfs) of presentations
• Download a poster for email to others

2015: “Recovery and Resiliency: Preparing for the Future”

• Agenda
• Abstracts and speaker biographies for the 2015 symposium
• Download a poster to print
• Download a poster for email to others

2014: “Extinction — Can Our Native Species Be Saved?”

• Program, speakers, and abstracts

2013: “Song of the Alpine” Program and speaker biographies

2012: “Water: Pure and Not So Simple” Program

2011: “Boulder Burns” Program

2010: “Restoring Native Ecosystems” Program

2009: “Fractured Landscapes” Program.

2008: “The Beetles Are Coming” Program

2007: “Change Is Coming” Program

2006: “Alien Invaders” VIEW THE SCHEDULE FOR THE SYMPOSIUM

2005: “Species in Peril” VIEW THE SCHEDULE FOR THE SYMPOSIUM

2004: “Can Nature Survive? Human Interactions with Nature” VIEW THE ABSTRACTS FROM THE SYMPOSIUM

2003: “Saving Our Native Grasslands” VIEW THE ABSTRACTS FROM THE SYMPOSIUM

2002: “Issues at the Urban-Nature Interface” VIEW THE ABSTRACTS FROM THE SYMPOSIUM

2001: “Wildlife and Wildfire in Front Range Forests” VIEW ABSTRACTS FROM THE 2001 SYMPOSIUM

2000: No Theme

1999: “Rediscovering Our Natural Landscape”

1998: None held

1997: None held

1996: “Finding Common Ground: Recreational Use of Natural Lands in Boulder County”

1992: “Status, Distribution and Habitat Needs of Wildlife in Boulder County”