Network with your cohort, learn more about the program, meet the organizations putting on the workshops and administering training!
Conservation Training Program Welcome Event
Tuesday, December 1, 2026 | 5:00 PM
Summit Hall, Mount Sequoyah Center, Fayetteville
Kick off the 2026 Conservation Training Program (CTP) cohort! Join fellow trainees, instructors, conservation practitioners, and industry professionals for an evening of learning, conversation, and connection over conservation.
Agenda
5:00 PM: Why Conservation, Why Now? with Morgan Keeling, IRWP, followed by What is the Conservation Training Program? with Kelley Beth Paul, WCRC
6:30 PM: Careers in Conservation panel moderated by Stephanie Bolin, BWA, followed by audience Q&A
7:00 PM: Structured networking and the 2026 Cohort photo
RSVP is required. Please register by Tuesday, November 24, 2026.
The CTP is a free, hands-on training program led by the Watershed Conservation Resource Center (WCRC) in partnership with the Illinois River Watershed Partnership (IRWP), Arkansas Advanced Energy Foundation, and Beaver Watershed Alliance (BWA). This event is for enrolled CTP participants and partner liaisons. Not enrolled yet? Complete the enrollment form at watershedconservation.org/get-involved/conservation-training-program, or schedule a one-on-one meeting with Kelley Beth Paul at kbpaul@watershedconservation.org to find out if the CTP is right for you.
Let us know you are coming, and we will keep you in the loop.
Questions about this event? Email Morgan Keeling (morgan@irwp.org).
