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NACo Gallery of Past Events

2010 Reno Nevada

Commissioner Mike Murray, Lewis & Clark County MT, working the Conservation Makes $ense booth with Lane County OR Commissioner Pete Sorenson.

Supervisor Steve Wilensky, Calaveras County CA, discussing the issues.

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Commissioner Larry Ghan, Bannock County ID, in conversation with a colleague in front of our booth. 

Supervisor Byng Hunt, Mono County CA, showing off our materials.

This year's "Conservation Makes $ense" booth co-sponsors were:

The Wilderness Society

Pew Environment Group

Executive Director Peg Reagan was assisted at the booth by Lewis & Clark County  MT  Commissioner Mike Murray, Calaveras County CA Supervisor Steve Wilensky, Lane County OR Commissioner Pete Sorenson, Mono County CA Supervisor Byng Hunt and Commissioner Carol Fordonski, Queen Anne's County MD.

This year's conference also saw the launch of Local Officials for Clean Water.

The Conservation Leaders Network distributed a variety of materials that show the economic benefits of natural resource conservation and protection.  Click here if you'd like to see the titles.

To see this year's Conservation Contacts, click here.

 2009 Nashville Tennessee

Executive Director Peg Reagan addressing the "Conversation on Conservation" get-together. Other speakers
included Ken Brown of Climate Communities and Jan-Goldman Carter of the National Wildlife Federation. 

Commissioner Howard Kessler of Wakulla County  FL, member of the Conservation Leaders Network's
Board of Directors, showing some materials to Commissioner Janine Burns of Mathews County  VA

.Supervisor Chuck Erickson working the booth and talking to
Commissioner Bob Austin, Clackamas County  OR.

Executive Director Peg Reagan with
Dane County Supervisors Brett Hulsey and Chuck Erickson

  2008  Kansas City MO

Executive Director Peg Reagan and Council Member Bob Jacobson of Hawaii County HI, a member of our
Advisory Committee, work the booth on opening day of the Annual Conference in Kansas City in July.

Commissioner Barry Jacobs of Orange County  NC, chair of the Conservation Leaders Network’s
Board of Directors, discussing climate change issues with representatives of Climate Communities.

Carol Fordonski, Commissioner, Queen Anne’s County MD, assists one of the many county officials
who agreed that, “Yes!  I want to work with my colleagues to protect America’s natural resources.”

Commissioner Howard Kessler of Wakulla County FL becomes a member of the
Conservation Leaders Network at our “Conservation Makes $ense” booth.

2007 Richmond VA

Opening day for our "Conservation Makes Sense" booth with Advisory Committee members
Mike Murray of Lewis and Clark County MT and Brett Hulsey of Dane County MT.

2006 Chicago IL

Executive Director Peg Reagan and Leon County  FL Commissioner Bob Rackleff.

Pitkin County  CO Commissioner Dorothea Farris and
Executive Director Peg Reagan working the booth.

2005 Honolulu HI

Pitkin County  CO Commissioner Dorothea Farris in an engaging conversation while working  our
“Conservation Makes $ense” booth at the National Association of Counties’ conference.

2004 Phoenix AZ

Commissioner Barbara Sheen Todd, Pinellas County  FL and past president of NACo, Conservation Leaders Network
Executive Director Peg Reagan, Wildfire Program Coordinator from the Wilderness Society, Tom Fry and
Sandy Bahr, Sierra Club—Grand Canyon Chapter, at the reception.

Dane County WI Supervisor, and former member of the Board of Directors of the Conservation Leaders Network, Brett Hulsey listening to the concerns of  Supervisor Bruce Goodson of  James City County  VA.

2003 Milwaukee WI

Executive Director Peg Reagan and Leon County  FL Commissioner Cliff Thaell sharing a laugh.

Blaine County  ID Commissioner Sarah Michael working the booth in Milwaukee.

2001 Philadelphia PA

Santa Barbara County Supervisor Naomi Schwartz (CA) enjoys a chuckle with Buncombe County Commissioner David Gantt (NC) at the "Conservation Makes $ense" booth in Philadelphia in 2001

Hernando County Commissioner Betty Whitehouse (FL) speaking out for clean energy in Philadelphia. 
More than a hundred county officials signed a letter to Vice-President Dick Cheney critical of the Bush-Cheney
energy plan.  Cheney, who was scheduled to speak at the NACo conference, cancelled at the last minute due to illness.

2000 Charlotte NC

Glenna Obie of Jefferson County MT working the booth in Charlotte  NC in 2000.

Wende Cook of Neighborhood America, Gale Potts Roque, Natchitoches Parish  LA,
Peter McLaughlin, Hennepin County MN and Mark Opitz, Dane County WI during the
Conservation Leaders Networks invitation-only reception at the Mimosa Grill in Charlotte  NC in 2000.

1999 St. Louis MO

San Miguel County  CO Commissioner Art Goodtimes working the 
Conservation Leaders Network booth at the 1999 conference in St. Louis MO.

Curtis Tyler, Hawai'i County, HI, Bob Rackleff, Leon County, FL and
Rindy O'Brien, The Wilderness Society, during the reception in St. Louis.

1998 Portland OR

Executive Director Peg Reagan and Conservation Leaders Network Board of Directors Member
Bob Freimark working the booth at our first NACo conference, in 1998 in Portland  OR.

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Masthead photo credits: Rolf Sklar, Curtis J. Carley FWS, NOAA