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2024 Natural Areas Conference (NAC24): Where Science Meets Stewardship</div>
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Date/location: October 7-10, 2024 / Manhattan, Kansas</div>
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What will you learn?</div>
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The NAC gathers over 350 natural areas practitioners in one location featuring plenary and concurrent sessions, symposia, round tables, field workshops, and poster presentations.</li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0in;">
The NAC is the forum for information-exchange among natural areas practitioners across North America. Participants have shared countless stories about how information gained from their participation in this conference had a direct impact on the lands they steward.</li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0in;">
The NAC provides science-based content for natural area practitioners and researchers seeking applied science, practical solutions, and knowledge transfer related to the management of natural areas on a day-to-day basis; such as land stewards in land trusts,
nature centers, and nature preserves who manage land for their conservation or natural area values.</li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0in;">
The NAC supports the conservation and the protection of biodiversity by providing access to quality science, new knowledge, best practices, and emerging methodologies for those who steward natural areas.</li></ul>
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Theme: Where Science Meets Stewardship</div>
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Detailed agenda: https://www.naturalareas.org/detailed_agenda.php</div>
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Fees/other: Full Registration until September 30: $649; One day, student, and late registration options available.</div>
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Details & Registration:</div>
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Registration is open through September 30; https://www.naturalareas.org/2024_natural_areas_conference.php</div>
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