Thank you for attending the 2026 Virginia Land Conservation & Greenways Conference! This was our 20th conference and our first time in Newport News. Close to 300 attendees with more than 100 first timers including 20 students and apprentices convened.
2026 Conference Theme: ADAPTATION
Photo credit: Hugh Kenny, The Piedmont Environmental Council and Amelia Wilt, Northern Virginia Conservation Trust.
We were thrilled to welcome Governor Spanberger! Governor Spanberger talked about her administration’s conservation priorities including Outdoor Recreation Expansion, Conservation of Working Lands, and Affordable Housing & Historic Preservation.
Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry Katie Frazier and Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources David Bulova followed Governor Spanberger with a panel discussion.
We were excited to have Aazia “Aaz” Mrozinski, Fort Monroe Foundation, Executive Director deliver Tuesday’s keynote address.
The weather was beautiful for our eight field trips and Mariner’s Museum Courtyard Reception.
We had fantastic speakers for our 20 plus breakout sessions and six breakfast roundtables.
Presentations from conference tracks are posted below. An enormous thank you to the planning committee, sponsors, presenters, and field trip organizers for helping us deliver this content! We look forward to seeing all of you in 2027!
Conference Photo Gallery
2026 Conference Presentations
Keynote
Community Healing & Conservation
How environmental stewardship and community wellbeing can shape Fort Monroe for the future.
Aazia “Aaz” Mrozinski, Fort Monroe Foundation, Executive Director
