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State Ideas Sharing Session

Since 2005, NASCA has offered members idea sharing and professional development through the State Ideas Sharing Session held at the NASCA Annual Meeting. The event attracts several dozen state conservation agency staff for two days of sharing and professional development.

2026

Building District Capacity & Training & Partnerships

  1. South Carolina Employee Onboarding Process –  Jennifer Morris, Cameron Sabin, Mary Bracey, John Hayes
  2. New York District Led Watershed Coalitions – Bethany Bzduch
  3. Washington Partners in Conservation: Regional Managers Supporting District Success – Tami Stubbs
  4. Indiana District Capacity Assessment & Recent Statute Updates – Breegan Andersen 
  5. New Hampshire Supporting District/County Relationships – Ian Hanley

 

District Operations & Funding

  1. Alabama Operational Improvements that Matter – Harli Willis
  2. Kentucky Districts in Good Standing Program – Johnna McHugh 
  3. Oklahoma District Innovation Growth (DIG) Program – Tammy Curry & Amy Weathers
  4. Missouri Parks, Soils, and Water Sales Tax Renewal – Jake Wilson & Jim Plassmeyer
  5. Kansas District Manager Performance: Impact of Cost Share Utilization Reports – Jake Dooling

 

Program Delivery

  1. West Virginia Drone Technology Use – Ben Wade
  2. Connecticut Nature Based Solutions – Lillian Ruiz
  3. Louisiana Hypoxia Reduction Efforts – Jerry Davenport 
  4. Ohio Utilizing Data and Technology to Modernize Nutrient Management – Chris Pancake 
  5. Iowa Overview of the new Greater Des Moines Watershed Program – Will Myers 
  6. Montana Modernizing Montana’s 310 Law | Impact-Based Civil Penalties – Stephanie Criswell
  7. Pennsylvania Practice Approval System (PAS) and Engineering Assistance Request Program (EARP) – Justin Challenger & Jennifer Fetter

 

Public Outreach, Marketing & Education

  1. Utah Outreach and Education Events and Future of Utah Districts –  Ben Law & JP Contreras
  2. Georgia Teaching Conservation from the Classroom to the Boardroom – Michelle Conner
  3. Colorado State Conservation Board: District Outreach Initiatives – Rakel Sanchez 

General Session

  1. Modernizing Conservation Response: Digital Tools for Federal and State Disaster Site Reporting (NC)
  2. Emerging Leaders in Conservation (AL) – Harli Willis
  3. Saving the Ogallala (KS) – Jacob Dooling

 

Building District Capacity – Training – Partnerships

  1. Emerging Leaders in Conservation (AL) – Harli Willis
  2. Arkansas Dashboard Compass Navigating with Data – Megan Perkins
  3. Erosion and Sediment Certification Program (GA) – Michelle Connor
  4. N.M. Archaeology Field Training Pilot Program – Miles Mitchell
  5. N.M Archaeology Program Statewide Training Initiative Overview – Miles Mitchell
  6. Roadmap to Oklahoma’s Training Tour – Brandon Welborn & Amy Weathers
  7. South Carolina Conservation Districts Training
  8. Washington State Conservation Commission District Digest – Allisa Carlson

 

District Operations & Funding

  1. Conservation District Operations Manual (KY) – Chelsea Durbin
  2. Utah Conservation Districts – Jace Farnsworth
  3. Funding Vermont’s Natural Resources Conservation Districts – Rick Hopkins & Clare Ireland

 

Program Delivery

  1. Conservation Districts and Informed Solar Decisions for Landowners (CO) – Rakel Sanchez & Kalli Savvas
  2. Landowner Support For Forest Resilience (CT) – Lilian Ruiz
  3. Saving the Ogallala (KS) – Jacob Dooling
  4. BWSR’s Living Landscape Initiative (MN) – Jason Beckler
  5. Missouri’s Targeted Watershed Projects
  6. Modernizing Conservation Response: Digital Tools for Federal and State Disaster Site Reporting (NC)
  7. New Jersey ManureLink – Sandra Howland
  8. Flood Control Easement Notification Area Map – TSSWCB Flood Control Staff
  9. Big Impact; Small Scale (WV) – Jennifer Kile

