The 2025 workshop sessions are listed below.
NHACC will present breakout sessions after the annual meeting followed by afternoon field trips. The 9 session tracks include Fundamentals, Protecting Water Resources, Wildlife, Forestry, Climate, and Land Protection. The full workshop schedule is shown below. We look forward to seeing everyone on November 1!
To learn more about each session, click the descriptions below:
Session A Descriptions | Session B Descriptions | Session C Descriptions
The week following the conference you will be able to download program slides and handouts from the workshops by clicking on the links listed in the schedule below.
2025 NHACC Annual Meeting Sessions
Session A - 10:00 - 11:00 AM
A1: CONSERVATION COMMISSIONS FUNDAMENTALS
Paul Wainwright and Larry Spencer, NHACC Board of Directors
A2: Lake-Friendly Living
Brea Arvidson, Director of Programs, NH LAKES
A3: NH Wildlife Action Plan Update
Mickayla Johnson, NH F&G
A4: Protecting Pollinators
Kathy Youzwak, Pollinator Pathways
A5: Landowner Outreach
Brian Hotz, Forest Society
A6: Working with Interns
Jayson Brennen, Litchfield CC; Dallas Huggins, Nottingham CC Jim Riddle, Hillsborough CC;
A7: RoundTable Discussion: How can we interest children in Nature?
Jennifer Beck, NHACC Board and Wilton Conservation Commission
A8: Climate Resilient Gardening; Master Gardners, Fran Bader
A9: ADVOCACY 101; Peter Ntourntourekas, New Futures
11:10- 12:10 PM- Session B
B1: Know Your Natural Resources; Use Your NRI!
Jeffry Littleton, Moosewood Ecological LLC
B2: DES Wetlands Rules and CC's Role in Permit Process
Emma Berger, NHDES staff
B3: How and Why Beavers are Driven to Build
Jordan Kennedy, Beaver Institute
B4: Old Growth Forests
Sarah RobbGrieco and David Govatski
B5: BOUNDARY RESEARCH: Piecing the Deeds Together
Stephanie Voss and Victor Chouinard, Chester CC
B6: Good Forestry in Granite State
Karen Bennett & Stephen Roberge UNH Extension
B7: ROUNDTABLE: How can we balance conservation and Housing?
Jennifer Beck NHACC Board
B8: Climate Café
Emily Johnson NH Healthy Climate
B9: PEOPLE & LAND: Conservation Planning
Zak Brohinsky & Crystal Kidd Resilience Planning & Design
1:15-3:30 PM Session C Field Trips
C1: Introduction to Wetlands
Sandy Crystall, PWS
C2: Fungi Identification
Rick Van de Poll, Ecosystem Management Consultants
C3: BIODIVERSITY MATTERS: How Nature Photos Help
Steven Lamonde, Moosewood Ecological
C4: Intro to Wildlife Track & Sign
Emma Tutien, UNH Extension
C5: Intro to Survey Map & Compass
Charlotte Thompson & Sara Callaghan, UNH Extension
C6: Tree & Shrub Identification
Lindsay Watkins and Tim Fleury, County Foresters
C7: Invasive Species Identification and Control
Wendy Scribner and Mike Gagnon, County Foresters
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Conference Sponsors
BCM Environmental & Land Law
FB Environmental
Marc Jacobs, CWS
Merrimack County Savings Bank
Moosewood Ecological
NH Audubon
NH Land and Community Heritage Investment Program
Normandeau Associates
Northeast Conservation Services
Northern Woodlands
Ransmeier & Spellman, PC
Resilience Planning & Design, LLC
ReVision Energy
Society for Protection of NH Forests
The American Chestnut Foundation
The Nature Conservancy
Voices of Wildlife