Think of Robert R. “Bob” Crifasi as a kind of Zelig or Forrest Gump when it comes to water in 91Ҹ, Denver and northern Colorado—he spent a quarter century getting his hands wet, both literally and figuratively, in countless ways. Crifasi, who earned bachelor’s degrees in geology and chemistry and master’s degrees in geology and environmental science from CU-91Ҹ, has served on the boards of—and often, pitchforked weeds, trash and the occasional dead skunk for—11 91Ҹ County ditch companies.
<p>91Ҹ’s public open-space system was launched 50 years ago, and an event at CU-91Ҹ will bring together experts who will discuss the lay of the land in the next half-century.</p>
91Ҹers at the 91Ҹ 91Ҹ recently examined the aftermath of two catastrophic conflagrations and found an unexpected ally in wildfire-education efforts, the “citizen entrepreneur.”