Northern Plains Region
NACD’s Northern Plains Region representative is Sunni Heikes-Knapton. Sunni is based in Montana and can be reached at sunni-heikes-knapton@nacdnet.org.
Executive Board Member: Bevin Law, Longford, Kan.
Region Chair: Orval Gigstad, Syracuse, Neb.
Region Vice Chair: Fran Fritz, Iroquois, S.D.
National Conservation District Employees Association (NCDEA) Northern Plains Region Representative: Sarah Tunge, Beulah, N.D.
National Association of State Conservation Agencies (NASCA) Northern Plains Region Representative: Cindy Pulse, Manhattan, Kan.
Staff: Sunni Heikes-Knapton, Ennis, Mont.
Events and News:
- NACD staff is on travel restrictions until February 26, 2021.
- Submit any questions, news or events to Sunni Heikes-Knapton, sunni-heikes-knapton[at]nacdnet.org and check NACD’s calendar for more events
Region Specific Resources:
Urban and Community Grant:
- Request for Proposals now open! Conservation districts may propose any number of activities related to community-oriented approaches to agriculture conservation in both urban and rural contexts. Conservation districts may view the complete request for proposals (RFP) on the Urban Agriculture Conservation webpage. The online application portal is now open, with a deadline of 11:59 p.m. local time on February 15, 2021. If you have any questions, please contact NACD Pacific Region Representative Ariel Rivers at ariel-rivers[at]nacdnet.org.
Technical Assistance Grants:
- Information about 2020 Technical Assistance grants is available online. Announcements about 2021 Grants are forthcoming.
- To be featured as TA Grant success story, submit information to Katrina Vaitkus, katrina-vaitkus[at]nacdnet.org
- Technical Assistance Grant reports are due January 20, 2021, April 20, 2021, July 20, 2021, October 20, 2021: Quarterly Report Information
Urban and Community Conservation:
Federal Policy and Partner Updates:
- Send any comments, questions, or ideas to Sunni Heikes-Knapton, sunni-heikes-knapton[at]nacdnet.org
Northern Plains Meeting Notes:
- 12/11/2020: Northern Plains Zoom Call
- 11/13/2020: Northern Plains Zoom Call
- 10/9/2020: Northern Plains Zoom Call
- 9/18/2020: Northern Plains Zoom Call
- 8/14/2020: Northern Plains Zoom Call
- 6/26/2020: Northern Plains Zoom Call
- 5/15/2020: Northern Plains Conference Call
- 4/17/2020: Northern Plains Conference Call
- 3/12/2020: Northern Plains Conference Call
- 2/9/2020: NACD 2020 Annual Meeting Las Vegas
- 12/13/2019: Northern Plains Conference Call
- 11/15/2019: Northern Plains Conference Call
- 10/15/2019: Northern Plains Conference Call
- 9/17/2019: Northern Plains Conference Call
- 8/4/2019: 2019 Summer Meeting, Sante Fe, NM
- 6/12-14/19: 2019 Northern Plains Region Meeting: Gothenburg, Nebraska
- 2/3/2019: NACD 2019 Annual Meeting San Antonio
Where to Find Your Region Rep:
- All NACD Staff travel is restricted. Email Sunni to request participation in virtual events.
Please send any resources, job posts, events, blogs, news to share, questions, comments, etc. to Sunni Heikes-Knapton,
sunni-heikes-knapton[at]nacdnet.org
For information on the Northern Plains Region meeting, click here.