What: 

The Conservation Leadership Class is an opportunity for conservation district directors and associate directors to come together for a state wide educational conservation focused leadership development program.

Who: 

The leadership class is for Conservation District Directors and Conservation District Associate Directors. OACD is proud to acknowledge this year’s class of conservation leaders:

Tom Jones, Beaver County

Angie Harmon, Rogers County

Dr. Donnie L. Nero Jr., Okfuskee County

Mike Foster, Garvin County

Mary Chris Barth, Beaver County

Jeff Hiner, Ellis County

James Skelton, Texas County

Mike Niblett , Johnston County

Susan Minnick, Cherokee County

Sally Roberts, Cherokee County

Gage Milliman, Nowata County

Phillip Scott, Pittsburg County

Chrissy Parker, Tulsa County

Josh Anderson, Johnston County

Julianna Monnot, Tulsa County

Michael Patton, Tulsa County

James Allred, Muscogee (Creek) Nation

Donald Stephens, Creek County

Mike Oakley, Muskogee County

Topics: 

The goal of the class is to provide directors with a comprehensive overview of conservation in Oklahoma. The scheduled topics include water quality, tribal conservation, abandoned mine land reclamation, soil health, watersheds, threatened and endangered species and conservation planning. Throughout the leadership class, directors will also learn about the unique conservation history of Oklahoma and gain a better understanding of the structure of how voluntary conservation gets done in our state.

Applications CLOSED

Questions: 

Contact Sarah Blaney at 517-763-8609 or sarahblaney@okconservation.org.