National Association of Conservation Districts

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DISTRICT LEADERS STRETCH CONSERVATION BOUNDARIES IN RENO

RENO, NV.—February 12, 2008—Conservation leaders from (DISTRICT NAME) and across the nation came together in Reno, Nevada, February 10 – 13, for the National Association of Conservation Districts’ 2008 Annual Meeting.

The meeting centered on the theme “Conservation beyond Boundaries” and challenged attendees to stretch their conservation district boundaries and their own personal boundaries. Meeting participants networked, participated in thought-provoking workshops and breakout sessions, heard from key partners, agency heads and local leaders and more. More than 1000 representatives from across the United States and territories participated in the event.

(NAME OF DISTRICT OFFICIAL(S)) represented (DISTRICT/STATE ASSOCATION NAME) at the event. “Conservation districts are truly in a position to expand their boundaries as they face new challenges and opportunities and work with a changing customer base,” (DISTRICT OFFICIAL LAST NAME) said. “The NACD conference equipped me with new resources to address these challenges and better serve our community.”

“Our 62nd Annual Conference was a great success,” said newly-elected NACD President John Redding. “It was exciting to see conservation leaders from all over America come together to share ideas and report progress in their respective areas. I think we all left the conference feeling reenergized about our shared mission to provide national leadership and a unified voice for natural resource conservation.”

Key speakers at the conference in addition to NACD leaders included USDA Undersecretary Mark Rey, USDA NRCS Chief Arlen Lancaster, DOI Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals ManagementStephen Allred, USDA FSA Administrator Teresa Lasseter, Nevada State Assemblyman James Settelmeyer, Colonel James Seaton and Research and Outreach Specialist Meghan Sittler of the National Drought Mitigation Center.

Additional conference details are available on NACD’s website at www.nacdnet.org.

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(REPLACE PARAGRAPH WITH STANDARD DISTRICT/STATE PARAGRAPH) The National Association of Conservation Districts is the non-profit organization that represents the nation's 3,000 conservation districts and 17,000 men and women who serve on their governing boards. For almost 70 years, local conservation districts have worked with cooperating landowners and managers of private working lands to help them plan and apply effective conservation practices. NACD's website is at www.nacdnet.org.)