SCHEDULE

Tuesday, June 23

12:00pm - 3:00pm - Field Trips

3:30pm - 7:00pm - Registration Open

5:00pm - 7:00 pm - Land Camp Happy Hour at Bridgeport Market, 75 Harbor St. Unit 100

Wednesday, June 24

7:00am - Bird Watching (meet at venue)

7:30am -Registration opens

7:30am - 9:00am - BREAKFAST

9:00am - 9:30am - Conference Introductions - COLT & WALT

9:30am - 10:15am - Keynote Speaker Chief Doug Barrett

10:15am - 10:30am - Break

10:30am - 12:00pm -WORKSHOPS - SESSION #1

  • Board Basics & Beyond - Jenn Clemo

  • Wellness and the Outdoors - Ayla Medina Ulloa

  • Narrative Labs for Land Trusts: Telling the Truth About Conservation, Community, and Change - Jamie Rasmussen and India Phoenix

  • The Funder's Perspective - Erin Borla, Kim Newman, Carlos Garcia, and David Vernier

  • Can your forest take the heat? Evaluating Climate Vulnerability on Conservation Lands - Kirk Hanson

  • The strength of weaving together Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Western Conservation - Victor Vasquez-Ibarra, Chi Magallanes, Mariah Jiang, and Katherine Noble

12:00pm - 1:30pm - LUNCH

12:15pm - 1:30pm - Special Session: Oregon Lands and People Project - Glenn Lamb, Joe Buttafuoco, Josh Alpert, and Carlos Garcia

1:30pm - 3:00pm - WORKSHOPS - SESSION #2 |

  • Building the Leadership Muscles of Your Board - Marc Smiley

  • Operations: Mission Behind the Mission - Jeff Barrett, Jenn Clemo, Paige Morris, and Patty Lyons

  • Beyond the Newsletter: Building Digital Community and Reaching New Generations Through Diverse Storytelling - Monique Trevett and Melissa Gonzalez

  • Adaptive Management in Diverse Landscapes: What it Really Takes - Makaila Wood, Herman Flamenco, Amber Parmenter, and David Morgan

  • Land rich but cash poor: Overcoming barriers to prospective gifts of forestland and working forest conservation easements - Seth Zuckerman

  • People and Beavers: Restoring & Protecting Watersheds with Conservation Easements - Kate Miller, Alexa Whipple, and Michelle Martin

3:00pm - 3:30pm - Break

3:30pm - 5:00pm - WORKSHOPS - SESSION #3 |

  • Building Boards for Today and Tomorrow - Daniel Student and Kate Godman

  • Community-Centered Conservation: An Investment in Your Land Trust’s Future - Tara Laidlaw, Myco Schroeder, Shea Fuller, and Annika Bratton

  • Creating Connections for Happier, Healthier Private Grant Seeking - Claire Honsinger

  • Trail Tales - Connecting Our Community to Conserved Lands - Molly Jennings, Hanne Bosket, Sam Jordan, and Mickey Flemming

  • Lessons Learned: Challenges of Shrub Steppe Management and Restoration - Katherine Fitch and David Morgan

  • Protecting Oregon’s Drinking Water Sources with Land Conservation - Laura Johnson, Michelle Smith, Margaret Treadwell, Morgan deMoll

5:00pm - 5:15pm - Break

5:15pm - 6:15pm - Cohort Networking

6:00pm - 7:30pm - DINNER

6:15pm - 7:30pm - Special Session: What Makes a Conservation Project Successful - Konrad Liegel

7:30pm - 9:00pm Land Camp Film Fest and Q&A with Chad Brown

Thursday, June 25

7:30am - Registration opens

7:30am - 9:15am - BREAKFAST

7:45am-9:00am - Special Session: Policy Breakfast

9:15am - 9:30am - Conference Welcome Back - COLT & WALT

9:30am - 10:15am - Keynote Speaker Chad Brown

10:15am - 10:30am - Break

10:30am - 12:00pm -WORKSHOPS - SESSION #4

  • Equity Tools that Work - Rika Ayotte, Alexis Braly James, and Paul Tabron

  • Using Search Engine Optimization and Accessibility to Engage a Broader Audience - Samantha Hale and Mitch Sloan

  • Diversified Giving - The ABCs of QCDs, RMDs, DAFs and more - Jaime Jovanovich-Walker

  • Strategies for Implementing Prescribed Fire on Land Trust Properties - Carolyn Menke, Steve Wise, Joe Scott, Brent Ross, Peter Cooper, Kristi Mergenthaler, and Lyndia Hammer

  • Title Review: Tools, Tips, and Legal Insights for Conservation - Karen Neorr and Andrew Miller

  • Meaningful Relationship Building in Indian Country - Kathleen Ackley, Althea Walker, DelRae Kipp, and Aaron Miles, Sr.

12:00pm - 1:30pm - LUNCH

1:30pm - 3:00pm - WORKSHOPS - SESSION #5

  • Care for Ourselves, Care for the Earth: An exploration of lessons learned at the intersection of well-being, capacity building and conservation - Jasmine Sudarkasa

  • Disability Inclusion and Accessibility Through Equitable Partnership - Forrest King-Cortes and Syren Nagakyrie

  • Demystifying Planned Giving: From Simple to Complex Programs - Jessica McDonald, David Gant, and Liz Lawrence

  • Improving Stewardship through ITEK Partnerships - Megan Garvey, Matt McLean, and Dawn Lowe

  • Community Land Trusts: A Lasting Solution for Affordable Farmland Access - Addie Candib, Rachel Friedman, Sandy Bishop, and Chris Elder

  • Agency Partnerships Using the Land and Water Conservation Fund - Madison Kenney and Kristin Kovalik

3:00pm - 3:30pm - Break

3:30pm - 5:00pm - WORKSHOPS - SESSION #6

  • Red Alerts and Red Herrings: Strategies to Prevent Flare-Ups from Becoming Full-Blown Dumpster Fires - Patrick Williams and Brandon Hayes

  • Connecting the dots: linking the benefits of land conservation to community priorities - Owen Wozniak, Eric Steen, Miranda Everitt, and Josh Alpert

  • Tales from the Trenches: Fundraising Tactics that Work - Kristi Schneider and Charlie Quinn

  • The Glen Tana Story: Bridging the Gap - Carol Corbin, Mike Crabtree, and David Allen

  • Land Back in Action - Max Beeken, Anna-Liza Victory, Jerome Viles, Althea Walker, and Kristin Kovalik

  • Starting the Conversation: Land Trusts, Houselessness, and Community Connection

5:00pm - 5:30pm - Break

5:30pm - 7:00pm - DINNER

7:30pm - 9:30pm - Evening Social at ICM Restaurant, 1498 Bay St.

Friday, June 26

8:00am - Registration

8:00am - 10:00am - CLOSING BREAKFAST

10:00am - NW Land Camp Done