CSU Spur

The Spur Education Team often spends mornings on the South Platte River gathering macroinvertebrates for students of all ages to explore in Hydro under the microscope. A big component is educating people about the diverse ecosystem that lives beneath the water, but another is to foster a love and appreciation for our city’s crucial waterway. From our Water Education Coordinator, Stefan: “I love this quote from a naturalist named Baba Dioum: ‘In the end we will conserve only what we love. WE will love only what we understand. We will understand only what we are taught.’ My dream is to have more passion, care, and investment from Denver residents around the South Platte and have it become more central to our culture in Denver and beyond. Especially in the GES neighborhoods.”

Food lovers and fashionistas got together in a big way last weekend for this year’s Offal Party — an annual celebration of sustainability that turns often-overlooked animal parts into culinary and couture gold instead of leftovers bound for the landfill. This year’s event served up more than just adventurous eats — it also featured a stunning fashion show, where students from the CSU Department of Design and Merchandising designed, crafted, and strutted their own leather garments.

Doesn’t it feel like #StockShow just started? It’s hard to believe it’s already over — but we already have our eyes on 2026 when everything moves into the brand new @national.western.center 🎉 A quick heads up! CSU Spur will be closed tomorrow and Tuesday to give our team some much needed rest. We will be back in action on Wednesday, January 29th. We’ll see you then!

How Spur does the #StockShow 🤠 Each year members from the Spur team choose an event to attend — a way to celebrate the busy month together. This year it was Dancing Horses, and by all accounts, it was a good one 🐴

All smiles while ropin’, ridin’ and racin’, through the Temple Grandin Equine Center arena this morning during the PRCA Pro Rodeo's Exceptional Rodeo! The Exceptional Rodeo is an adaptive, accessible rodeo for children of all abilities, and it’s an absolute highlight to host it each year during the National Western Stock Show at the #CSUSpur TGEC 🤠🐴

Still curious about Offal and maybe thinking about attending the Offal party this weekend? Check out this spot from Rocky Mountain PBS and hear from those who helped prepare samples for attendees at our birthday party, those who tried it, and the team throwing the party this Saturday at the National Western Center. Please pass the organs ☺️ https://lnkd.in/geCGM8eC

There’s just ☝️ week left in the 2025 National Western Stock Show! What have been some of your favorite attractions this year, and what are some can’t-miss things for folks still planning to go? Let us know 👇👇

What an absolute BASH 🎉🎉 Thank you to everyone who came out yesterday to help us celebrate! We're so excited to continue serving the state of Colorado and beyond with free, hands-on education around food, water, and health!

These boots are built to boogie 🎶 We love hosting the Boots n’ Business after-party in the Vida arena! This annual event helps kick off the National Western Stock Show by bringing in folks from around the Colorado business community to celebrate our state’s leadership in agricultural industry, education, and innovation 🌱

POV: The National Western Stock Show is officially underway 🤠 We had a great time representing #CSUSpur and Colorado State University in the kickoff parade this morning, and we cannot wait for the next two and a half weeks of ag education and fun!