Past Conferences

We're proud of the long history of our Natural Areas Conference - since the very first one in Prairie du Chien, WI, in 1974.

Learn more about the Natural Areas Conference

"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

2019 At the Water's Edge: Managing Our Land and Water in a Changing Landscape

Pittsburgh, PA

Testimonial

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

Conference History

2019	Sheraton at Station Square, Pittsburgh, PA
2018	Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
2017	Hilton Fort Collins, Fort Collins, CO
2016	UC Davis Conference Center, Davis, CA
2015	Little Rock Marriott, Little Rock, AR
2014	Crowne Plaza, Dayton, OH
2013	Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza, Chicago, IL
2012	Norfolk Waterside Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, Norfolk, VA
2011	Florida State University Conference Center, Tallahassee, FL
2010	Tan-Tar-A Resort, Osage Beach, MO
2009	Hilton Hotel and Vancouver Conference Center, Vancouver, WA
2008	Doubletree Hotel Nashville-Downtown, Nashville, TN
2007	Cleveland Marriot Hotel at Key Center, Cleveland, OH
2006	Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
2005	Cornhusker Hotel, Lincoln, NE
2004	Holiday Inn Mart Plaza Hotel, Chicago, IL
2003	Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison, WI
2002	Renaissance Asheville Hotel, Asheville, NC
2001	Radisson Resort at the Port, Cape Canaveral, FL
2000	Henry VIII Hotel, St. Louis, MO
1999	Holiday Inn City Center, Tucson, AZ
1998	Mission Point Resort, Mackinac Island, MI

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
1989	Hyatt-Regency Hotel, Knoxville, TN
1987	Continental Regency Hotel, Peoria, IL
1986	YMCA of the Ozarks, Potosi, MO
1985	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

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