Events Calendar

Seminars and workshops have proved to be one of the most effective methods for disseminating information, sharing experiences, and improving communication that Sand County Foundation has undertaken. Our seminars and workshops bring together landholders, scientists, policy makers, donors, and other stakeholders.


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April 4 - December 31, 2006
Nelson, New Zealand 		Historic Exchange Between US and NZ Fisherman
SEAFOOD.COM NEWS [The Nelson Mail] - March 24, 2006 - New Zealand's fisheries quota management system is a great economic model but not the perfect system, according to a group of visiting American fishermen. Click to read more ...
April 4 - December 31, 2006
Nelson, New Zealand 		Historic Exchange Between US and NZ Fishermen
SEAFOOD.COM NEWS [The Nelson Mail] - March 24, 2006 - New Zealand's fisheries quota management system is a great economic model but not the perfect system, according to a group of visiting American fishermen. Click to read more ...
April 4 - December 31, 2006
Nelson, New Zealand 		Historic Exchange Between US and NZ Fishermen
SEAFOOD.COM NEWS [The Nelson Mail] - March 24, 2006 - New Zealand's fisheries quota management system is a great economic model but not the perfect system, according to a group of visiting American fishermen. Click to read full article ...
October 15 - December 31, 2006
Nelson, New Zealand 		Historic Exchange between US and NZ fishers
SEAFOOD.COM NEWS [The Nelson Mail] - March 24, 2006 - New Zealand's fisheries quota management system is a great economic model but not the perfect system, according to a group of visiting American fishermen. Read more (pdf) ...
January 3, 2007
Teleconference 		CSI Core Group Conference Call
Limited Ports Available. Please RSVP to kmcaleese@sandcounty.net if you will be a new participant.
January 8, 2007
Teleconference 		CSI Core Group Conference Call
Conference Ports are limited.  Please contact kmcaleese@sandcounty.net if you will be a new participant in this call.
January 15, 2007
Teleconference 		CSI Core Group Conference Call - 11AM EST
Limited phone ports available. Please contact kmcaleese@sandcounty.net if you will be a new participant in this call.
January 16, 2007
BLM Office in Cheyenne, WY 		Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative Meeting
TIMES ARE MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME
This meeting is primarily a planning meeting for the partners in WLCI.  Cooperative Sagebrush Initiative and its interface with WLCI will be discussed at the end of this meeting.  Rich Whitley, John Emmerich, Don Simpson, and Kevin McAleese will be among those available to represent CSI.
January 17, 2007
WGA Headquarters 		CSI Briefing for Western Governors' Assoc. Staff
WGA staff will be briefed on CSI progress and support from the Governors will be discussed.
January 18, 2007
BLM Headquarters in Lakewood, CO 		Colorado/Wyoming Cooperation Planning Meeting
This meeting will seek to facilitate inter-state coordination for future CSI planning and project work.  Representatives from State Fish & Game agencies, State BLM offices, NRCS, Industry, and the Western Governors' Association will attend.  Agenda and details TBA.
January 18, 2007
Adams Mark Hotel, Denver, CO 		CSI Briefing for Industry on Federal & State Cooperation
2:00 - 5:00 PM (TIMES ARE MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME)

