Generation Conservation
2026 Generation Conservation Summit Presenting Sponsors
Registration
Registration is now open for 2026 Generation Conservation Summit! Click this link to sign up now.
Teachers interested in learning more about the 2026 Generation Conservation Summit are invited to watch this informational video.
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Generation Conservation initiative aims to provide an authentic learning environment for teachers and K-12 students in Arkansas to engage and compete in AGFC programming and offerings.
This educational summit brings awareness to the role that AGFC plays in the state, creating spaces for students and educators to learn directly from conservation professionals. This competition is open to public, private, charter and homeschool students.
AGFC will hold its 2nd annual Generation Conservation summit at the Hot Springs Convention Center and Bank OZK Arena on Nov. 4-5. The summit will bring together students from around the state will face off in conservation-related competitions for bragging rights, prizes and possible additional funding for their school.
The summit will also include an overall winner at the elementary, middle and high school levels based on individual competition scores.
*Only regional competition qualifiers will be able to compete on-site at the summit.
| Date(s) | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Oct. 19 | Pre-Competition Winners Announced |
| Oct. 23 | On-site Competition Registration Deadline |
| Nov. 4-5 | Generation Conservation Summit |
Elementary and Middle School Competitions will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 4. High school competitions will be on Thursday, Nov. 5.
| Day | time | location | event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday (Nov. 4) Morning | 7:30 a.m. | Registration Opens | |
| 8:30 a.m. | Open Arena Doors (Playing AGFC videos) | ||
| 9 – 9:30 a.m. | Main Stage | Welcome and Kick Off | |
| 9:30 a.m. | Exhibit Hall Doors Open | ||
| 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Loading Dock Demo Stage (turn in) | Culinary: Final | |
| 9:30 – 11 a.m. | 205 | Plant ID | |
| 9:30 – 11 a.m. | Main Floor | Aquatic ID | |
| 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Elementary- 9:30 a.m. Middle- 10:30 a.m. |
203 | Quiz Bowl: Semi-Final | |
| 9:30 – 11 a.m. Elementary- 9:30 a.m. Middle- 10:15 a.m. |
Main Floor | Air Rifle | |
| 9:30 – 11 a.m. Elementary- 9:30 a.m. Middle- 10:15 a.m. |
Main Floor | Archery | |
| 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Elementary- 9:30 a.m. Middle- Noon |
Main Floor | Casting | |
| 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Booth | BioQuest | |
| 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Main Stage | Debate | |
| Wednesday (Nov. 4) Afternoon | Noon – 1:30 p.m. Elementary- Noon Middle- 12:30 p.m. |
Main Floor | Wildlife ID |
| 2 – 3:30 p.m. Elementary– 2 p.m. Middle- 3 p.m. |
Main Stage | Quiz Bowl: Final | |
| Noon – 1:30 p.m. | 205 | Forestry ID | |
| Noon – 1:30 p.m. | Main Floor | Junior Cadet Challenge | |
| 1 – 2 p.m. | Demo | Game Calling | |
| 2 p.m. | Digital/Booth | Photography (Elementary/Middle) | |
| 3 p.m. | Exhibit Hall Doors Close | ||
| 4 p.m. | Main Stage | Awards | |
| 5 – 6 p.m. | Main Stage | Evening Celebration Keynote | |
| Thursday (Nov. 5) Morning | 7:30 a.m. | Registration Opens | |
| 7:30 a.m. | Open Arena Doors | ||
| 8 a.m. | Commission Meeting | ||
| 9 a.m. | Exhibit Hall Doors Open | ||
| 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Loading Dock Demo Stage (turn in) | Culinary: Final | |
| 9:30 – 11 a.m. | 205 | Forestry ID (High School) | |
| 9:30 – 11 a.m. | Main Floor | Aquatic ID (High School) | |
| 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. | 203 | Quiz Bowl: Semi-Final (High School) | |
| 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. | Main Floor | Air Rifle (High School) | |
| 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. | Main Floor | Archery (High School) | |
| 9:30 a.m. – Noon | Main Floor | Casting (High School) | |
| 9:30 a.m. – Noon | Booth | BioQuest (HS) | |
| 9:30 a.m. – Noon | Main Stage | Debate (High School) | |
| 11 a.m. – Noon | 203 | Career Readiness (High School) | |
| Thursday (Nov. 5) Afternoon | Noon – 1:30 p.m. | Main Floor | Wildlife ID (High School) |
| Noon – 1:30 p.m. | 205 | Plant ID (High School) | |
| Noon – 1:30 p.m. | Main Floor | Junior Cadet Challenge (High School) | |
| Noon | Digital/Booth | Photography (High School) | |
| Noon | Digital/Booth | Videography (Middle School/High School) | |
| 12:30 – 1 p.m. | Main Stage | Quiz Bowl: Final (High School) | |
| 1 p.m. | Demo | Game Calling | |
| 2 p.m. | Exhibit Hall Doors Close (Tear Down Begins) | ||
