The 2026 workshop sessions are listed below.
NHACC will present 24 workshop sessions after the annual meeting. You can select programs from eight different sessions, including Fundamentals, Protecting Water Resources, Wildlife, Climate, Invasive Species, and Land Protection. The full workshop schedule is shown below. We look forward to seeing everyone in November!
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 title with links in the schedule below.
2026 NHACC Annual Meeting Sessions
Session A - 10:30 - 11:45 AM
A1: CONSERVATION COMMISSIONS FUNDAMENTALS
Lesley Johnson & Larry Spencer, NHACC Board of Directors
A2: DES WETLANDS RULES & CC ROLE
Emma Berger, NH Dept of Environmental Servicees
A3: NH WILDLIFE CORRIDORS
Katie Callahan, NH Fish & Game
A4: NATURE'S DIVIDENDS
Jim O'Brien, The Nature Conservancy
A5: LAND PROTECTION STEP BY STEP
Anna Boudreau
A6: UNDERSTANDING WILDFIRE
John Neely, NH DNCR, Forest Protection
A7: INVASIVE UPLAND PLANT SPECIES of NH
Doug Cygan, NH Dept. of Ag. Mkts & Food
A8: EXTREME WEATHER & ECOSYSTEMS
Sarah Jamison, National Weather Service
Session B 12:45- 2:00 PM
B1: KNOW YOUR NATURAL RESOURCES; Use Your NRI!
Jeffry Littleton, Moosewood Ecological LLC
B2: WETLANDS ID FUNCTIONS & VALUES classroom
Sandy Crystall, NHACC Board and Mary Ann Tilton, NH DES
B3: VERNAL POOL IDENTIFICATION
Tracy Tarr, GZA & Drew Stevens Nottingham CC
B4: NATURE ECONOMY
Shannon Rodgers, UNH Extension
B5: LAND PROTECTION OPTIONS
Chris Wells, Piscataquog Land Conservancy
B6: USING TECH FOR CONSERVATION
Jayson Brennen Litchfield CC
B7: STATE REPORT ON INVASIVE SPECIES
State Rep. Spillane and Rep. Darby
B8: CLIMATE & HEALTH MESSAGING
DR. Darla Thyng, Cynthia Nichols,
Denise Stevens, NH Healthy Climate
Session C 2:15-3:30 PM
C1: LAUNCH YOUR NRI to the NEXT LEVEL
Pete Steckler, Northeast Conservation Services
C2: WETLANDS ID FIELD TRIP
Sandy Crystall, NHACC Board, and Mary Ann Tilton, NH DES
C3: USING WIDLIFE CAMERAS; FIELD TRIP
Jaime McGuigan, Access Conservation
C4: BOOST YOUR ECONOMY WITH TRAILS
Andy Bohannon; Deputy City Manager, City of Keene
C5: READ AND UNDERSTAND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS
Lisetta Silvestri, Ransmeier & Spellman
C6: TRAIL FINDER
Russell Hirschler, Upper Valley Trails Alliance, Emma Tutien, UNH Extension
C7: INVASIVE SPECIES ID FIELD TRIP
Wendy Scribner & Mike Gagnon, County Foresters
C8: CLIMATE ADAPTATION ACTIONS
Toni Lynn Morrilli, UMASS
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Conference Sponsors
BCM Environmental & Land Law
Ecosystem Management Consultants
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
Old Growth Forest Network
Ransmeier & Spellman, PC
Resilience Planning & Design, LLC
Society for Protection of NH Forests
The American Chestnut Foundation
The Nature Conservancy
Voices of Wildlife in NH