 

Public Outreach – Marketing – Education

  1. Unifying Outreach Across Alabama’s Conservation Districts – Laura Smith
  2. Outreach Resources for Districts and Field Office Staff (IA) – Will Myers

1. Building District Capacity – Training – Partnerships

  1. AL Bridging Perspectives_Gotcher and Guilford
  2. MN NASCA Hrubes_Westerlund
  3. MO NASCA 2024 ppt
  4. MT NASCA 2024 Presentation – Partnerships and 100 Million Trust
  5. NC PD Training_Myers_NASCA24
  6. OK OnboardingOffboarding_NASCAFinal
  7. SC DNR Archiving Presentation
  8. WA SCC 2024 – NASCA
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2 District Operations & Funding

  1. AR NASCA – Field Staff Guide
  2. CO DCT Presentation NASCA
  3. MI NASCA Sharing Session PPT – Oct 2024_Final
  4. NM 20240926_WNR Cmte_LOE presentation_FINAL
  5. OH NASCA 2024 District Support Programs

3. Program Delivery

  1. AR Water-use Registration
  2. CT CSWC SWPP GIS presentation for NASCApdf
  3. CT CSWC SWPP GIS presentation for NASCApptx
  4. IA NASCA 2024 – Urban Conservation
  5. Kansas – 2024 NASCA Conference Presentation ppsxPDF
  6. KS – 2024 NASCA Conference Presentation ppsxPDF
  7. KS – 2024 NASCA Conference Presentation pptx
  8. MN NASCA – Minnesota Soil Health October 2024
  9. OH RCPP_Presentation_ Highlights
  10. UT Benefits of Solar Cattle Troughs & Keeping Cattle Out of Riparian Areas
  11. WV Exigency preparedness Presentation

4. Public Outreach – Marketing – Education

  1. KY Junior Boards Presentation
  2. MN BWSR Comms Wessel_Ann NASCA 2024
  3. SC Stewardship Week_2024NASCA_Morris_Egan

1. Building District Capacity – Training – Partnerships

  1. CO Notes to Building Trust Presentation
  2. CO Online Supervisor Training-Certification Program
  3. KS Partnership is Progress for Training ppsxPDF
  4. KS Partnership is Progress for Training pptx
  5. NC JAA Initiative and Technical Training Program
  6. NC Supervisor Training Program
  7. NJ Working with NRCS on Local Work Groups
  8. OK Conservation District Handbook
  9. SC Local Work Groups

2 District Operations & Funding

  1. AL Bourbon, Bullets & Bonding – How Our Annual Staff Retreat Increased Productivity
  2. AR Conservation District Relevancy, Accountability, & Resiliency
  3. IA Financial and Reports Management System (FARMS)
  4. OK Sharing the Wealth – Implementation of Area District Coordinator Positions
  5. WA A Taste of Washington

3. Program Delivery

  1. AL Conservation Rebates Reconstructed
  2. KY Nutrient Management Program
  3. MN Comprehensive Watershed Management Planning and Implementation
  4. MN Water Storage for Improved Hydrology in Minnesota’s Watersheds
  5. MO Building On-farm Resiliency to Flood and Drought
  6. MO Quantifying Nutrient Loss Reductions
  7. NC Integrated Water Resources Management and the ‘One Water’ Frontier
  8. OH Expansion of ODA Nonpoint Source Programs
  9. UT Engaging Conservation Districts in Watershed Planning 2023
  10. WV Conservation Agency_s Partnership with WVDEP to Delist Impaired Waterways

4. Public Outreach – Marketing – Education

  1. CO Importance of Customer Service
  2. GA NRCW – Memoirs of a New Director
  3. Georgia-MConner NRCW PDF
  4. Georgia-MConner NRCW PPT
  5. NM Department of Agriculture’s Healthy Soil Program
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