2025 Forum Registration

In-person registration covers participation in up to two days of in-person sessions and field trips, access to our conference event platform, Whova, meals, and lodging, if applicable. The meal plan begins with lunch on Friday, November 7, and ends with breakfast on Sunday, November 9. 

See the Chesapeake Watershed Forum homepage or at the top of the registration page.

Yes, the Alliance offers a limited number of scholarships for the 2025 Chesapeake Watershed Forum. Scholarships cover registration, lodging, and meals. You must register for the Forum first to be eligible for a scholarship.

All attendees ages 18 and over must provide an approved form of government identification to enter campus. A REAL ID, U.S. Passport, or U.S. Visa are accepted forms of identification. A standard driver’s license is no longer an acceptable form of identification to grant access to the National Conservation Training Center.

Please contact Jenny McGarvey at jmcgarvey@allianceforthebay.org or 804-977-1657. 

In-person registration closes Friday, September 19, 2025, 5 PM EST or when we sell out, whichever comes first.

We reserve one of the four lodges at NCTC for attendees who prefer to stay up late to network and hang out in the lounge. We do our best to assign only those individuals who sign up for the Night Owl option to the relevant lodge; however, due to limited capacity on Friday night, we make no guarantees.

Sorry, no walk-ins are permitted. The National Conservation Training Center is a federally secured facility. You must be registered in order to gain entry to campus.

Non-Forum attendees are discouraged from being onsite at NCTC. If you need to bring with you a guest such as a family member, caregiver, or significant other in order to attend, please contact Jenny McGarvey at jmcgarvey@allianceforthebay.org or 804-977-1657.

Only certified service animals are allowed on the NCTC campus. Please indicate at registration if you will be bringing your service animal with you. Security at NCTC may request documentation of certification. If it is a pet, security will not allow you through the gate and will ask you to house the pet at a local kennel.

All cancellations made at least two weeks prior to the Forum start date receive a full refund. In most cases, no refunds – full or partial – will be granted for cancellations made less than two weeks prior to the Forum start date. Forum fees can be transferred to another person up to the Forum start date.

Checks should be written out to the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay and mailed to 151 West Street, Suite 101, Annapolis, MD 21401. Please include with check, the name(s) on the registration. All checks should be delivered by 5 pm EST on September 26, 2025.