The Values That Shape Our Work – Part 2
In the second part of our three-part series, host Elisabeth Rios-Brooks explores three more of the seven guiding values at Boulder County Parks & Open Space: Stewardship, Sustainability, and Service.
Through heartfelt stories and deep reflections, this episode highlights how these values are not just principles—but lived commitments.
Featured Guests & Topics:
- Shane Milne: Forest Planning Supervisor
- Ecological responsibility and long-term restoration
- Limber pine conservation
- Cassandra Schnarr: Agricultural Resource Specialist
- Partnering with leaseholders and integrating resource values on working lands
- Honest collaboration and equity in land use
- Will Towle: Buildings & Historic Preservation Supervisor
- Prioritizing preservation with limited resources
- Visioning a future of more inclusive historical narratives
- David Hirt: Research Program Supervisor
- Restoring damaged ecosystems and fens
- Healing landscapes—and the people who steward them
- Stefan Reinold: Resource Management Division Manager
- Interdisciplinary collaboration and climate adaptation
- Wildfire mitigation and sustainable planning
- Bevin Carithers: Chief Park Ranger
- The joy and unpredictability of service
- Building trust across diverse communities
- Brian Bartel: Historic Preservation Field Supervisor
- Hands-on service and responsiveness to community needs
- Keeping parks welcoming, functional, and accessible
Themes Explored:
- Stewardship as care and accountability
- Sustainability beyond the environment—into systems and relationships
- Service as humility, presence, and showing up for others
Links and Resources Mentioned
Wetland Plants: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLnxLpyMvw6/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=Y2JlY3Ntdmo5cHA0
Open Space Management: https://bouldercounty.gov/open-space/management/
Limber Pine Planting: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7m8zF2NdKv/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=eGFjbmpncDRweTV3
The Ranger in You: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9Qidy-h3fz/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=ZWs0d211cG11d3p2
Original music, including the theme song and all transitional pieces, was composed and performed by Tim Ostdiek.
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