2025 COPARC Annual Meeting
February 8, 2025
Denver zoo conservation alliance, denver, CO
Join COPARC on Saturday, February 8, 2025 as we host our 11th Annual Meeting. The event will be held at the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance (2300 Steele St, Denver, CO 80205) in downtown Denver. Keynote Speaker will be none other than Dr. Emily Taylor, who will speak about her research on Prairie Rattlesnakes and their behavior!
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Photo Contest
COPARC will once again be holding a photo contest for our meeting attendees. Tickets will be $5 with a maximum of three (3) submissions per person. Click here to view photo contest rules and previous winners.
Click here to get your tickets now, they won't last long!
Photo Contest
COPARC will once again be holding a photo contest for our meeting attendees. Tickets will be $5 with a maximum of three (3) submissions per person. Click here to view photo contest rules and previous winners.
Meeting schedule
(Subject to change)
8:15 am - Check-in / Coffee and Pastries / Silent Auction / CO-PARC T-Shirt Sales
8:45 am - Welcome, Acknowledgments & Introductions
9:00 am - Alex Heeb - Turtle Races: A Threat to Wild Turtle Populations - Turtle Conservation Group
9:20 am - Travis Rainey - Comparing Amphibian Genetic Sampling Methods - Central Michigan University
9:35 am - Dave Johnson - Global Herp Conservation - Katie Adamson Conservation Fund
9:50 am - Sara Prokosch - B.d. & Ranavirus Multiplex qPCR Assay - Pisces Molecular
10:05 am - Lauren Livo, Joe Ehrenberger, William Keeley - The Racerunners of White Rocks
10:25 am - Break / Silent Auction / COPARC T-Shirt Sales/Coffee & Pastries
10:45 am - Keynote Speaker - Emily Taylor - Physiological Ecology of Reptiles Laboratory/Rattlesnake Cams
12:25 pm - Lunch (on your own) / Silent Auction / T-Shirt Sales
1:25 pm - Reconvene Meeting / Silent Auction / T-shirt Sales
1:45 pm - Alyssa Hoekstra - Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Introduction and Update
2:00 pm - Leland Pierce - New Mexico Game & Fish Introduction and Update
2:15 pm - Katrina Cook & Matt Rasmussen - Wyoming Herpetological Society Introduction
2:30 pm - Brad Lambert & Tyler Lovato - Colorado Natural Heritage Program Update
2:45 pm - Liz Krone - Colorado Parks & Wildlife Update
3:00 pm - Break / Silent Auction / Photo Contest
3:15 pm - Hayden Lewis / CO PARC Herp Quiz
3:35 pm - Sean McMullen / SW PARC Reports & Updates
3:45 pm - Remi Pattyn & Hayden Lewis/ CO PARC Reports & Updates
4:10 pm - COPARC Closing Comments / Photo Contest Winners Announced
4:15 pm - Wrap up Silent Auction, Photo Contest, T-Shirt Sales
4:30 pm - Begin post-meeting Social / Live Auction
8:45 am - Welcome, Acknowledgments & Introductions
9:00 am - Alex Heeb - Turtle Races: A Threat to Wild Turtle Populations - Turtle Conservation Group
9:20 am - Travis Rainey - Comparing Amphibian Genetic Sampling Methods - Central Michigan University
9:35 am - Dave Johnson - Global Herp Conservation - Katie Adamson Conservation Fund
9:50 am - Sara Prokosch - B.d. & Ranavirus Multiplex qPCR Assay - Pisces Molecular
10:05 am - Lauren Livo, Joe Ehrenberger, William Keeley - The Racerunners of White Rocks
10:25 am - Break / Silent Auction / COPARC T-Shirt Sales/Coffee & Pastries
10:45 am - Keynote Speaker - Emily Taylor - Physiological Ecology of Reptiles Laboratory/Rattlesnake Cams
12:25 pm - Lunch (on your own) / Silent Auction / T-Shirt Sales
1:25 pm - Reconvene Meeting / Silent Auction / T-shirt Sales
1:45 pm - Alyssa Hoekstra - Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Introduction and Update
2:00 pm - Leland Pierce - New Mexico Game & Fish Introduction and Update
2:15 pm - Katrina Cook & Matt Rasmussen - Wyoming Herpetological Society Introduction
2:30 pm - Brad Lambert & Tyler Lovato - Colorado Natural Heritage Program Update
2:45 pm - Liz Krone - Colorado Parks & Wildlife Update
3:00 pm - Break / Silent Auction / Photo Contest
3:15 pm - Hayden Lewis / CO PARC Herp Quiz
3:35 pm - Sean McMullen / SW PARC Reports & Updates
3:45 pm - Remi Pattyn & Hayden Lewis/ CO PARC Reports & Updates
4:10 pm - COPARC Closing Comments / Photo Contest Winners Announced
4:15 pm - Wrap up Silent Auction, Photo Contest, T-Shirt Sales
4:30 pm - Begin post-meeting Social / Live Auction