Registration Now Open for 'Conserving the Natural State' Forum Sept. 6-8
Registration is now open for the "Conserving the Natural State" Forum, a conference focused on addressing challenges to the natural habitats of Arkansas, that will be held from Sept. 6-8.
The conference will be held at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute in Morrilton and is coordinated by the U of A's Environmental Dynamics interdisciplinary graduate program in partnership with the University of Arkansas Monticello College of Forestry, Agriculture and Natural Resources.
The conference is intended for university/college researchers and educators, graduate students, and public and private sector representatives interested in conservation. A keynote speaker will be Dale Hall, vice president and board member for Five Oaks Ag Research and Education Center. Hall is also a former CEO of Ducks Unlimited and director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
The early bird registration fee for students will be $50, $100 for professionals, and general admission after early bird registration will be $300.
Sponsorship opportunities are also available. Those interested in sponsorship opportunities can contact Mathilda Hatfield, associate director of development and alumni relations in the Graduate School and International Education, at mh174@uark.edu.
For more information, visit the conference website.
Topics
- Agriculture
- Research & Innovation
- Sustainability & Resilience
- Science
- Events
- Natural Environment
- Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food & Life Sciences
- Fulbright College of Arts & Sciences
- Graduate School & International Education
- UA System
- Department of Anthropology
- Department of Biological Sciences
- Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences
- Environmental Dynamics Program
- Department of Geosciences
- Winthrop Rockefeller Institute
- UA-Monticello
Contacts
John Post, director of communications
Graduate School and International Education
479-575-4853,
johnpost@uark.edu
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