2022-23 Chesapeake Bay Agriculture Network Forum and Listening Sessions
Brought to you by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund
Registration is free but space is limited. You must register for each session separately to attend.
Sign up here for general Forum updates as session details become available.
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation invites you to join us for the 2022-23 watershed-wide “Chesapeake-Bay Agriculture Networking Forum and Listening Sessions.” The Forum brings together NFWF grantees, partners, and practitioners in agricultural conservation from across the region to discuss emerging trends and topics, network and share ideas, and inform what’s next in our collective efforts towards greater agricultural sustainability.
This year’s Forum will be delivered virtually through a series of focused, crowd sourced sessions. We’ve identified eight important, emerging topics related to our shared work, framed around key questions that we’re seeking your help in answering. For each session, NFWF will host series of 5–15-minute flash talks that help answer, at least in part, each key question. After hearing from selected presentations, participants will then have the opportunity for loosely structured networking and discussion on each topic, with the goal of leaving each session with new understanding, ideas, and partners to help tackle these shared challenges. While typically an invite-only event, the virtual format of the 2022-23 Forum allows us to extend the invitation to all those interested! Please feel free to share with your colleagues.
Forum Sessions
Registration is free but space is limited. You must register for each session separately to attend.
Sign up here for general Forum updates to be sent as session details become available.
Advancing Priority WIP Strategies for the Agricultural Sector
Tuesday, November 8, 2022 10am-12pm
Advancing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice in Agricultural Sustainability Efforts
Tuesday, November 15, 2022 10am-12pm
Coordinating with Federal Infrastructure Funding for Agricultural Conservation
Thursday, November 17, 2022 1pm-3pm
Enhancing Agricultural Conservation Through Collaboration and Partnerships
Tuesday, December 13, 2022 10am-12pm
Key Question: What can we learn from, re-evaluate, and replicate regarding our efforts to support collaborative models as key drivers of accelerated agricultural conservation in the region?
Advancing Partnerships with Cooperatives, Aggregators, and Supply Chain Stakeholders
Thursday, December 15, 2022 1pm-3pm
Advancing Regenerative and Climate-Smart Agriculture
Tuesday, January 10, 2023 10am-12pm
Integrating Wetlands in Agricultural Landscapes
Thursday, January 12, 2023 1pm-3pm
Advancing Agricultural Conservation through a Social Science Lens
Tuesday, January 24, 2023 10am-12pm
Key Question: What recommendations and insights from the Chesapeake Bay Program Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee’s 2021 workshop on social science in agricultural conservation (Overcoming the Hurdle) hold the most promise for advancing ag conservation beyond the region’s early adopters?
Banner photo from Cottingham Farm by Keith Rutowski, Chesapeake Bay Program. Bellevue farm tour photo by NFWF.