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NACD 2023 Annual Meeting

Welcome to the 77th Annual Meeting of the National Association of Conservation Districts!

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8:00am CST

Service Project* offsite

1:00pm CST

Executive Board Meeting St. Charles Room - 41F

7:00am CST

Registration Preservation Hall Foyer - 2F

8:00am CST

Executive Board Meeting Riverview I - 41F NCDEA Board Meeting Lafayette - 41F

9:00am CST

Coastal RPG Meeting Studio 6 - 2F Forestry RPG Meeting Studio 3/4 - 2F Invasive Species RPG Meeting Studio 9 - 2F Public Lands RPG Meeting Studio 7/8 - 2F Tribal Outreach and Partnership RPG Meeting Gallerie 3 - 2F Urban and Community RPG Meeting Studio 1/2 - 2F NCF-Envirothon Operating Committee Gallerie 2 - 2F NARC&DC Board Meeting Riverview II - 41F

10:00am CST

New Member Orientation Gallerie 1 - 2F

1:00pm CST

Board of Directors Meeting Bissonet - 3F NGLI Session Iberville - 4F NCDEA District Employee Training - Leadership: The Future of Conservation Gallerie 3 - 2F

1:30pm CST

NASCA Board Meeting Studio 3/4 - 2F

2:00pm CST

Interdenominational Room Gallerie 1 - 2F Conservation Showcase Setup Acadia - 3F

4:30pm CST

Resolutions Committee Meeting Studio 1/2 - 2F

5:00pm CST

NCDEA Reception Riverview II - 41F

6:00pm CST

Creole Riverboat Cruise hosted by LACD Creole Queen Dock

7:00am CST

Interdenominational Room Gallerie 1 - 2F Registration Preservation Hall Foyer - 2F

8:00am CST

NARC&DC Board Meeting Riverview II - 41F

8:30am CST

NGLI Session Iberville - 4F

9:00am CST

Farm Bill Task Force Gallerie 2 - 2F Soil Health Champions Meet and Greet Gallerie 5 - 2F TA Grantee Meet and Greet Salon AB - 3F Urban Grantees Meet and Greet Gallerie 6 - 2F NCF-Envirothon Operating Committee Gallerie 2 - 2F

10:00am CST

Communications Committee Meeting Studio 6 - 2F District Operations and Member Services Committee Meeting Studio 1/2 - 2F Legislative Committee Meeting Studio 9 - 2F Natural Resources Committee Meeting Studio 7/8 - 2F Stewardship and Education Committee Meeting Studio 3/4 - 2F

11:30am CST

ACED Lunch Meeting 5Fifty5 Restaurant

12:00pm CST

AFA + NACD Sustainability Institute Registration Gallerie 3 Foyer

1:00pm CST

North Central Region Meeting Studio 3/4 - 2F Northeast Region Meeting Studio 6 - 2F Northern Plains Region Meeting Studio 9 - 2F Pacific Region Meeting Gallerie 5 - 2F South Central Region Meeting Studio 1/2 - 2F Southeast Region Meeting Studio 7/8 - 2F Southwest Region Meeting Gallerie 6 - 2F

2:00pm CST

AFA + NACD Sustainability Institute* Gallerie 3 - 2F

3:00pm CST

Board of Directors Meeting Salon DE - 3F ACED Business Meeting Salon C - 3F

3:30pm CST

First Time Attendees Session Gallerie 5 - 2F

4:00pm CST

Conservation Showcase Acadia - 3F

5:00pm CST

Conservation Showcase Welcome Reception Acadia - 3F AFA + NACD Sustainability Institute Dinner* Gallerie 6 - 2F

5:30pm CST

NGLI 2022 Cohort Social Gallerie 2 - 2F

6:00pm CST

NGLI 2023 Cohort Social Gallerie 4 - 2F

6:30am CST

AFA + NACD Sustainability Institute Breakfast* Gallerie 3 - 2F

7:00am CST

Conservation Showcase and Coffee Acadia - 3F Interdenominational Room Gallerie 1 - 2F Registration Preservation Hall Foyer - 2F

8:00am CST

Opening General Session Bissonet/Carondelet - 3F AFA + NACD Sustainability Institute Field Trips* offsite

10:30am CST

Conservation Showcase Acadia - 3F

12:00pm CST

Leadership Luncheon Bissonet/Carondelet - 3F

2:00pm CST

Conservation Showcase Acadia - 3F

2:15pm CST

NCF Board of Trustees Meeting Gallerie 2 - 2F

2:30pm CST

Building Regenerative Agriculture Finance Programs Aimed to Scale Across the Great Lakes Studio 1/2 - 2F Next-Gen Engagement: National RC&D Intern Program Studio 3/4 - 2F Watershed Planning with Ohio’s Caesar Creek Collaborative Studio 9 - 2F

