Northern Plains Region

Executive Board Member: Bevin Law (bevinlaw[at]twinvalley.net), Longford, Kan.
Region Chair: Orval Gigstad (orv.gigstad[at]windstream.net), Syracuse, Neb.
Region Vice Chair: Fran Fritz (fvfritz[at]santel.net), Iroquois, S.D.
National Conservation District Employees Association (NCDEA) Northern Plains Region Representative: Sarah Tunge (northernplainsrep[at]ncdea.org), Beulah, N.D.
National Association of State Conservation Agencies (NASCA) Northern Plains Region Representative: Cindy Pulse (cindy.pulse[at]ks.gov), Manhattan, Kan.

Staff: Sunni Heikes-Knapton (sunni-heikes-knapton[at]nacdnet.org), Ennis, Mont.

Events and News:

• Conservation Planning Boot Camp accepting applications from district employees (ongoing).
• Stewardship Week materials
• 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:

• NACD Investments in the Northern Plains Region

Technical Assistance Grants:

• Information about 2020 Technical Assistance grants will be announced soon.
• To be featured as TA Grant success story, submit information to Mike Beacom, mike-beacom[at]nacdnet.org
• Technical Assistance Grant for 2018 and 2019:  Quarterly Reports due: April 20, 2020 for reporting period January 1, 2020-March 31, 2020. 

Urban and Community Conservation:

• 2020 Urban Agriculture Conservation Grant Recipients
• Urban and Community Conservation Webinars

Federal Policy and Partner Updates:

• Send any comments, questions, or ideas to Sunni Heikes-Knapton, sunni-heikes-knapton[at]nacdnet.org

Northern Plains Meeting Minutes:

• 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:

• Through March 27: All NACD Staff travel is restricted.
• July 18-21: NACD Summer Meeting, Bismarck, N.D.

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.

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