Confluence is the Western Collaborative Conservation Network’s (WCCN) biennial gathering that provides an unique space for learning and professional community-building within the collaborative conservation field.

For the complex, landscape-scale challenges that we face today, collaboration is essential for successful land stewardship, and the professional network and skills to do that work successfully are fostered over a lifetime.

To support those doing collaborative conservation through practice, research, and learning, the WCCN hosts Confluence, a multi-day gathering once every two years. Confluence is expressly focused on providing a place for collaborative conservation professionals, students, and emerging leaders to connect with one another and learn together about the best-practices, processes, and outcomes of collaborative conservation.

The 2026 theme:

The Future of Collaboration: The Power of Working Across Divides