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About
About
The Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (MASWCD) Annual Convention is a premier event that draws more than 700 conservation leaders from across the state of Minnesota. Each year, Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) officials, resource professionals, landowners, conservation leaders, industry professionals and agency representatives gather to network and discuss conservation policies and implementation, and to learn the newest technologies
affecting natural resource management.
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KEYNOTE
17
SESSIONS
47
SPEAKERS
700+
ATTENDEEES
2026 convention Schedule
11.30
Monday
11 - 4 pm - Registration
3:00 - 4:30 pm - Pre-Convention Workshop
Conservation Workforce Development in Great Lakes States: Challenges, Opportunities and Paths Foward
12.1
Tuesday
7 - 8:15 am - Continental Breakfast - $
7 - 4:30 pm - Registration
8:30 - 9 am - Business Meeting
9 - 10 am - Keynote - Clay Jenkinson
10 am - Break
10:30 - 11:15 am - Plenary Session
11:30 - 1:30 pm - MASWCD Awards Luncheon - $
1:30 pm - Break & Desserts
2 - 3 pm - Breakout Sessions
2 - 4:30 pm - Intro to NASA Remote Sensing Tools & Observations
3 pm - Break
3:30 - 4:30 pm - Breakout Sessions
4:30 - 6:30 pm - Networking Reception - Appetizer Buffet & Cash Bar
12.2
Wednesday
7 - 8:15 am - Continental Breakfast - $
7:30 - 12 pm - Registration
8:30 - 10 am - Employee Sessions
8:30 - 12 pm - Business Meeting
8:30 - 12 pm - Implementing NASA Earth Observations into Conservation Workflows
9 - 10 am - Outstanding Conservationist Special Program
10 am - Break
10:30 - 11:30 am - Outstanding Conservationist Special Program
10:30 - 12 pm - Employee Sessions
12:15 - 2:15 pm - Outstanding Conservationist Luncheon & Awards Ceremony - $
$ = ticket purchase required
updated 10/20/26
Schedule
EXHIBIT HALL SCHEDULE
Monday
8 - 4pm (Set Up)
Tuesday
7:30am - 12pm
1:15pm - 4pm
Wednesday
7:30am - 12pm
LODGING
Contact Us
MASWCD
100 Empire Drive, Ste. 205
St. Paul, MN 55103
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