The Northern Rockies Conservation Symposium, formerly known as the Jackson Hole Wildlife Symposium, is a biennial gathering of conservation professionals, community leaders, and learning networks from Jackson Hole, the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE), the Northern Rockies region, and beyond. Organized and hosted by the Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative (NRCC), 2026 marks the Symposium’s 10th anniversary.
The 2026 Northern Rockies Conservation Symposium centers on the theme Building Resilient Networks for Conservation in a Changing Democracy. This day-long event will explore how more effective networks can advance shared conservation successes amid accelerating ecological change and mounting threats to social, political, and democratic norms. NRCC invites conservation and management professionals, scientists, elected officials, students, engaged community leaders, and interested citizens to participate in addressing the challenges facing the GYE, the region, and—more broadly—nature and humanity.
The Symposium will feature discussions of the interconnected scientific, technical, and structural trends shaping today’s conservation landscape. Programming includes presentations by distinguished speakers from across policy, economics, law, ecology, and history, along with the return of the energetic and ever-popular community quick talks. The event also includes a professional networking lunch, a poster presentation and art exhibit, and an evening keynote presentation and reception, which will be open to the public at no cost. Panelists include Todd Wilkinson, Jonathan Schechter, Andrew Hansen, Susan Clark, and Robert Keiter. The keynote address will be delivered by Dr. Christina Cromley Bruner, Co-Founder and President of For 250 More.
Call for Presentations:
NRCC is seeking presenters for our Quick Talk and Poster Presentation Sessions to occur during the Symposium on April 30th, 2026 at the Jackson Hole Center for the Arts. The goal of both the Quick Talk and Poster Presentation sessions is to foster the sharing of current research, conservation projects, and resistance efforts with colleagues, peers, leaders, and others in the GYE community. We welcome Posters and Quick Talks that communicate scientific, political, and/or social work or research in the GYE. We especially encourage submissions to emphasize how this work enhances our capacity to address the threats facing GYE, the region, and, more broadly, nature and humanity in these changing times.
- Quick Talks are a longstanding feature of the Symposium, consisting of a series of presentations, each 6 minutes in length. An open Q&A forum with all presenters will be held at the end of the Quick Talk session.
- Poster Presentations will occur during the evening keynote reception. Poster presenters will be asked to build, print, and mount a 48” x 36” poster for display.
Submissions are due 5pm MST on March 2nd, 2026. Please find more information about the call and submission process via the links below.
More information about the event is forthcoming and will be made available on this webpage.
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