Join us for our 73rd annual conference in the Dells!

ONLINE REGISTRATION IS CLOSED. PLEASE REGISTER IN-PERSON AT THE CONFERENCE.
Registration Fees: 

Full Conference (W-F) - $385
Wednesday Only - $150 
Thursday Only - $200
Friday Only - $130
Spouse/Guest* - $160

You’ll have the choice to receive an invoice or pay via credit card (PayPal). Invoices will be emailed after registration closes in February. Disregard choice of “Operator Payment.” Extra fees apply to registrations after January 30, 2026 and for onsite registration. After February 20 you must register on-site.

Registrations are transferable at any time. Cancellations received on or before February 20, 2026 will be refunded minus a $25 cancellation fee. Cancellations or no-shows after February 20, 2026 will be liable for the entire conference fee. Due to covering pre-paid costs, there are ABSOLUTELY NO EXCEPTIONS to the fee/cancellation schedule. 

*Spouse/Guest means a personal guest of the attendee, not a colleague or LCC member. 

With 40 breakout sessions, we have a topic for everyone! When registering, please take time to choose which breakout session during each time slot you think you’ll attend, as this helps us determine room sizes. View the 2026 breakout sessions. 

CHULA VISTA RESORT: Please provide proper documentation at check-in to secure your state rate. State rate rooms are $101/single and $129/double occupancy. SEE LATEST UPDATE FROM CHULA VISTA BELOW. 

FOR RESERVATIONS CALL: 1-888-260-4613 and reference booking 
ID # i75586. Room block release date is February 15, 2026. If the group rate is no longer available, prevailing rates may be offered for some or all of your dates. Reservation cancelled 72 hours or more in advance of arrival will receive a refund less the current cancellation processing fee. Cancellations inside the 72-hour cancellation period will forfeit the full deposit amount.

NEWLY OPENED ONLINE BOOKING PORTAL (Jan. 26): Since our group is mostly tax exempt, the online booking portal will show tax on the nightly room rate, as they are required to show proof of exemption before it can be removed. Rest assured, if they receive proof of exemption from your attendees, we can get the tax removed. Online Booking Link - https://secure.chulavistaresort.com/irmng/#
Please select on the right hand corner “GROUP LOGIN” – after that, enter the following Group ID: LANDWATE for the Association Convention Members (ID i75586).

UPDATE – FEBRUARY 3 (From Chula Vista): The resort has about 235 reservations on the books for primarily Wed/Thurs, March 4 and 5 for your event (some are arriving on Tuesday, March 3, but most are arriving Wed March 4). I have verified with our booking teams that the only reservations in both of our Hotel Towers are attendees for the Land & Water conference; we do not have any other group blocks in either of these buildings at this time. Chula Vista Resort has 223 hotel rooms that are located between the two hotel towers (North Tower and South Tower) – so these two hotel towers have been filled and are at capacity with strictly Land+Water attendees. 

We do have more availability in our Condo Building and our Villa Buildings, where a standard room is available (two queen beds and a queen sofa sleeper), to which we have set aside for your group, since we are still receiving requests for bookings. The state rate is still being honored in these options, as well as waivers of any cleaning fees (should they be visible on any of our booking platforms, including the online booking portal). So rest assured, these guests that are being offered these alternative options are paying the same rates as those that have booked in the Hotel Towers. Also, as a reminder, the room options in the Condo Building are accessible to the conference center without needing to go outside – all access to the facilities are indoors. 

We wanted to make you aware of the requests that are coming in and that our teams are offering these options to our guests over the phone, as well as these options are available on the online booking portal as of today. It would appear that there are a few folks who are being instructed to ‘ask for the hotel front desk only’ to make sure they are reserved only in the area of the hotel ‘next to the conference center’. We don’t want people to feel as if they cannot access the Conference Center in these additional options – or that they are paying anything different, or that they are being ‘bumped out of the way’ to accommodate another guest. We can assure you that these room options are a great fit for attendees, and they are priced the same as the other options. 

In an effort to increase LCC member attendance at our annual conference, we are offering an LCC member in each Area Association (eight total) a scholarship for $200 off conference registration costs, which can be used towards the full conference ($385) or a day package. 

These will be awarded to an LCC member in each area who has never attended our conference. The county will be responsible for any registration fees over $200 and travel expenses. In return, we ask that each scholarship recipient provide WI Land+Water a brief testimonial that can be used in future promotion and perhaps a short recap to their LCC and/or area association to hopefully entice others to attend future conferences. 

Mike Hofberger, Calumet County LWCC, stated “What I get out of attending the Land+Water conference is knowing that by attending I can do my job as a County Board Supervisor and LCC member better. I learn what other counties are doing and compare how we do it. Regardless, I am better prepared to help my county after the conference.”

Steps to Be Awarded the Scholarship:

 - Contact Chris at WI Land+Water

Email: chris@wisconsinlandwater.org and request the PROMO CODE for conference registration.

- Register for the Conference

Select your “Conference Package.” Enter the PROMO CODE in the designated box (before entering your name, affiliation, etc.).

- Keep in Mind

Scholarships are awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis.

- Deadline: Friday, January 30, 2026.

- Questions?

Reach out to Chris! We encourage LCC members from all areas to take advantage of this opportunity!

If you are interested becoming a conference sponsor, please view our Sponsorship Opportunities Packet or contact Matt Krueger.

View the conference schedule. 

The silent auction is always a fun part of our conference! Proceeds benefit youth education programs such as the Conservation Awareness Poster & Speaking Contest, Wisconsin Envirothon, and two youth conservation camps. To learn more, and view materials to solicit items for the Silent Auction view our Silent Auction materials for 2026.  We will continue with the 32Auction website as we have the last few years, therefore you will need to submit all the items via an online form. The link to the form is below and the email to send pictures of the item is silentauction@wisconsinlandwater.org.

Submission Link: https://forms.gle/QNq3rUQiF6g7HkfN8

A few notes about items:

Gift cards are good as long as they are for general stores (Kwik Trip/Walmart/Cabela’s), camping, tastings, an event, or something you can use online. Try to stay away from very specific gift cards like a single gas station, drug store, mechanic shop, or small groceries stores (non-chain stores), these do not get bid on.  

Honey, maple syrup, mixers, beverages, cheese, food, all do well and people like to bid on them.

Home décor or homemade products do well in the auction – please include a size of a wall hanging or quilt so people know the dimensions

Something for gardening, pollinators, seed, fishing, hunting, outdoors equipment does well.

Questions: haillie.passow@co.trempealeau.wi.us

The PIC's main responsibility is to assist in the planning and execution of our annual conference. Visit the PIC's webpage and learn more about why it's important the committee has representation from staff and supervisors around the state.

Like most events, this conference could not happen without the support of the numerous staff and volunteers to help run a smooth event. Many volunteer positions are available including session moderators, A/V set up, raffle ticket sellers, and general set up. Contact Chris Schlutt if you would like to volunteer.

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