 
January 19, 2007
Teleconference 		CSI Projects Working Group Conference Call - 11:00 AM EST
Limited ports are available. Please contact kmcaleese@sandcounty.net if you will be a new participant in this working group.
January 22, 2007
Teleconference 		CSI Core Group Conference Call - 11AM EST
Limited phone ports available.  Please contact kmcaleese@sandcounty.net if you will be a new participant.
January 25, 2007
TBA - Offices of Department of the Interior 		ESA Assurances Meeting with Dept. of Interior
Key partners from CSI's Incentives & Assurances Working Group will meet with various officials at DOI to discuss the array of tools that might be developed to provide ESA assurances for landowners and others who voluntarily undertake habitat improvement for species in the sagebrush region.
January 29, 2007
Teleconference 		CSI Core Group Conference Call
Limited phone ports available.  Please contact kmcaleeese@sandcounty.net if you will be a new participant.
February 2, 2007
Warwick Hotel, Denver, CO 		North American Grouse Partnership
This is a meeting of the board of directors of the North American Grouse Partnership. Representatives from CSI will present on the objectives and progress of the effort.
February 2 - January 2, 2007
Denver, CO 		NAGP Board Meeting
This is a closed meeting of the board of directors of the North American Grouse Partnership.  Representatives from CSI will update the board members on project objectives and progress.
February 5, 2007
Teleconference 		CSI Core Group Conference Call - 11AM EST
There are limited ports available. Please contact kmcaleese@sandcounty.net in advance if you are a new participant.
February 5, 2007
Teleconference 		CSI Strategy Conference Call - 2:30 EST
This call is intended to help CSI frame its work plan and budget in a strategic and cohesive manner so that the Initiative can more effectively operate and interact with other entities.
February 9-16, 2007
Reno, NV 		2007 Society for Range Management International Meeting
The Cooperative Sagebrush Initiative will be presented at SRM Annual Meeting.  Please see SRM Meeting Program on the website for date and time of presentation.
February 12, 2007
Teleconference 		CSI Core Group Conference Call - 11AM EST
There are limited ports available. Please contact kmcaleese@sandcounty.net in advance if you will be a new caller.
February 15, 2007
Teleconference 		CSI Strategic Planning Conference Call
February 19, 2007
Teleconference 		CSI Core Group Conference Call - 11 AM EST
There are limited ports available.  Please contact kmcaleese@sandcounty.net in advance if you will be a new participant.
February 26, 2007
Teleconference 		CSI Core Group Conference Call - 11 AM EST
There are limited ports available. Please contact kmcaleese@sandcounty.net in advance if you will be a new caller.
February 28 - March 2, 2007
Washington, DC 		CSI Leadership Team Meeting with USDA, DOD, CEQ, OMB officials
Members of the CSI Interim Partnership Council will meet with key Departmental and Agency leaders to discuss the initiative.  CSI Interim Partnership Council will also set aside time to meet to ratify its articles of incorporation and bylaws, as well as take any initial actions as an official body.
March 12-14, 2007
US Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution - Tucson, AZ 		CSI Credit Trading Workshop
The purpose of the workshop is to assess whether and how it may be possible to establish a scientifically sound credit trading program that would (1) satisfy offset or mitigation requirements for proposed or future development activities, (2) facilitate voluntary recovery and restoration of species and habitat, and (3) help maintain the functions and values of the sagebrush steppe ecosystem in the western United States, including the various native wildlife species associated with or dependent upon that ecosystem.
March 13-14, 2007
Salt Lake City, UT 		Utah Sage-grouse Working Group Summit
To facilitate an exchange of ideas and information between local working group members, private, state, and federal partners to enhance community and sage-grouse conservation.
March 20-24, 2007
Portland, OR 		North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference
CSI will be presented and discussed at the North American Wildlife Conference.  Please refer to the Wildlife Management Institute's website for program information.
March 26-27, 2007
Washington, DC 		Western Association of State Land Commissioners
Karl Hess has been invited by the Western Association of State Land Commissioners to describe the Cooperative Sagebrush Initiative's efforts to restore sagebrush habitat in the U.S. West. 
April 3-4, 2007
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 		People and Land in a New Century: A Blueprint for Conservation that Works
This conference will address the changing face of natural resources management. In this face of rapid change, institutions, agencies, universities, and practitioners are working on a new kind of conservation. On the ground, conservationists are re-examining the role of institutions and experimenting with new forms of governance. It is time to coalesce this vast amount of tinkering and experimentation into a coherent blueprint for conservation that works. In other words, it is time to examine, now that top-down conservation (federalism) is in decline and disarray, whether these new types of conservation, that are more regional and bottom-up in nature, are compatible with democracy.
April 11, 2007
Teleconference 		Interim Partnership Council Teleconference
Interim Partnership will meet to review Articles and Bylaws.  Due to limited telephone ports, please contact Kevin McAleese if you wish to be added to this call.
April 13, 2007
Teleconference (Hosted by Environmental Defense) 		Sagebrush Conservation Credit Sub-committee
This meeting of the Credits Sub-committee will build upon the credit valuation framework established in Tucson to add essential detail for use in CSI projects.  Limited conference ports are available, so please contact Michael Bean if you will be a new participant.
April 17, 2007
Teleconference 		CSI Projects Working Group
The Projects Working Group will use this call to review a demonstration project Request for Proposal (RFP) and to define the process for CSI demonstration project evaluation and selection.  Follow-up monitoring will also be discussed. Limited conference ports are available, so please contact Bruce McCloskey if you will be a new participant.
April 24, 2007
Teleconference 		CSI Partnership & Outreach Working Group
Partnership and Outreach working group will discuss key events and outlets for conveying information about CSI as well as beginning the planning process for the annual CSI conference.  Due to limited telephone ports, new participants should contact Jim Mosher if they wish to dial in.
May 31 - June 2, 2007
Holiday Inn, Riverton, WY 		Wyoming Stock Growers Association Summer Convention
Sand County Foundation, in collaboration with Wyoming Stock Growers Association will present its Leopold Conservation Award to a Wyoming landowner at this convention.
June 18-20, 2007
Sheraton Resort, Steamboat Springs, Colorado 		Colorado Cattlemen's Association, Colorado CattleWomen, Inc. and Junior Colorado Cattlemen's Association Annual Convention and Trade Show
Sand County Foundation, in collaboration with the Colorado Cattlemen's Association and the Colorado Agricultural Land Trust, presents its Leopold Conservation Award to a Colorado landowner at this convention.
June 27-28, 2007
Casper College, Casper Wyoming 		Wyoming - Governor's Sage-grouse Summit
Gov. Dave Freudenthal has called a Sage-grouse Summit to bring together a diverse group of stakeholders who are involved in efforts to conserve the sage-grouse in Wyoming.  Click here to go to Governor Freudenthal's website.
July 7-12, 2007
Flagstaff, AZ 		Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies - Annual Meeting
The WAFWA 2007 Annual meeting will feature an overview and discussion of the Cooperative Sagebrush Initiative on the afternoon of Saturdy, July 7, 2007 in Flagstaff, AZ.  The meetings will be at the Radisson Woodlands Hotel.  Click here for July 7 Sage-grouse agenda.
July 18, 2007
Capitol Hill, Washington DC (Room TBA) 		Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus - Breakfast Briefing
Leaders from CSI will brief members of Congress on the Parntership's efforts to improve habitats for wildlife across the sagebrush West.
August 7, 2007
San Jose, CA 		Ecological Society of America
The Cooperative Sagebrush Initiative will provide a special luncheon presentation to the Ecological Society of America in San Jose, CA on its efforts to integrate science and adaptive management into a region-wide landscape conservation program.  Greg Watson, San Stiver, and Jay Hestbeck have prepared an abstract and presentation.
September 12-13, 2007
Renaissance Denver Hotel, Denver, CO 		CSI Annual Partners' Meeting
CSI will host its annual meeting for partners at the Renaissance Denver Hotel.  The meeting will reinforce the initiative's goals and seek input on strategies to achieve the partners' shared conservation goals.
September 27-30, 2007
Lone Mountain Ranch - Big Sky, MT 		National Conference for Journalists

