CDR Associates (Collaborative Decision Resources)

We’re feeling focused and renewed after CDR’s strategic planning retreat! The whole team traveled to our newest #CentralColorado office in Salida, where Melissa Bade welcomed us to her adopted town—a beautiful backdrop for strategic conversations and important moments of reflection. ??? CDR Principal Jonathan Bartsch remarked on our organization's incredible 45+ years of history, and our team of facilitators took turns leading sessions and posing thoughtful questions. We spent a few days discussing growth opportunities, sharing project challenges, and highlighting what gets us most excited about our work. But don’t worry, Audrey Clavijo made sure we also had time to enjoy nearby hot springs and (cold) skiing! ?? One thing’s for sure: we have a fantastic team of talented engagement specialists and strategic thinkers ready to build #consensus, strengthen #coalitions, and resolve #conflict in Colorado and beyond. We’re looking forward to what’s in store for us in 2025, so stay tuned! ? #strategicplanning #consensusbuilding #stakeholderengagement #facilitation #environmentalconflict

As we end another year of inspiring projects and meaningful impact, the CDR team extends our warmest wishes and deepest appreciation to the folks that make such collaboration possible. Thanks to our wonderful clients, partners, and stakeholders—yes, that's all of you!—for keeping this work so enjoyable. Have a wonderful holiday season, and cheers to the new year! ?? #happyholidays #happynewyear #consensusbuilding #collaboration

Join us in celebrating a new addition to the CDR team! ? We welcomed Anderson Cole as our newest Program Associate last month. Alongside his scientific, social, and professional research experience, Anderson brings a passion for sustainability, equity, and resilience. He’s already supporting outdoor coalitions around Colorado and lending his expertise to our private and public training programs. Ask him for some trail recommendations when you see him next! ????? #newhire #team #landmanagement #outdoorcoalition #communityengagement

Congratulations to Colorado Forest Collaboratives Network Coordinator Katie McGrath Novak and CSU Center for Collaborative Conservation intern Priscila Santos Urteaga on hosting a successful annual summit in La Plata County last month! This year’s theme, "Scaling and Sustaining Local Impact," highlighted the successes of place-based collaboratives while recognizing the challenges of aligning goals and opportunities across local, regional, state, and national levels—a topic CDR is well acquainted with. CDR Program Manager Laura Hickey saw her passion for forest work dovetail with CDR's projects and pedagogy as she and fellow Program Manager Melissa Bade delivered a facilitation and conflict management skills training to Summit participants. Read more about Laura's takeaways on our website! #forestmanagement #collaboration #publiclands

On this day 46 years ago, CDR was established as a non-profit organization! We continue to celebrate the incredible clients, dedicated partners, and engaged stakeholders that have worked with us since our founding. Our experience in consensus building, stakeholder engagement, and conflict resolution continues to grow, and we're looking forward to another 46 years of meaningul impact. #conflictresolution #stakeholderengagement #consensusbuilding #transportation #publiclands #waterresources #naturalresources

Congratulations to Jefferson County, Colorado Open Space for making exciting progress on the Clear Creek Canyon Trail! ??♀? If you caught last Friday’s cover story in The Denver Post, you’ve seen that the County is moving forward with efforts to complete the next phase of construction—another three-mile segment west of Golden—of the multi-use trailway along Clear Creek and U.S. Route 6. The full #ClearCreekCanyonTrail is part of a 65-mile trail system that, once completed, will connect Loveland Pass to Adams County. CDR’s Laura Hickey, Audrey Clavijo, and Melissa Bade have supported municipalities and partners across the corridor in Adams, Denver, Jefferson, Clear Creek Counties to coordinate resources and planning efforts. Construction over the next two years will include paved and wheelchair-accessible trails, over- and underpasses, parking, restrooms, and trailheads, providing greater recreational amenities as well as improved traffic safety. Read the cover story below! #ClearCreek #recreation #colorado #publiclands

Hey, you! ?? Join our team as CDR's newest Program Associate! Explore communities throughout Colorado, across the West, and around the world as you help agencies and communities build consensus around pressing challenges. We are reviewing and engaging with applicants on a rolling basis. Read more about our organization and the position on our website: https://lnkd.in/gbx2bTSk #hiring #nowhiring #jobopening #jobopportunity #jobsearch #facilitation #collaboration

CDR's?Jean Gatza and?Audrey Clavijo recently spent some time with Eagle County residents at the?Basalt Summer Music Series and the Sylvan Lake Camping Weekend sponsored by?Mountain Recreation and?Walking Mountains' Eagle Valley Outdoor Movement (EVOM)! The Eagle County Government's Open Space Program is currently developing its first Open Space Plan to define the program’s long-term vision for protection, acquisition, and management of County open spaces. CDR's outreach support is ensuring that community members are informed of and involved in the process. Special shoutouts to Edgar Tellez Soto and?Renata Bianca Araujo (EVOM), Kaili Schroeder (Mountain Rec), and Alex Lyght (Eagle County) for organizing the fun events and for allowing CDR to participate! Learn more about the Eagle County Open Space Plan—and how you can get involved—via the?Story Map (https://lnkd.in/gub9QGSx) and the?Eagle County Open Space webpage (https://lnkd.in/gf8U3pXY).

We’re looking to grow our team with a new Program Associate! Are you interested in shaping collaborative processes and tackling new challenges each day? You’ll support a range of stakeholder engagement, communications, problem solving, and conflict resolution projects in the transportation/mobility, water, and public lands management fields. We are reviewing and engaging with applicants on a rolling basis. You can read more about our organization and the position on our website: https://lnkd.in/gbx2bTSk #hiring #nowhiring #jobopening #jobopportunity #jobsearch #facilitation #collaboration

Your next trip on I-70 just got a lot safer! ?? The first wildlife crossing along the I-70 Mountain Corridor is now open to traffic for vehicles and wildlife alike. As you travel along the interstate between the Lookout Mountain and Genessee exists, various species of animals will be passing underneath the roadway. Collisions with wildlife are expected to decrease by up to 90 percent thanks to the new infrastructure. As long-time facilitators of the Colorado Wildlife & Transportation Alliance, the CDR team is thrilled to see on-the-ground projects supported by the Alliance's efforts come to fruition—especially along the #I70MountainCorridor, where our team has engaged nearby communities and jurisdictions for many years as part of the Context Sensititve Solutions (CSS) process. #ColoradoWTA #wildlifecrossing #transportationsafety #roadecology