2012 Wilderness Calendar of Events

This calendar is provided as a benefit to Society for Wilderness stewardship members and is based on information available at the time of posting. If you have wilderness events you'd like to post, please email the information to info@wildernessstewardship.org, for posting on the Society website.

To access wilderness training opportunities visit the Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center or the Ninemile Wildlands Training Center

January

5-8 American Historical Association Meeting, Chicago, IL
5-8 Archaeological Institute of America Meeting, Philadelphia, PA
8-11 Partners Outdoors Conference, Williamsburg, VA
18-20 Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting, Washington, DC
29-February 3 Society of Range Management Meeting, Spokane, WA
30-February 1 Balancing Nature and Commerce in Communities that Neighbor Public Lands Course, Shepherdstown, WV

February

1-3 International Marina and Boatyard Conference, Lake Buena Vista, FL
2-4 New Partners for Smart Growth Conference, San Diego, CA
9-12 Maryland Association of Environmental and Outdoor Education, Ocean City, MD
11-16 Hike the Hill: Trails Advocacy Week, Washington, DC
12-15 The Corps Network National Conference, Washington, DC
27-28 National Groundwater Industry Legislative Conference, Washington, DC

March

4-7 International Boating and Water Safety Summit, San Diego, CA
4-8 Association of Partners for Public Lands (APPL) Partnership Convention and Trade Show, Winning Hands for Public Lands
12-14 Active Living Research Conference, San Diego, CA
12-14 Americans and Disabilities Act Symposium, Olando, FL
12-17 North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference, Atlanta, GA
20-21 Smart Cities Conference, Washington, DC
20-22 National Bike Summit, Washington, DC
27-29 National Legislative Forum on Parks and Recreation, Washington, DC

April

1-4 National Main Street Conference, Baltimore, MD
14-17 American Planning Association Conference, Los Angeles, CA
15-21 National Environmental Education Week
16-17 National Hydropower Association Conference, Washington, DC
16-19 National Association of Recreation Resource Planners Conference, Restoring the Spirit of the Landscape: The Recreation Response to the Challenges of Change, Baton Rouge, LA
18-20 California Trails and Greenways Conference, Woodland Hills, CA
18-22 Society for American Archaeology Meeting, Memphis, TN
22 Earthday
24-26 North American River Management Symposium, Asheville, NC
27 National Arbor Day
30-May 4 North American Lake Management Society National Monitoring Conference, Portland, OR
30-4 National Water Monitoring Conference, Portland, OR

May

4-7 National River Rally, Portland, OR
6-9 National Ski Areas Association Convention and Tradeshow, San Antonio, TX
8-11 Mitigation and Ecosystem Banking Conference, Sacramento, CA
19-25 National Safe Boating Week
20-25 Association of State Floodplain Managers National Conference, San Antonio, TX
21-24 National Association of Environmental Professionals Conference, Science, Politics and Policy: Environmental Nexus, Portland, OR
21-25, Horse and Mule Packing Clinic, Shawnee, CO. Contact gryan@fs.fed.us
22-25 National Historic Trails Workshop, Socorro, NM

June

3-8 International Wetlands Conference, Orlando, FL
2-10 National Fishing and Boating Week
6-9 International Snowmobile Congress, Sturbridge, MA
9 National Marina Day
9 National Get Outdoors Day
13-16 The Coastal Society International Conference, Miami, FL
18-21 Trailhead Ontario Conference, Ontario, CAN
25-29 Training Course for Mitigation Banking and In-lieu Fee Program Interagency Review Teams, Shepherdstown, WV

July

8-14 Mountain Horsemanship: Veterinary Care and Horsepacking in the Wilderness, Lone Pine, CA, Contact: 1-800-752-0881.
12-14 Southeast Equestrian Trails Conference, Lexington, KY
16-20 Izaak Walton League of America Conference, Lincoln, NE

August

6-9 National Conference of State Legislatures Legislative Summit, Chicago, IL

September

20-23 Preserving the Historic Road, Indianapolis, IN
21-23 International Public Market Conference, Cleveland, OH
29 National Public Lands Day, Helping Hands for America's Lands

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