For 25 years PERC has offered conferences for journalists to give them a close-up look at environmental problems and solutions top them. While PERC is particularly interested in how markets and property rights can contribute to solving environmental problems, the conference introduces many other points of view and innovative solutions.
October 23-25, 2007
Park City, UT 		Ecological Site Descriptions as a Management Tool
Sponsored by the Society for Range Management, Western Governor's Association, Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, and The Wildlife Society, this meeting aims to expand the use of Ecological Site Descriptions as a tool for managing sagebrush ecosystems.
November 8-9, 2007
Hilton Garden - St. George, UT 		Utah Association of Conservation Districts Annual Meeting
Sand County Foundation, in collaboration with the Utah Farm Bureau Federation, will present its Leopold Conservation Award to an exemplary Utah agricultural conservationist at the Utah Association of Conservation Districts Annual Meeting on Thursday, November 8.
November 13-15, 2007
Mystic, CT 		Improving Fisheries Management
Improving Fisheries Management, a Sand County Foundation conservation conference, will bring together 50 leading commerical fishermen to exchange their experiences and ideas for enhancing conservation and economic performance of marine fisheries management. The event is co-sponsored by the Alex C. Walker Foundation..
November 28-30, 2007
Holiday Inn, Kearney, NE 		Nebraska Cattlemen Annual Convention
Sand county Foundation, in collaboration with Nebraska Cattlemen, will present its Leopold Conservation Award to a Nebraska landowner at the Nebraska Cattlemen Annual Convention, November 29.
December 2-5, 2007
Sparks, NV 		California Farm Bureau Federation Annual Meeting
Sand County Foundation, in collaboration with Sustainable Conservation and the California Farm Bureau Federation (CFBF), will present its Leopold Conservation Award December 3 at the CFBF Annual Meeting.
February 19, 2008
Pyle Center - UW-Madison campus, Madison, Wis. 		Water, Water Everywhere But Not a Drop to Sell
The UW-Madison La Follette School of Public Affairs and Sand County Foundation are sponsoring a presentation by Terry Anderson, Executive Director of the Property and Environment Research Center (PERC). Anderson will discuss the use of market approaches to spark environmental improvement.
June 3-6, 2008
Parkway Plaza, Casper Wyo. 		Wyoming Stock Growers Association Summer Convention & Trade Show

