Master Schedule

A master schedule of events sponsored by or affecting the Conservation Commission or partner organizations, or events of interest to the conservation partnership. 

The purpose of this list is to help in scheduling events and help reduce scheduling conflicts. These recurring events are listed with the month in which they most commonly occur. For specific dates and details of events, consult the Conservation Commission web page Calendar of Events, accessible from the link in the green bar at the top of every page.

Updated April 1, 2009.

(Downloadable/printable Word file)

January

• Legislature Organizes
• Awards & Recognition Committee Meeting
• OACD State Meeting Planning
• Enid Farm Show

February

• OCC Full Staff Meeting
• Governor’s State-of-the State Address
• NACD Annual Meeting
• OACD State Meeting
• Legislature convenes
• No-Till Conference
• American Farmers and Ranchers State Meeting

March

• State Legislative hearings
• PMP quarterly review – due Mar. 31
• OCC Strategic Plan – Quarterly Team meeting
• Conservation Day at the Capitol (19th)
• GIS Day @ Capitol (12th)
• Review Agreements
• Water Appreciation Day

April

• State Legislative hearings
• Oklahoma Envirothon Competition
• Ag Day at the Capitol

May

• OCC Full Staff Meeting
• Employee Recognition Week
• Land Judging
• State Legislative hearings
• Legislature adjourns
• Review Agreements
• NWC National Conference (2009)

June

• District Director Elections
• Budget Work Program (BWP) – Develop for presentation at July OCC mtg.;
  • Division Directors meet w/assistant director to develop division BWP.
• PMP Mid-year review – due June 31
• OCC Strategic Plan – Quarterly Team meeting
• District Director Elections
• SASDA (Southern Association of State Departments of Agriculture) for the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry (June 15-18, 2009)

 July

• Allocations to Conservation Districts
• NACD Legislative Conference/NWC Steering Comm. Mtg.
• Budget Work Program – Due July 1

August

• Strategic Plan – review, reporting, updating
• NRCS Budget Request (next FY) – development w/Partnership
• OCC Budget Request Development

September

• OCC Full Staff Meeting
• Sept. 1 – Division Budget Request due
• NWC Fall Steering Comm. Mtg.
• OCC Strategic Plan progress & development
• Wildlife Expo
• OACD Area Meeting Planning
• AML Inspectors Workshop
• National Watershed Coalition National Operation and Maintenance Workshop (Sept. 15-17, 2009)

October

• Budget Request due Oct. 1
• Government Affairs Planning (suggest retreat)
• O&M Workshops (every 3 years beginning 2005)
• Benefits Option Period

November

• OACD Area Mtgs.
• Thanksgiving Holiday

December

• OCC Full Staff Meeting
• Governor’s Budget Book – revisions due Dec. 15
• PMP final review & next year opening – due Dec. 31
• Legislative Committee Meetings
• Legislative Performance Management Report
• WQ Retreat
• Review Agreements
• Tulsa Farm Show
• Chili Fest
• Christmas Season