We're proud of the long history of our Natural Areas Conference - since the very first one in Prairie du Chien, WI, in 1974.
"Why a different venue every year?"
-The conference is located in a different place each year and rotated to allow members in different parts of the country to showcase the outstanding natural areas in their region.
George Fell (fifth from left) and friends, 1987
Recent Conferences
Conference archive video and resources available for purchase.
Registration ends 01/01/2022.
2020 Sierra to Sagebrush: Integrating Management and Stewardship Across Landscapes
Virtual Conference
Welcome & Opening Plenary Session - Shared Stewardship: Meeting Shared Challenges Across Shared Landscapes featuring remarks from Vicki Christiansen, Chief, Dept. of Agriculture's Forest Service
2019 At the Water's Edge: Managing Our Land and Water in a Changing Landscape
Pittsburgh, PA
NAC Highlights
2018 Building Resilience: The Future of Natural Areas
Bloomington, IN
Awards Dinner Address
Closing Plenary
2017 Working Beyond Boundaries: Collaboration as a Key to Natural Areas Management
Fort Collins, CO
Opening Plenary
Closing Plenary
2016 Climate Change Adaption and Natural Areas Management: Turning Words to Action
Davis, CA
First Day Plenary
Second Day Plenary
2015 Conservation Through Collaberation
Little Rock, AR
Opening Plenary
Arkansas Natural Heritage Tour
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1997 | Doubletree Hotel and Conference Center, Portland, OR | ||
1996 | Pheasant Run Resort, St. Charles, IL | ||
1995 | University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR | ||
1994 | Palm Beach Garden Marriot Hotel, Palm Beach Garden, FL | ||
1993 | University of Maine, Orono, ME | ||
1992 | Indiana University, Bloomington, IN | ||
1991 | YMCA of the Rockies, Estes Park, CO | ||
1990 | Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center, Concord, CA | ||
Hyatt-Regency Hotel, Knoxville, TN | |||
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1987 | Continental Regency Hotel, Peoria, IL | ||
YMCA of the Ozarks, Potosi, MO | |||
Camp Kern, Oregonia, OH | |||
1984 | University of Michigan Biological Station, Pellston, MI | ||
1983 | Natural Bridges Resort State Park, Slade, KY | ||
1982 | Wyalusing State Park, Prairie du Chien, WI | ||
1981 | Ozark Folk Center, Mountain View, AR | ||
1980 | Camp Wapsi-Y, Central City, IA | ||
1979 | Lyman Lodge, Excelsior, MN | ||
1978 | Babler Memorial State Park, Chesterfield, MO | ||
1977 | Bradford Woods, Martinsville, IN | ||
1976 | Starved Rock-Mathieson State Parks, Oglesby, IL | ||
1975 | Glen Helen Nature Preserve, Yellow Springs, OH | ||
1974 | Wyalusing State Park, Prairie du Chien, WI | ||
Join the people who protect and manage our natural areas.