Generation Conservation
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.
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will hold its inaugural Generation Conservation summit on Nov. 5-6, 2025. Student groups from around the state (only 24 students per school can compete) will face off in conservation-related competitions for bragging rights, prizes and possible additional funding for their school.
Onsite competitions will also include an overall winner at the elementary, middle, and high school levels.
- The sign-up deadline for the on-site competitions (held at the summit) is Oct. 10, 2025.
- The deadline for pre-competition submissions is Oct. 1, 2025. These submissions will be received online and can be found in each competition’s guidelines.
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Join us at summit!
Educators interested in reserving their spot for the 2025 Generation Conservation Summit held Nov. 5-6 at the Hot Springs Convention Center are invited to fill out the form below.
Generation Conservation Summit Tentative Schedule
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Start Time 1:00 | Set up for Pre-Summit Competition winners and Entrepreneurship Competition participants
2:00 | Registration Opens
Wednesday, November 5th
7:30 | Registration Opens
9:00 | Open Ceremony-Arena
9:30 | Exhibit Hall Opens
9:30 | Culinary Final
10:00 | Quiz Bowl Semi-Final
10:00 | Rec Shooting – Air Rifle
10:00 | Private lands – Plant ID
12:30 | Wildlife – Wildlife ID
1:00 | Fisheries – Casting
1:00 | Quiz Bowl- Finals
2:00 | Enforcement – Junior Cadet Challenge
2:30 | IT – Field Data Collection Simulation
3:00 | Entrepreneurship in Conservation & Outdoor Rec
5:00 | Guest Speaker
Thursday, November 6th
7:30 | Registration Opens
8:00 | Exhibit Doors Open
8:30 | Wildlife – Duck Calling
8:30 | Research – Wildlife Radio Tracking
8:30 | Rec Shooting – 3D Archery Challenge
9:00 | STEM in Conservation
9:30 | Communication – Photo Comp
10:00 | Communications – Videography Competition
11:00 | Debate Final
2:00 | Awards Ceremony
Regional Competition Winners
- Quiz Bowl
- Middle School – Wynne
- High School – Riverside
- Culinary – Greene County Tech
- Quiz Bowl
- Elementary – Mt. Judea
- Middle School – Prairie Grove
- High School – Lamar
- Culinary – Mt. Judea
- Quiz Bowl
- Elementary – Flippin
- Middle School -Flippin
- High School -Flippin
- Culinary – Izard County Consolidated
- Quiz Bowl
- Middle School – Harmony Grove
- High School – Caddo Hills
- Culinary – Caddo Hills
Pre-Conference Competitions*
*Registration for 2025-26 Generation Conservation Pre-Conference Competitions has closed.
Environmental Coordination
Communications
Operations
Education
Geographic Information Systems
Onsite Competitions
Education
Communications
Private Lands Habitat
Research
Recreational Shooting Sports
Fisheries
Wildlife Management
Information Technology
Enforcement
Contacts
JJ Gladden
Assistant Chief of Education
Little Rock, AR
Mary Beth Hatch
Chief of Education
Little Rock, AR