| 3 p.m. | Main Stage | Awards | |
2026 Generation Conservation Pre-Competition Winners
Career Readiness
1st Place Qualifier: Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts
2nd Place Qualifier: Clarksville High School
3rd Place Qualifier: Marshall High School
Design an AGFC Nature Center Exhibit
Elementary School Division Winner: Mt. Judea Elementary School
Middle/Junior High School Division Winner: Hellstern Middle School
High School Division Winner: Lincoln High School
GIS Story Map
Elementary School Division Winner: Thurman G. Smith Elementary School
Middle/Junior High School Division Winner: Melbourne Middle School
High School Division Winner: Hamburg High School
Conservation Magazine Spread
Elementary School Division Winner: Mt. Judea Elementary School
Middle/Junior High School Division Winner: Wynne Junior High School
High School Division Winner: Har-Ber High School
Social Media
High School Division Winner: Lincoln High School
STEM in Conservation
Elementary School Division Winner: Sulphur Rock Magnet Elementary School
Middle/Junior High School Division Winner: Brookland Junior High School
High School Division Winner: Hamburg High School
2026 Generation Conservation Regional Sponsors
2026 Generation Conservation Summit Keynote Speaker Sponsor
2026 Generation Conservation Summit Competition Sponsors
2026 Generation Conservation Summit Featured Exhibitors Sponsors
Communications- Conservation Magazine Spread Competition
Middle School Division
- Helen Tyson Middle School
- Harrison Middle School
- Wynne Junior High School
High School Division
- Mount Judea High School
- Lincoln High School
- Caddo Academy
Operations- Conservation Facility Design Competition – Nabholz Construction
Middle School Division
- J. O. Kelly Middle School
- L. M. Goza Middle School
- Wynne Junior High School
Education- Nature Center Exhibit Design Competition – Mtn. Ridge Solar
Elementary School Division
- Searcy County School District-Leslie Intermediate School
- The Natural State School
Middle School Division
- Helen Tyson Middle School
- J. O. Kelly Middle School
- Harrison Middle School
High School Division
- Lincoln High School
- Mountainburg High School
- Izard County STEM School District
GIS- Story Map Design Competition – OnX Maps
Elementary School Division
- Sonora Elementary School
Middle School Division
- Harrison Middle School
Entrepreneurship in Conservation and Outdoor Recreation – Office of Outdoor Recreation
- Harrison High School
- Lincoln High School
- Izard County STEM High School
Private Lands Habitat – Plant ID Competition
Elementary School Division
- Deer Elementary School (Logan Curtis)
Middle School Division
- Pinkston Middle School (Bradley Tilley)
- Clinton Junior High School (Kenna Ragland)
- L. M. Goza Middle School (Giselle Marroquin)
High School Division
- Riverside (Elaina Gasho)
- Harmony Grove High School (Ouachita) (Kiley Vick)
- Cossatot River High School (Britney Terry)
IT – Field Data Collection Simulation Competition
Middle School Division
- Melbourne Junior High School
- Clinton Junior High School
- Hellstern Middle School
High School Division
- Lincoln High School
- Izard County STEM High School
- Haskell Harmony Grove High School
Quiz Bowl – First Security Bank Regional Competition
Elementary School Division
- Flippin Elementary School
- Mt. Judea Elementary School
Middle School Division
- Wynne Junior High School
- Flippin Middle School
- Prairie Grove Middle School
- Haskell Harmony Grove Junior High School
High School Division
- Caddo Academy
- Flippin High School
- Lamar High School
- Riverside High School
Recreational Shooting – Air Rifle Competition – Daisy
Elementary School Division
- Leslie Intermediate School (Ancil Crumley)
- Mt. Judea Elementary School (Dean Lampkin)
- Deer Elementary School (Karley Willis)
Middle School Division
- Haskell Harmony Grove Junior High School (Clark Simmons)
- Lonoke Middle School (Briar Wicker)
- Mt. Judea Middle School (Rhiley Mace)
High School Division
- Woodlawn High School (Miles West)
- Lincoln High School (Brayden Watson)
- Cossatot River High School (Tayden Broach)
Education – Culinary Regional Competition
High School Division
- Izard County STEM High School
- Mount Judea High School
- Greene County Tech
- Caddo Academy
Wildlife Management – Wildlife ID Competition – Arkansas Safari Club
Elementary School Division
- Mt. Judea Elementary School
- Homeschool- (Felix Mahan)
- Melbourne Elementary School
Middle School Division
- Homeschool – (Andy Farrin)
- Hector Junior High School
- Wynne Junior High School
High School Division
- Harmony Grove High School (Ouachita)
- Haskell Harmony Grove High School
- Valley Springs School District
Fisheries – Casting Competition – YUM!
