Spring Summit is an event for coalition members and partners to connect, learn, and have fun. This year’s summit in Glenwood Springs will feature three packed days, including a water and land conservation classroom and field trip, a robust lineup of educational content, and plentiful opportunities to connect with colleagues. There will also be a pre-Summit event for the 2024 DEIJ Cohort on May 7. We hope that you will be able to join us as we bring the Colorado land conservation community together.
The program is now available:
Recording Notice: as a heads up, we'll be taking photos and recording some parts of Summit. Please let us know if you're not comfortable with appearing in video and photos for marketing purposes. Opt out here.
Don't forget your 2024 Spring Summit essentials:
- Name Tag
- Business cards
- Reusable Water Bottle
- Reusable Coffee Mug (in an effort to reduce event waste, single-use cups will be extremely limited)
- Small camp chair/ground pad chair if you have one (seats are also limited*)
- Notebook and pen
- Laptop for notes and interactive CODEX training
- Layers, sun, and rain gear for outdoor happy hour in the evenings (low temps in the high 40s)
- Blue and blue-adjacent colored clothing. The dress code is Conservation Casual with the colors and textures of water
- a hammer and bandana for Conservation Olympics
- job flyer, if you're hiring
Still have questions? Please each out to Hannah.
Registration
Registration opened to Keep It Colorado members on Friday, March 1 and to all on Monday, April 1. Please register by Friday, April 26, though with limited space we recommend registering as soon as possible. Land trust staff, interns, fellows, and board members, public agency staff, conservation professionals, funders and partners, students and AmeriCorps volunteers with an interest in land conservation are all welcome to attend.
Registration Rates
- NEW! Keep It Colorado members’ first-year staff, seasonal staff, part-time staff, interns, fellows, full-time students, and AmeriCorps members* - $50
- Keep It Colorado dues-paying members - $100
- Keep It Colorado partners, friends and non-members - $200
- Presenters and Planning Committee* - $80
For the purposes of Spring Summit, first-year staff are any new staff of coalition members who began employment on or after May 11, 2023. Presenters and Planning Committee receive discounted registration in recognition of their talent and time. *These categories will need a registration code from Hannah.
Registration includes:
- Water and land conservation classroom and field trip on May 8;
- Conservation Showcase and concurrent Learning Sessions;
- Diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) trainings;
- Activities for connecting with colleagues;
- Opportunities to meet others over a meal or drinks;
- 1 drink ticket, 2 light breakfasts, and 3 lunches;
- Healthy snacks, locally roasted coffee and fair trade tea
Scholarships
Scholarships are available to nonprofit members thanks to the generosity of our sponsors Conservation Tax Credit Transfer and Tax Credit Connection! The priority submission deadline is Friday, April 5 with applications accepted as long as funding is available. Priority will go to first-time attendees, organizations with a smaller number of staff, and organizations with operating budgets below $300,000. Please submit an application if any of these apply to you, or if there are other financial barriers to your participation at Spring Summit.
Sponsor Spring Summit
Help us make our biggest event of the year possible while getting great visibility. Please see our Sponsorship Kit for all of our sponsorship opportunities.
Participants of the 2023 Spring Summit.
Lodging & Transportation
Keep It Colorado has secured a limited number of discounted rooms available to Spring Summit attendees May 7-10. Book your room before April 15 to get the discounted rate! See a list of participating hotels and reservation instructions here.
Want to lower your transportation costs and carbon footprint? Check out our transit guide for carpool, bus, and train options to get to and around Glenwood Springs for less.
Cancellation Policy
Keep It Colorado must receive your written request for a refund before the close of business on Friday, April 12. After that date, registration fees may be transferred to another individual to attend Spring Summit but will not be refunded. Please email your refund request to hannah@keepitco.org prior to April 12.
Health Policy
We ask attendees to arrive in good health and follow all relevant CDC guidance in the event of COVID-19 exposure prior to the event.
