December 9, 2025
Greetings Conservation Directors, Employees, Partners, and Friends,
As we wrap up 2025 and reflect on a year marked by transitions, from plantings to harvests, from record rainfall to record cattle markets, we at OACD find ourselves looking ahead with excitement and gratitude. Each season reminds us of the commitment, resilience, and stewardship embodied by Oklahoma’s conservation community. Your dedication has shaped not only the success of this year, but the legacy of more than eight decades of conservation across our state.
As we enter OACD’s 88th year in operation, we are honored to continue building on the ground gained by generations before us. The progress we celebrate today, whether in regenerative agriculture, technology, education, or district-led innovation only exists because of your steadfast commitment to the land and to one another.
The Annual State Meeting is our opportunity to come together as a conservation family: to reconnect with old friends, welcome new ones, exchange knowledge, and strengthen the partnerships that carry our mission forward. This year, we are proud to gather at the OKANA Resort & Waterpark in Oklahoma City, March 1–3, 2026.
Our 2026 theme, Homecoming: One Land, One Legacy. Where tradition guides us, and the land brings us home celebrates the journey back to our roots, back to the grassroots solutions, traditions, and knowledge that have long guided conservation in Oklahoma. Throughout the conference, we will recognize Oklahoma excellence through youth, employee, partner, and legislative awards, but the OACD board of directors, staff, and I are committed to hosting a state meeting that celebrates each of you - your work, partnership, leadership, and legacy.
We hope you’ll make plans to join us in Oklahoma City to engage in meaningful training and conversations shaped by your feedback and needs. This homecoming will be a meaningful gathering of those who continue to chart the future of conservation with one land, one legacy in mind.
Please join us on March 1st, 2nd, and 3rd 2026.
Thank you,
Ed Casey, OACD President
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