2026 Habitat and Hunting Access Summit

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We’ve made progress. Now, let’s build on it. The 2026 Habitat and Access Summit will highlight achievements since 2024 and focus on collaborative, innovative and practical solutions for expanding habitat and improving access in North Dakota. Join us and help shape where we go from here.

• Location: Bismarck State College National Energy Center of Excellence, Bismarck
• Date: December 15, 2026 from 4:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. CT

Registration

Registration for the summit will open early November. Please check back here at that time to register online.

Discussions

Wildlife and fish require healthy habitats throughout their lifecycles in order to thrive.

Habitat loss across North Dakota is impacting both game and nongame populations.

These impacts trickle down, reducing the number of hunting licenses available and the quality of hunting and fishing experiences, threatening North Dakota's long standing traditions of hunting and fishing.

With 93% of North Dakota's land held in private ownership, access for hunting and fishing has also become a challenge.

The North Dakota Habitat Summit addressed both these issues with presentations from state biologists and panel discussions that invite audience participation to look for productive ways forward.