Elementary School Division
- Drew Central Elementary School (Peyton Leek)
- Mt. Judea Elementary School (Ty Cross)
- Homeschool/Mena Public Schools (Maverick Parnell)
Middle School Division
- Perryville High School (Justin Jones)
- Izard County STEM Middle School (Case Selph)
- Haskell Harmony Grove Junior High School (Bo Bennett)
High School Division
- Harmony Grove High School (Ouachita) (Hayden Crawford)
- Cossatot River High School (Branson Mitchell)
- Lincoln High School (Kyle Lee)
Enforcement – Junior Cadet Challenge
Middle School Division
- Izard County STEM Middle School (Rossi Morgan)
- L. M. Goza Middle School (Mason Price)
- Mayflower Middle School (Isaac Teas)
High School Division
- Fordyce High School (Brynton Axsom)
- Midland High School (Easton Warden)
- Bay High School (Mason McDaniel)
Communications – Photo Competition
Elementary School Division
- Mt. Judea Elementary School
- Dewitt Elementary School
- Harrison Elementary School
Middle School Division
- L. M. Goza Middle School
- Clarksville Middle School
- Wynne Junior High School
High School Division
- Haskell Harmony Grove High School
- Des Arc High School
- Greene County Tech High School
Wildlife Management – Duck Calling Competition – Banded
Elementary School Division
- Forest Heights STEM Academy- (Santiago Garcia)
Middle School Division
- Haskell Harmony Grove Junior High School (Cody Roberts)
- Lonoke Middle School (Romie Morrissett)
- Woodlawn Junior High School (Rylan Williams)
High School Division
- Harmony Grove High School (Ouachita) (Gannon Paull)
- Genoa Central High School (Zane Morris)
- Riverside High School (Carter Rea)
Education – STEM in Conservation Competition – Bird Brain Technologies
Elementary School Division
- Don Roberts Elementary School
- Harrison Elementary School
- Izard County STEM Middle School
Middle School Division
- Mayflower Middle School
- Haskell Harmony Grove Junior High School
- Fayetteville Middle School
High School Division
- Wynne High School
- Valley Springs School District
- Lincoln High School
Legal – Debate Competition- Arkansas Bar Association Regional Competition
- Sam Coon (Episcopal Collegiate)
- Abby Edwards (Episcopal Collegiate)
- Abby Haselow (Episcopal Collegiate)
Research – Wildlife Radio Tracking Competition
Middle School Division
- Mt. Judea Middle School
- Midland Middle School
- Mayflower Middle School
High School Division
- Mayflower High School
- Midland High School
- Lamar High School
Recreational Shooting – 3D Archery Challenge
Elementary School Division
- Deer Elementary School (Lucas Smith)
- Leslie Intermediate School (Brantley Ragland)
- Mt. Judea Elementary School (Makalah Ridenoure)
Middle School Division
- Pinkston Middle School (Case Hardin)
- Norfork Middle School (Tristan Hughes)
- Clinton Junior High (Elijah Williams)
High School Division
- Lincoln High School (Eli stanely)
- Southside High School (Annelise Young)
- Fordyce High School (MaCayden Johnson)
Entrepreneurship in Conservation and Outdoor Recreation – Office of Outdoor Recreation
Pre-Competition Finalists
- Izard County STEM High School
- Lincoln High School
Communications – Video Recap Competition – Stone Ward
Middle School Division
- Wynne Junior High School
- Bergman Middle School
- Brookland Jr. High School
High School Division
- Harrison High School
- Norfork High School
- Arkansas Connections Academy
Overall Winners
Overall Elementary School Division Winners
- Mt. Judea Elementary School
- Leslie Intermediate School
- Deer Elementary School
Overall Middle School Division Winners
- Wynne Junior High School
- Haskell Harmony Grove Junior High (7th-8th Grade)
- L. M. Goza Middle School
Overall High School Division Winners
- Lincoln High School
- Harmony Grove High School (Ouachita)
- Izard County STEM High School
Contacts
Larami Burge
Generation Conservation Coordinator
Phone
479-396-6504
Email
gencon@agfc.ar.gov
Address
3400 N. 40th St.
Springdale, AR
Springdale, AR