Learn why you should attend the 2026 Natural Areas Conference (NAC26)
NAC26 is where practitioners gather to share emerging research and evidence-based practice, and gain access to new relationships, knowledge, and collaboration that can advance plans, practices, and methodologies to address a wide variety of challenges in the management of natural areas.
While a national conference offering content on a wide variety of regional topics, the 2026 Natural Areas Conference (NAC26): Where Science Meets Stewardship will also shine a spotlight on the ongoing recovery from Hurricane Helene, the region’s long-standing commitment to conservation and natural areas stewardship, and many other important land and water management topics from across North America.
This event is a national forum for information exchange among natural areas practitioners. Participants have shared countless stories about how information gained from their participation in this conference had a direct impact on the land they steward.
Let us help you "make the case" to attend NAC26.
Contact Lisa Smith for more information at lsmith@naturalareas.org
Your registration includes:
Also available (optional): Pre-Conference (10/5) & Field Workshop Opportunities (10/7)
1 Resort Drive, Asheville, NC 28806, 828-254-3211
Hotel Reservation (includes our special rate)
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$199 per night - Cut Off Date: Monday, August 31, 2026
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Alan Weakley, Ph.D., Director of UNC-CH Herbarium, North Carolina Botanical Garden & Adjunct Professor
Support the people who manage our natural areas and protect biodiversity in perpetuity.