2026 COPARC ANNUAL MEETING
FEBRUARY 28, 2026
DENVER ZOO CONSERVATION ALLIANCE - DENVER, CO
FEBRUARY 28, 2026
DENVER ZOO CONSERVATION ALLIANCE - DENVER, CO
Join COPARC on Saturday, February 28, 2026 as we host our 12th 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. Andrew Holycross, who will speak about his experience and research on the New Mexico Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake!
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.
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
(Soon to be finalized. Speaking slots may be either ~15-30 minute long presentations, 5-15 minute lightning talks, based on abstracts submitted)
(Soon to be finalized. Speaking slots may be either ~15-30 minute long presentations, 5-15 minute lightning talks, based on abstracts submitted)
8:15 am – Check-in / Silent Auction / CO-PARC Merch Sales
8:45 am – Welcome, Acknowledgments & Introductions
9:00 am – Graham Zephirin - Southeastern Colorado Herpetofauna Conservation with the Southern Plains Land Trust
9:30 am – Samuel Kerwin - Innovations in Antivenoms and the Future of Snakebite Treatment
9:45 am - Ariana Coles - Assessment of U.S. Antivenoms Against Crotalid Venoms Through Binding Efficiency and Neutralization Efficacy
10:00 am – Luke Basulto - Teaching Tortoise Advocacy Through the Lens of a Keystone Species
10:45 am – Break / Silent Auction / Merch Sales
11:00 am – Keynote Speaker – Dr. Andrew Holycross - From Mountains to Molecules: Recovery Science for the Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake
12:15 pm – Lunch (on your own) / Silent Auction / Merch Sales
1:15 pm – Reconvene Meeting / Silent Auction / Merch Sales
1:20 pm – Hayleigh Locke - Venom Variation in the Pacific Rattlesnakes
1:35 pm – Fran Sandmeier - Ornate Box Turtle Ecology in Chico Basin in Pueblo and Southern El Paso Counties
1:50 pm - Katrina Cook and Matt Rasmussen - Wyoming Herpetological Society, Native Reptile and Amphibian Conservation and Education Community
2:05 pm – Break / Silent Auction / Merch Sales
2:30 pm – Tyler Lovato and Brad Lambert - Colorado Natural Heritage Program Update
2:45 pm – Colorado Parks & Wildlife - A Review of 2025 Amphibian Conservation
3:00 pm – COPARC/SWPARC Reports & Updates
3:30 pm – Photo Contest Winners / Closing Comments
4:00 pm – Silent Auction Wrap-Up
4:30 pm – Post-meeting Social Event @ Highland Tavern (3400 Navajo St, Denver, CO 80211)!
8:45 am – Welcome, Acknowledgments & Introductions
9:00 am – Graham Zephirin - Southeastern Colorado Herpetofauna Conservation with the Southern Plains Land Trust
9:30 am – Samuel Kerwin - Innovations in Antivenoms and the Future of Snakebite Treatment
9:45 am - Ariana Coles - Assessment of U.S. Antivenoms Against Crotalid Venoms Through Binding Efficiency and Neutralization Efficacy
10:00 am – Luke Basulto - Teaching Tortoise Advocacy Through the Lens of a Keystone Species
10:45 am – Break / Silent Auction / Merch Sales
11:00 am – Keynote Speaker – Dr. Andrew Holycross - From Mountains to Molecules: Recovery Science for the Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake
12:15 pm – Lunch (on your own) / Silent Auction / Merch Sales
1:15 pm – Reconvene Meeting / Silent Auction / Merch Sales
1:20 pm – Hayleigh Locke - Venom Variation in the Pacific Rattlesnakes
1:35 pm – Fran Sandmeier - Ornate Box Turtle Ecology in Chico Basin in Pueblo and Southern El Paso Counties
1:50 pm - Katrina Cook and Matt Rasmussen - Wyoming Herpetological Society, Native Reptile and Amphibian Conservation and Education Community
2:05 pm – Break / Silent Auction / Merch Sales
2:30 pm – Tyler Lovato and Brad Lambert - Colorado Natural Heritage Program Update
2:45 pm – Colorado Parks & Wildlife - A Review of 2025 Amphibian Conservation
3:00 pm – COPARC/SWPARC Reports & Updates
3:30 pm – Photo Contest Winners / Closing Comments
4:00 pm – Silent Auction Wrap-Up
4:30 pm – Post-meeting Social Event @ Highland Tavern (3400 Navajo St, Denver, CO 80211)!