The 2008 Leopold Conservation Award in Wyoming will be presented at the Wyoming Stock Growers Association's summer convention.
June 9, 2008
Crowne Plaza, Colorado Springs, Colo. 		Colorado Cattlemen Trade Show Luncheon
The 2008 Leopold Conservation award will be presented June 9 at the Colorado Cattlemen's Association's Trade Show Luncheon in Colorado Springs, Colo.
June 23-25, 2008
Monona Terrace, Monona, Wis. 		Crisis or Opportunity: Sustaining and Strengthening Forest-based Industries in the Great Lakes Region
The 2008 Leopold Conservation Award in Wisconsin will be presented June 24, 2008 at this Great Forest Alliance conference in Madison, Wis.
July 20-22, 2008
Wingspread, Racine, Wis. 		The Wingspread Summit on Midwest Water Quality Partnerships
Sand County Foundation and the Johnson Foundation invite you to join other leaders in the municipal water and agriculture communities to explore cooperative approaches to dealing with water quality issues related to nutrients and farming practices.
September 2-4, 2008
Denver Airport Marriott Gateway Park 		Annual Partners' Meeting
A full meeting of CSI partners is scheduled for Tuesday - Thursday, September 2 - 4, 2008 at the Denver Airport Marriott Gateway Park.  This meeting is open to anyone who registers in advance.  Please contact Alicia Kopp (AKopp@sandcounty.net) or 608-663-4605 x 28 if you wish to attend. The meeting will focus on three major themes:
1. The Importance of Local Working Groups
2. The development of regulatory assurances for mixed Federal / Non-federal landscapes
3. The North American Sagebrush Ecosystem Conservation Act (NASECA)
Deputy  Assistant Secretary for the Interior, James Mosher, will provide remarks at lunch on Wednesday, September 3rd.  Chief of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Arlen Lancaster, will address the partners Wednesday morning. 
October 15-19, 2008
The Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center, Roanoke, VA 		Society of Environmental Journalists Annual Conference
Sand County Foundation will have an exhibit at this conference, which is a gathering of reporters who are assigned to environment or a related beat; general-assignment reporters who sometimes cover environment; and academic members who are faculty or students interested in environmental journalism. Also in attendance are policy makers, advocates, scientists, experts and more.
October 24, 2008
Texas A&M University, College Stattion, TX 		Generations on the Land: Working for Land Stewardship
In partnership with the Department of Ecosystem Science & Management at Texas A&M University, Sand County Foundation will bring several recipients of the Leopold Conservation Award together on October 24, 2008 to tell their stories in the first of a series of landowner symposia. The one day symposium will be attended by 50 to 80 landowners and agency personnel and will be open to up to 150 students.
November 13-14, 2008
Davis Conference Center, Layton, Utah 		Utah Association of Conservation Districts (UACD) Annual Convention
The 2008 Leopold Conservation Award in Utah will be presented at the UACD Annual Convention in Layton.
December 7-10, 2008
Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport, Burlingame, Calif. 		California Farm Bureau Annual Meeting
Sand County Foundation will present its 2008 Leopold Conservation Award in Calfornia at the California Farm Bureau Federation's Annual Meeting in Burlingame.
December 9-11, 2008
Holiday Inn, Kearney, Neb. 		Nebraska Cattlemen Annual Convention
The 2008 Leopold Conservation Award in Nebraska will be presented at the Nebraska Cattlemen's Annual Convention in Kearney.
February 8-12, 2009
Albuquerque, New Mexico 		Society for Range Management Annual Meeting