2:45pm CST

Resolutions Hearings Salon B/C - 3F Resolutions Hearings Gallerie 4 - 2F

3:00pm CST

California Conservation Planning Partnership Studio 1/2 - 2F Finding Forgotten Seedlings Studio 7/8 - 2F Leadership and Conservation Development Studio 3/4 - 2F Locally Led Water Banking to Protect Irrigation Water Studio 9 - 2F

4:00pm CST

Conservation Crusaders: An Education Partnership Studio 3/4 - 2F Participating in Eco-Harvest by ESMC – an Ecosystem Services Market Program Studio 1/2 - 2F The NAD Appeals Process Studio 7/8 - 2F NCPP Local Work Group (Project 12) Studio 9 - 2F

4:30pm CST

How Districts Can Leverage Advances in Technology to Provide Climate Smart Agriculture Insights to Producers Studio 1/2 - 2F Listening to Landowners: The Value of the Mancos Conservation District Studio 3/4 - 2F Non-operating Landowners: An increasing population hungry for knowledge to assist in critical management decisions Studio 7/8 - 2F

6:00pm CST

NCF Auction Bissonet/Carondelet - 3F

7:00am CST

NGLI Session Iberville - 4F Interdenominational Room Gallerie 1 - 2F Registration Preservation Hall Foyer - 2F

7:30am CST

Conservation Showcase and Coffee Acadia - 3F President's Association Breakfast Gallerie 5 - 2F AFA + NACD Sustainability Institute Breakfast* Gallerie 3 - 2F

8:45am CST

General Session Bissonet/Carondelet - 3F

11:00am CST

Conservation Showcase Acadia - 3F

11:15am CST

AFA + NACD Sustainability Institute Roundtables & Lunch* Gallerie 2 - 2F

11:30am CST

Wings Over Water Showing & Lunch Bissonet/Carondelet - 3F

1:30pm CST

Conservation Delivery in Partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Studio 1/2 - 2F E Pluribus unum – Building and Leading a Diverse Team Studio 7/8 - 2F Maximizing Total Compensation to Retain and Motivate Talented Employees Studio 3/4 - 2F Success in the Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program Studio 9 - 2F DOD REPI Office Hours Iberville - 4F ESMC/General Mills - Open Office Hours Audubon - 5F Board of Directors Meeting Salon DE - 3F

2:15pm CST

Innovations in Managing Soil Water Resources to Optimize Climate Resilience, Environmental Results, Soil Health, and Crop Production Studio 1/2 - 2F Soil Health, Resources, Assessment, and Management Centering Soil Health: Innovative Drivers to Effective Transition Studio 9 - 2F Strategies to Engage, Educate, Recruit, and Retain Next-Gen Conservationists Studio 3/4 - 2F Using the Fieldprint Platform to Measure the Environmental Impacts of Your Conservation Outreach Studio 7/8 - 2F

3:00pm CST

DOD REPI Office Hours Iberville - 4F

3:30pm CST

Creating a Planning Process for Strategic Watershed Opportunities Studio 9 - 2F Herb Your Enthusiasm Studio 7/8 - 2F One Water: Collaborations to Protect Water from Source to Sea Studio 1/2 - 2F Successfully Funding Your District Through Government, Grants, Events, and Activities Studio 3/4 - 2F

4:15pm CST

ConserveAZ Portal – Facilitating Districtwide Planning Studio 9 - 2F District Success Stories in Meeting Ground Water Challenges Studio 1/2 - 2F Modernizing Stream Permits (and other forms) through Gilly Studio 3/4 - 2F Resources to Advance Districts in DEI, Conservation Planning and Technical Assistance Studio 7/8 - 2F

6:00pm CST

Appreciation Banquet Happy Hour Bissonet/Carondelet - 3F

7:00pm CST

Appreciation Banquet Bissonet/Carondelet - 3F

7:00am CST

Registration Preservation Hall Foyer - 2F

8:00am CST

NCPP/HHB Breakfast Meeting* Salon H - 3F

8:30am CST

Board of Directors Meeting Salon DE - 3F Grassland Preservation and Policy Symposium Studio 1/2 - 2F Urban and Community Agriculture Symposium Studio 3/4 - 2F

10:00am CST

National Conservation Planning Partnership Symposium + Lunch Studio 7/8 - 2F

12:00pm CST

Executive Board Meeting Gallerie 1 - 2F

12:45pm CST

Davis Pond Freshwater Diversion offsite Partnership Potpourri - Conservation in the St. Bernard Parish Central Wetlands offsite

1:00pm CST

ACED Board Meeting Studio 1 - 2F

8:00am CST

NCPP Meeting St. Charles Room - 41F

12:00pm CST

NCPP Lunch* Lafayette - 41F