2009 NACD Annual Meeting

NACD's mission is to serve conservation districts by providing national leadership and a unified voice for natural resource conservation.

NACD 2009 Annual Meeting • February 1 - 4, 2009 • New Orleans, LA

Conference Sign Nearly 1000 conservation leaders from across the nation gathered in early February in New Orleans, La. for NACD’s 63rd Annual Meeting. The conference focused on the theme “Building a Better Tomorrow,” and the future of districts and natural resource conservation took center stage.

General sessions and breakouts featured an exciting line-up of traditional and new and emerging partners. Attendees heard from partners from agencies and organizations such as the National Wild Turkey Federation, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), WildLaw, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Speakers emphasized the desire to establish new partnerships or strengthen existing partnerships with districts in an effort to accomplish conservation goals across the country, both today and in the future.

The NACD Board of Directors met before and during the conference, setting association policy and electing NACD’s 2009 Officer Team. The association will be led for the next two years by President Steve Robinson of Marysville, Ohio; First Vice President Gene Schmidt of Hanna, Ind.; Second Vice President Earl Garber of Basile, La.; and Secretary/Treasurer Jack Majeres of Dell Rapids, S.D.

Individuals and districts also received national recognition at the conference for their outstanding efforts in their respective communities. Information about national award winners can be found on the Awards page in the left menu bar.

Over the course of the entire meeting, attendees had the opportunity to attend partner meetings, visit with NACD’s Conservation Expo exhibitors, participate in another record-setting Live Auction and see Louisiana’s natural resource challenges first-hand on state-hosted tours.

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