The 2009 Society for Range Management Annual
Meeting in Albuquerque will:
• Provide opportunities for professional
development and continuing education on the
stewardship of rangeland resources.
• Provide participants with opportunities to
experience cultures, foods, rangeland
products, and other cultural elements of New
Mexico rangelands.
• Provide participants with opportunities to
discuss rangeland science. Presentations and
tours will provide examples of how science is
used to manage New Mexico rangelands.
March 12-14, 2009
The Pyle Center at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, WI 		Midwest Land Conservation Conference
Sand County Foundation will have an exhibit at this event.
March 16-20, 2009
Crystal Gateway Marriott - Arlington, Virginia 		North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference

The 74th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference has as its theme:
Refining the Relevance of Resource Management

March 16-21, 2009

Marriott Crystal Gateway
Arlington, Virginia

  • Registration begins mid-November 2008
  • Deadline for advance registration and for hotel reservations at the conference rate is March 6, 2009
  • Deadline for manuscript submittal is March 1, 2009
  • The deadline for exhibit registration is January 30, 2009
May 27, 2009
Austin, TX 		Lone Star Land Steward Awards Reception
The 2009 Leopold Conservation Award for Texas will be presented at this reception.
June 3-6, 2009
Cam-Plex - Gillette, WY 		Wyoming Stock Growers Association Summer Convention
The 2009 Leopold Conservation Award for Wyoming will be presented at this convention.
June 11, 2009
Arlo Van Diest farm, Webster City, Iowa 		Bioreactor installation
Sand County Foundation, Iowa Soybean Association, and Agriculture's Clean Water Alliance will sponsor the installation of a subsurface bioreactor near Webster City, Iowa on June 11. This monitored trial will be the second in a series of installations intended to measure the bioreactor's effectiveness in reducing the amount of nitrogen draining into the Des Moines River watershed from agricultural land.
June 15-17, 2009
Two Rivers Convention Center - Grand Junction, CO 		Colorado Cattlemen's Association Annual Convention
The 2009 Leopold Conservation Award for Colorado will be presented at this convention.
August 25, 2009
Iowa Learning Farms Project, Otho, IA 		Bioreactor installation
Sand County Foundation will help to sponsor the installation of a tile line bioreactor at the Iowa Learning Farms Project in Otho, IA on August 25. Bioreactors work to reduce the amount of nutrients that flow into waterways off of cropland.
 
October 1-3, 2009
The Broadmoor - Colorado Springs, CO 		Philanthropy Roundtable Annual Meeting
The meeting, of which Sand County Foundation will take part, provides donors with networking opportunities among fellow philanthropists and the chance to explore new ideas, strategies, and best practices with leading experts. A range of topics are presented in small, intimate breakout sessions, discussion groups, and plenary sessions.
October 3, 2009
Riveredge Nature Center 		Return the Sturgeon

Riveredge Nature Center, the Wisconsin DNR, Volunteers, Sponsors and Donors will release the fourth batch of imprinted sturgeons to the Milwaukee River. Riveredge Nature Center is a legacy grantee of Sand County Foundation's Bradley Fund for the Environment.
October 7-11, 2009
Concourse Hotel - Madison, WI 		Society of Environmental Journalists Conference
Sand County Foundation will be involved in this event. Please look for our display!
November 4-6, 2009
Embassy Suites Hotel, Albuquerque, NM 		Quivira Coalition's 8th Annual Conference
In this "practitioners" conference, the Quivira Coalition will feature farmers, ranchers, scientists, and conservationists who are "living Leopold" today.

