Description
CCLC’s 2025 Turning a New Leaf Conference will take place December 3 at the Dewey Gottwald Center, Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond, with optional pre- and post-conference activities.
Pre-Conference Dinner
December 2, 2025 | 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm | $80
Kick off the conference with a special dinner at The Boathouse at Rocketts Landing on December 2. Enjoy a cocktail hour, appetizers, and full dinner (cash bar available), plus a keynote by Giles Garrison, Superintendent of the James River Park System. The evening will also feature the presentation of the Marcy Damon Award. To register just for dinner click here.
Conference Registration | December 3, 2025 | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Register by September 30th and save $20
View the agenda here.
- Regular Registration – $160
- CCLC Conservation Champion, and CBLP Certified Pro- $140
- Student Registration- $75 (A valid student ID must be provided for student registration.)
Post conference Field Day | December 4, 2025 | 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM
VCU’s Rice Rivers Center Field Tour
Get out of the city down to the James River with this visit to the Rice Rivers Center, Virginia Commonwealth University’s river campus, at the midpoint between Richmond and Williamsburg. With more than 360 acres of riparian marsh, tidal creeks and mature forests, the center provides outdoor and indoor spaces for research and education. We will tour the facility and campus and learn from VCU scientists about their research on wetlands and Atlantic Sturgeon.
Best of RVA Field Tour
This field day will showcase four vibrant public green spaces in central Richmond. Along the way, we will learn about The Green, a community space chockful of native plants at the Science Museum and visit an award-winning Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay project that incorporates art into stormwater practices. Then we’ll head down to the river to visit James River Association’s new education center and take a walk along the Low Line, where Capital Trees has led a rehabilitation and planting project nestled alongside active railroad trestles.
To register just for a field day click here.
By registering, you have agreed to the following cancellation policy:
Cancellations made at least THREE WEEKS prior to event start dates may receive a refund for the cost of the event minus a $35 processing fee. Registration may be transferred to another date at any time without penalty.
Participants who wish to request a refund or date change must notify CCLC by email. CCLC will notify you of any changes in schedule related to inclement weather. Should we need to cancel or reschedule an event, date change/refund fees will be waived
