NACD Annual Meeting 2025

NACD Annual Meeting 2025

Welcome to the 79th Annual Meeting of the National Association of Conservation Districts!

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7:00am MST

Registration Foyer (4th)

7:30am MST

National Conservation Showcase and Coffee TBA Presidents Association Breakfast TBA

9:00am MST

Agroforestry Breakout and Networking Session: Advancing Agroforestry Through Collaboration Salt Lake DAnnica McGuirk Soil Health Champions Meet & Greet SnowbirdBeth Mason Women in Conservation Meet & Greet SolitudeDr. Ariel Rivers Going to Ground: Addressing Groundwater Loss Through Partnership Salt Lake EPeter Hunter • Kristina Ribella • Denise Savageau • Libby Wawro Making Federal Funding Work For You: USDA's Conservation Innovation Grants & EPA's Clean Water Funding Salt Lake BLeah Hermens • Ty Meyer • Caroline Sherony • Alison Souders Managing Invasive Species: Feral Swine & Brome Salt Lake AKatie Sponberger • Joel Brown

10:00am MST

Coffee Break TBA National Conservation Showcase TBA

10:30am MST

Conservation District Successes Across the Country Salt Lake EJeff Knowles • Stephanie Criswell • Dean Rogge • Robin Hill • Erica Pangelinan • Rebecca Boslough-King Expanding the Conservation Workforce through Internships, Apprecenticeships, and AmeriCorps Salt Lake BAnna Cornelius • Dorris Skipper • Cynthia Greb • Gwen Roth • Garth Davis Nutrients in Rivers & Watersheds Salt Lake ABecky McClatchey • John McManus • Lucas Chamberlain Supporting Urban Ag & Overcoming Barriers to Equity in Conservation Delivery Salt Lake DEdwin Almodovar • Robert Chambers • Hayly Hoch

12:00pm MST

NRCS Meeting TBA

1:30pm MST

Accessing Experienced Workers to Aid Conservation Delivery Park CityTim Forbert Case Studies of US Fish and Wildlife Service and Conservation Districts Collaboratives for Species Conservation Salt Lake BKiana Sinner • Clint Wirick • Elizabeth Freiday Conservation Libraries: Unexpected Partnerships & Seed Libraries Salt Lake DSydney Abbott • Abigail Greer Enhancing Conservation Through Multiple Programs: Smart Soil Insights with Earth Optics and Partnership and Program Development Stories from Saving Tomorrow's Agriculture Resources (STAR) Affiliates Salt Lake ANatalie Kerr • Katie Ottmann • Lars Dyrud • Jake Deutmeyer TSP Orientation and Conservation Planning Training Salt Lake EAlyson Aquino NACD Board Meeting TBA

2:00pm MST

NCDEA Board Meeting TBA

2:45pm MST

H2Ohio: Navigating the Waters of Opportunity and Challenge Salt Lake BTerry Mescher • Kip Studer Making Scope 3 Work for Agriculture: Lessons Learned from Project Development and Implementation Park CityAlana Pacheco Snow Surveys & Climate Mitigation with NRCS Salt Lake AKimber Moreland • Jordan Clayton Using Data to Connect Climate-Smart Opportunity with Action On-the-Ground Salt Lake DBilly Gascoigne • Eugenia Hartsook • Rebecca Bartels

4:00pm MST

Agricultural Water Optimization Project & Biochar as a Soil Amendment Salt Lake BDeborah Aller • Kristin Trippe • Hannah Freeze • Myles Gray Community Led Conservation on Federal Lands: Partnerships That Put Local Needs First Salt Lake ATanya Duncan • J.R. Logan Innovative Resources for Effective Outreach & Reaching Underserved Communities Salt Lake DDebbie Hughes • Rudy Arredondo • Clare Lindahl • Eugene Pickett

6:00pm MST

Banquet Happy Hour TBA

7:00pm MST

Appreciation Banquet TBA