Join us for the 2024 Land Conservation & Greenways Conference! Registration is open
Schedule at a Glance, four conference tracks:
- Trails: Let’s Think Linear
- Let’s Get Outside
- The Push & Pull of Climate, Energy, and Mitigation
- Land Trust Fundamentals
Choose from one of nine field trips. Field trips are held simultaneously, pick only one!
- Bike tour of Fredericksburg Trails and Greenways
- Kayak Clean Up on the Rappahannock
- Boat Tour to Fones Cliff
- Hike Crow’s Nest Natural Area
- Wetlands Hike and Invasive Pull with Downtown Greens
- Walk and Talk at Lake Caledon
- Tour of Crow’s Nest Research Center
- Walnut Hill Farm Walk and Talk
- Visit and Volunteer Patawomeck Museum & Cultural Center
- Walnut Hill Farm Walk and Talk
Networking: Exhibitors, Poster Sessions, Student Session, Welcome Social Hour, Reception at the Woolen Mill, and State Trails Advisory Committee and Virginia’s United Land Trusts Business Meetings.
Register and book your hotel room (Early Registration & Room Blocks End April 12):
- Book your hotel room, This year hotel accommodations are separate from the conference meeting space. We have room blocks at three different hotels. There will be parking available next to the conference meeting space.
- Registration includes field trips, all sessions and speakers, and Wednesday and Thursday breakfast and lunch. Early registration is $225/$250 for members/nonmembers.
- Thanks to a Virginia Department of Forestry Urban and Community Forestry Grant we are excited to offer 15 Land Conservation & Greenways Conference scholarships. This does not cover travel or hotel expenses but the full registration fee. Submit a 2024 conference scholarship form. Deadline: Friday, March 29.
Sponsors: Thank you to our sponsors! If you are interested in being a 2024 conference, please click on the Sponsorship Form at the bottom of the page or contact Ellen Shepard, eshepard@vaunitedlandtrusts.org.
Student Participation Form: Interested in pursuing a career in conservation, learning more about what jobs are out there, or showcasing a research project? Student registration is free, but complete this form to let us know you are interested.