2026 Annual Watershed Conference

This year’s Annual Watershed Conference will focus on planning and partnerships that support our shared waters. We’ll share strategies and case studies of collaborative projects that support healthy, resilient watershed communities.

The conference will have two components:

The pre-conference webinar on Wednesday, October 21 from 1-3 pm via Zoom will showcase inspiring stories of four watershed groups from across the country, breaking down elements of their successes into valuable lessons learned. We will focus on the anatomy of a success story, paying close attention to what steps each watershed group took to set themselves up for effective project implementation and high impact in their watershed communities.

The in-person conference on Tuesday, October 27 from 9 am to 3:30 pm at the Henry A. Wallace Center, FDR Presidential Library & Museum in Hyde Park, NY will feature plenary presentations, interactive breakout sessions, and lots of opportunities for conversations and networking.

Registration is available below for one or both of the conference components. More details about the webinar and Annual Watershed Conference agenda will be available soon.

More photos from the 2025 conference by Ava Battinelli are available in our Flikr album.

Sponsor the Annual Watershed Conference

Interested in sponsoring the watershed conference? Your sponsorship will fund the conference proceedings and support the attendance of individuals and groups in need of financial assistance. More details are available in the form here. If you’d like to pay for sponsorship by credit card, you can use our online form (also available below).

We anticipate strong participation from watershed communities from throughout the Hudson Valley. Over 150 people participated in our hybrid conference in 2025. (An example of last year’s conference format and agenda is available here.)