National Conservation Training Center

Mark your calendar and join us for our next Indigenous Connections Broadcast: Indigenous-led Conservation: Models and Opportunities for Regenerative Care of Lands and Waters with Dr. Melissa K. Nelson, Wednesday July 15th at 3pm ET. Link to join: https://www.youtube.com//streams

Dr. Nelson will outline a new paradigm of conservation rooted in Indigenous models, values and practices, from the use of culture burning for forest management to prairie restoration and coastal protection. Her talk will address the need to protect biocultural diversity in a way that recognizes Indigenous rights and Traditional Ecological Knowledges.

Photo Description/Credit:
Harvesting wild onions in the Sonoran Desert with Arizona State University colleagues. Photo by Arianne Cease.

Don't forget to join us tomorrow, Thursday, June 25 at 7:00 PM for a special evening with author Andrew Moore, presenting his new book: "The Beasts of the East: The Fall and Rise of America's Eastern Wilderness"​​
📍 National Conservation Training Center — Byrd Auditorium 698 Conservation Way, Shepherdstown, WV 🕖 Doors open at 6:30 PM | Program begins at 7:00 PM​
🎟️ FREE and open to the public! Registration Required!
To register, email [email protected] with the program date in the subject line, and ALL the names of attending adults in the body of your message

This summer, revisit or read for the first time the classic of conservation literature, A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold.

Join America’s Wild Read on August 5th, 2026 at 3 PM ET to discuss A Sand County Almanac and its legacy. Link to register in the comments.

Our discussions are open to everyone. Even if you haven’t finished (or started!) the book, we invite you to join.