Western Collaborative Conservation Network Confluence 2026
May 19-21, 2026 at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado
Confluence is expressly focused on providing a place for collaborative conservation professionals, students, and emerging leaders to connect with one another and learn together about the best-practices, processes, and outcomes of collaborative conservation. It will be structured to support peer-to-peer learning about collaborative processes and skillsets, and designed as best as we can to create a space for community-building, networking, and mentorship for everyone who attends.
We do this through:
Providing welcoming opportunities to connect or reconnect with people working in collaborative conservation to encourage community-building.
Creating spaces for participants to learn and share their expertise through guided sessions designed to prompt discussion.
Inspiring participants through connections with collaborative experts leading sessions, and through in-place connections via field trips.
Providing a dedicated mentorship program to support 1:1 linkages throughout the collaborative conservation field that support individual career growth and a sense of belonging.
