NACCR 2026 Resources: Interactive Session Reports

Whether you were unable to attend NACCR 2026, wish to learn more about the fantastic interactive sessions that took place this past July, want to engage further with session organizers and attendees, or all of the above, this is your one-stop shop! Explore below the outcomes and upcoming opportunities generated from the interactive sessions hosted at this year’s congress.

Beyond the Dam: Restoration at Lake Lippincott

Mary Paist-Goldman, Samantha Comandini, Alex Moore

How to Get a Job in Conservation and Restoration: Pathways, Skills, and Strategies

Jumanah Khan

Memorializing the Nonhuman: An arts-based grief ritual for the Anthropocene

Risa Aria Schnebly & Kelly Green Guilbeau

From Capability to Meaning: How Training, Structure, and Participation Shape Volunteer Action

Cyndi Stinson

From Research to Action: How Conservation Science Informs (and Doesn’t Inform) Practice

Laura Yates (Organizer)

Connect to Restore, Restore to Connect: Experiences at the Nexus of Connectivity and Restoration Science and Practice

Jamie Faselt

The Training Landscape for Restorationists: Capacity, Gaps, and Opportunities

Chelsey Blanke

Weaving Together – Creating A Restorative Future Vision for Our World and Our Field

Aireona B. Raschke & Julia Lankisch


The World Parks Congress 2027: What, Who, Where, and What About Conservation and Restoration?

Kent H. Redford

Honest Conversations about Technology, Grounded in a Conservation World

Erin Hofmann

Optimal Planning for Clean Energy and Restoration As Climate Mitigation Strategies That Address Conservation and Human Well-Being

Laura A. Nunes & Robert Anderson

Gardening For The Planet, a one-hour documentary film

Joanne Hershfield

Hidden Milwaukee Water Stories 101

Michael Timm

Networking Session: Evidence Synthesis for Conservation and Restoration

Natalie Dubois, Sam Cheng, & Lesley Atwood