Chet Vogt, the winner of the 2008 Leopold Conservation Award in California, will speak at this event.
December 6-9, 2009
Disneyland Hotel - Anaheim, CA 		California Farm Bureau Federation Annual Meeting
The 2009 Leopold Conservtion Award for California will be presented at this event.
December 8-10, 2009
Holiday Inn - Kearney, NE 		Nebraska Cattlemen Annual Convention
The 2009 Leopold Conservation Award for Nebraska will be presented at this convention.
March 5-7, 2010
University of Wisconsin - Madison Arboretum 		Aldo Leopold Weekend
Every year, Aldo Leopold Weekend takes place on the second weekend in March across Wisconsin. Now, communities nationwide are beginning to adopt the celebration. Leopold is intimately linked with the UW-Madison Arboretum. He was here when this Arboretum was dedicated 75 years ago, and served as its first director. To this day, his vision and land ethic continue to inspire us to see the natural world “as a community to which we belong.”
May 26, 2010
Austin Airport Marriott South - Austin, TX 		Leopold Conservation Award - Texas
The 2010 Leopold Conservation Award will be presented here at the Lone Star Land Steward Awards ceremony, hosted by Texas Parks & Wildlife.
June 4, 2010
Parkway Plaza Hotel & Convention Center - Casper, WY 		Leopold Conservation Award - Wyoming
The 2010 Leopold Conservation Award, which is part of the Wyoming Stock Growers Association's Environmental Stewardship Program, will be presented June 4 at the Wyoming Stock Growers Association's Convention and Tradeshow in Casper, WY.
June 15, 2010
Pueblo Convention Center, Pueblo, CO 		Leopold Conservation Award - Colorado
The 2010 Leopold Conservation Award will be presented June 15 at the Colorado Cattlemen's Association's Annual Convention in Pueblo, CO.
June 22-24, 2010
St. Louis, MO 		America's Inner Coast Summit
Sand County Foundation's Bradley Fund for the Environment is helping to sponsor the America's Inner Coast Summit, which will address issues related to the sustainability of the Mississippi River watershed.
June 24, 2010
Shirley Basin, WY 		Environmental Stewardship Tour
Sand County Foundation will take part in a tour of the 2010 Leopold Conservation Award-winning ranch. The tour will be hosted by the Wyoming Stock Growers Association and the Wyoming Department of Agriculture.
July 12, 2010
Orchid Heights Park - Middleton, Wis. 		Clean Lakes and Rivers in Dane County and Beyond
A new voluntary water quality initiative to benefit Yahara Lakes watershed, including
Lake Mendota, will be presented to Dane County farmers on Monday, 12 July beginning
at 10:30 a.m. at Orchid Heights Park in Middleton.
July 20 - January 20, 2010
Hilton at the Ballpark - St. Louis, MO 		Conservation and Oil in the Gulf
Sand County Foundation is pleased to sponsor a briefing for Soil and Water Conservation Society members on the implications of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill for hypoxia in the northern Gulf of Mexico and related subjects at the Society's annual meeting.
July 20, 2010
Hilton at the Ballpark - St. Louis, MO 		Conservation and Oil in the Gulf
Sand County Foundation is pleased to sponsor a briefing for Soil and Water Conservation Society members on the implications of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill for hypoxia in the northern Gulf of Mexico and related subjects at the Society's annual meeting.



The “Generations on the Land” symposium, which was comprised of over 140 participants, brought together 11 of Sand County Foundation’s Leopold Conservation Award winning families to share their stories and philosophies of land management and conservation with other landowners and students. Learn more