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Colorado Forest Collaboratives Summit

That’s a Wrap!

Thank you for joining us at the 2025 Colorado Forest Collaboratives Summit: Designing for Uncertainty, Thriving in Community. Find summaries for 2025 and previous summits below.

Thanks to our generous 2025 sponsors!

Collaborative Canopy Sponsors

Branching Out Sponsors

Rooted Together Sponsors

We are also grateful to the following funders for their ongoing support of the Colorado Forest Collaboratives Network

Thanks to our 2025 planning team & co-coordinators!

The Colorado Forest Collaboratives Summit is proudly hosted by the Colorado Forest Collaboratives Network.

Summit would not be possible without the incredible energy, generous time, and awesome ideas from our planning team:

Liz Dowling, National Wild Turkey Federation

Esther Duke, Coalitions and Collaboratives, Inc.
Maria Brandt, Coalitions and Collaboratives, Inc.
Jonathan Bruno, Coalitions and Collaboratives, Inc.

Laura Hickey, CDR Associates

John Sanderson, Center for Collaborative Conservation

Ch’aska Huayhuaca-Frye, Colorado Forest Restoration Institute

Alison Lerch, Colorado Dept of Natural Resources

Katie McNovak, Colorado Forest Collaboratives Network

Rebecca Samulski, Fire Adapted Colorado

Audrey Miles Cherney, Upper South Platte Partnership

Kelby Woodard, Clear Creek Watershed & Forest Health Partnership

Eric Isenhart, Clear Creek Watershed & Forest Health Partnership

Scott Woods, Colorado State Forest Service

This year’s Summit was co-coordinated by:

Maria Brandt | Coalitions & Collaboratives, Inc.

Esther Duke | Coalitions & Collaboratives, Inc.

Katie McNovak | Colorado Forest Collaboratives Network

Audrey Miles Cherney | Upper South Platte Partnership

John Sanderson | Center for Collaborative Conservation

Past Colorado Forest Collaboratives Summits

2025 Colorado Forest Collaboratives Summit: Summary & Resources | blog post by Audrey Miles Cherney, Esther Duke, Ch’aska Huayhuaca, and John Sanderson

2024 Colorado Forest Collaboratives Summit: Summary & Resources | blog post by Katie McGrath Novak of Colorado Forest Collaboratives Network

10 of Katie’s Favorite Photos from the 2024 Colorado Forest Collaboratives Summit | blog post by Katie McGrath Novak of Colorado Forest Collaboratives Network

The 2024 Colorado Forest Collaboratives Summit: A Hub of Connection and Innovation | blog post by Sandi Good of Peaks to People Water Fund

2023 Colorado Forest Collaboratives Summit: Summary & Resources | Blog post by Katie McGrath Novak of Colorado Forest Collaboratives Network

15 of Katie’s Favorite Photos from the 2023 Colorado Forest Collaboratives Summit | Blog post by Katie McGrath Novak of Colorado Forest Collaboratives Network

2022 Colorado Forest Collaboratives Summit: Summary & Resources | Blog post by Katie McGrath Novak of Colorado Forest Collaboratives Network