Fort Worth, Texas — The Lone Star State took center stage in conservation in October as Texas hosted the 2025 Joint National Meeting of the National Association of State Conservation Agencies (NASCA) and the National Watershed Coalition (NWC) in Fort Worth. The multi-day event drew over 230 conservation professionals, agency directors, watershed sponsors, and partners from across the nation, representing nearly every U.S. state, to collaborate on shared challenges and opportunities in watershed and natural resource management.

The week kicked off on Monday with a Field Tour, offering attendees a firsthand look at Texas’s proactive approach to watershed and flood control management. Participants visited three flood control structures in the Fort Worth area, where local experts and engineer

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