Last week, NACD staff gathered at the Pearlstone Center in Reisterstown, Md., for the association's annual staff retreat. Staff members had an opportunity to brainstorm new ideas, collaborate on upcoming projects and programs, and foster and strengthen relationships with each other.
Over the three-day retreat, NACD staff members met to review and discuss several of the organization's existing programs and upcoming events, as well as important team updates from each of the organization's department directors.
On Thursday, Oct. 10, staff reviewed grant deliverables for Fiscal Year 2020 and were joined by
Michael Brunner with Brunner & Associates, who helped facilitate a comprehensive review and discussion of NACD's draft 2020-22 Strategic Plan.
On the final day, department directors invited staff to reflect and brainstorm on the organization's upcoming campaigns and programming, including NACD's 75th Anniversary, the National Conservation Foundation's (NCF)
Next Generation Leadership Institute program, membership trends and more.
From discussing the organization's mission statement and culture to reflecting on personal successes and goals, staff members left the retreat with a better understanding and outlook for how NACD can continue to advocate for locally-led conservation districts and their associations moving forward.
"This year's staff retreat led to many engaging and fruitful conversations,"
said NACD CEO Jeremy Peters. "It was extremely beneficial for us to be together in the same space. We look forward to implementing our ideas in the coming year, so that we can continue to support our members and conservation districts nationwide."
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WORKSHOP PARTICIPANT CREATES CONSERVATION CAREERS WEBSITE
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As a part of the
2019 Conservation Careers Workshop
, the participants, current college students, were asked to complete personal outreach efforts to expand engagement to other students at each participant’s campus and community.
Many undergraduates are unaware of the various career opportunities related to conservation. With this resource, students approaching graduation can find future employment and career path options. The site provides an overview of the importance of conservation, as well as resources to further involvement in related fields.
The Conservation Careers workshop, traditionally held at NACD's annual meeting, is an opportunity to introduce current college students to the history, trends and current careers in the field of conservation.
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NCF INVITES STATES TO SUBMIT BID TO HOST NCF-ENVIROTHON
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The National Conservation Foundation (NCF) is now inviting interested states to submit a preliminary proposal bid to host a future
NCF-Envirothon international event in 2023 or beyond.
Hosting the NCF-Envirothon provides an opportunity to grow your local program, raise awareness of local natural resource issues facing your state or province, and showcase your state or province to the world.
To expose students to a variety of regions and conservation issues found across North America, the NCF-Envirothon has set a proposed competition region schedule to help maintain a constant rotation of the host locations. However, if you are interested in hosting in a year outside of your state- or province-designated region rotation, you are still encouraged to submit a bid for that year using the due dates
outlined in the bid document. If a state or province from the year’s designated proposed competition region does not submit a preliminary proposal by the set deadline, the NCF-Envirothon may accept bids from states or provinces outside of that region for consideration.
If a state Envirothon program is interested in hosting, the state Envirothon coordinator is invited to submit a preliminary host proposal bid on or before
Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020. Your preliminary proposal bid will be reviewed by the NCF-Envirothon Operating Committee and the NCF Board of Trustees at the NACD Annual Meeting in February 2020.
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Vote Today:
Fall 2019
The Resource
Cover Selection
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Do you want the picture above to be the feature photo for NACD's next publication? If so, cast your vote today, and you could see it on the front cover of the 2019 Fall edition of
The Resource!
All the photos you can vote on were submitted to NACD's Photo Contest. If you are interested in submitting your photos for the 2019 Photo Contest, please visit
our website to learn more. Submissions close
Dec. 1.
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NACD Seeks
2020 Spring Interns
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NACD is seeking 2020 spring interns to work full-time in Washington, D.C. Interns will work with NACD’s government affairs and communications staff to advance the association’s legislative agenda. Interns are given projects to enhance their understanding of Congress and the legislative process.
NACD interns are often college juniors or seniors who are interested in natural resources policy, environmental science or agricultural fields. A performance-based stipend is awarded at the end of the internship.
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MACD Receives Forest Stewardship Award
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On Wednesday, Sept. 25, the
Main
e
Association of Conservation Districts
(MACD) announced that it was selected for the Austin H. Wilkins Forest Stewardship Award.
Established by the
Maine TREE Foundation
in 2004, and named after one of Maine's longest contributing professional foresters, the annual award is the only award in the state that recognizes stewardship of the working forest.
On Tuesday, Oct. 22,
Governor Janet Mills
will present the award to MACD in Augusta, Maine.
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Florida District
Seeks Technician
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The
Collier Soil and Water Conservation District
(SWCD) in North Fort Myers, Fla., is seeking a technician to work with the district's Mobile Irrigation Laboratory (MIL).
The position is based on a project funded on a year-to-year basis covering five state counties. Interested applicants should have experience in data collection, analysis and interpretation of data, and the ability to prepare reports from data collected in the field.
This position will also require extensive fieldwork. The full job description can be found
here
. For more information on how to apply, please contact Urban MIL Supervisor
Nik Nikolich
at
nik.nikolich@fl.nacdnet.net
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Promote your conservation district or state association's tree sale, annual meeting, webinar, field day or more on NACD's
Calendar of Events!
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