Think of Robert R. āBobā Crifasi as a kind of Zelig or Forrest Gump when it comes to water in Boulder, Denver and northern Coloradoāhe spent a quarter century getting his hands wet, both literally and figuratively, in countless ways. Crifasi, who earned bachelorās degrees in geology and chemistry and masterās degrees in geology and environmental science from CU-Boulder, has served on the boards ofāand often, pitchforked weeds, trash and the occasional dead skunk forā11 Boulder County ditch companies.
<p>Boulderās public open-space system was launched 50 years ago, and an event at CU-Boulder will bring together experts who will discuss the lay of the land in the next half-century.</p>
Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder recently examined the aftermath of two catastrophic conflagrations and found an unexpected ally in wildfire-education efforts, the ācitizen entrepreneur.ā