Open Space Master Plan Communication
Phillip's experience includes leading communication support for Boulder's 20-month community process to develop and adopt the city's Open Space Master Plan.
Demonstrated work
Public communication for land, history, conservation, and community trust.
CenterSignal Media draws on demonstrated experience communicating complex public land, conservation, community engagement, public history, and historically sensitive projects.
Featured case studies
Institutional Proof · City of Boulder
Sand Creek, Fort Chambers, and City of Boulder Communication Work
Phillip Yates helped develop, support, and communicate public-history and stewardship planning work connected to City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks, Fort Chambers / Poor Farm, Arapaho and Cheyenne Tribal Representatives, and the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre.
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Independent Proof · Niwot Living HistoryNiwot Living History
An independent public-history and community storytelling platform created by Phillip Yates to help Niwot and the broader Boulder Valley understand histories connected to Chief Nowoo3 / Chief Niwot / Left Hand, Arapaho and Cheyenne relationships, and Boulder County's connection to the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre.
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Institutional Proof · City of Boulder
Institutional work
Work Phillip Yates helped develop, support, and communicate while employed by the City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks Department.
E-Bike Access & Outdoor Recreation Communication
Phillip led strategic communication for a citywide engagement process on e-bike access to open space trails and later developed public-facing guides and messaging to help visitors understand where and how e-bikes are permitted on city-managed trails.
Trail Planning & Public Engagement Communication
High-volume communication for trail planning and community engagement efforts, including surveys, videos, press releases, web updates, public meeting materials, trailhead outreach, stakeholder communication, and media materials.
Communicating Complex Land Management Decisions
Communication support for challenging land management issues, including prairie dog management on Boulder open space lands.
Celebrating 50 Years of Boulder Open Space
Phillip helped support a citywide campaign celebrating the 50th anniversary of Boulder's open space sales tax through public events, storytelling, art, contests, digital engagement, media outreach, and community-facing materials.
Independent Proof · Niwot Living History
Independent work
Niwot Living History, Building Arapaho, Cheyenne and Niwot Relationships, the Niwot Native Art Market, NiwotCarvings.org, and related community storytelling.
Building Arapaho, Cheyenne and Niwot Relationships
As part of Niwot's 150th anniversary, Phillip helped support a community gathering with Southern Arapaho Elder Fred Mosqueda and Southern Cheyenne Elder Chester Whiteman focused on meaningful historical storytelling, Niwot's connection to the Sand Creek Massacre, and honoring Chief Nowoo3 / Chief Niwot / Left Hand.
Niwot Native Art Market
Phillip helped support the launch and public communication of the Niwot Native Art Market, an artist-first civic platform developed with Native artist Tom Myer and the Niwot Cultural Arts Association. The market removes booth fees so participating Native artists keep 100% of sales.
NiwotCarvings.org
Phillip created NiwotCarvings.org as a focused public-storytelling and preservation-support website for the Niwot Tree Carvings — three monumental Native American tree sculptures created by Eddie Running Wolf and restored by Dustin Wolf.
What this work shows
- Historical storytelling
- Strategic communication
- Public land & conservation communication
- Native-guided consultation-support communication
- Project management & documentation
- Media relations
- Public-facing education
- Community relationship-building
- Content systems for public understanding
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