RNRF previously conducted national congresses, which provided an interdisciplinary forum on critically important issues. Attendees of these conferences included RNRF’s member organizations, the non-governmental organization community, federal and state agencies, federal and state legislative bodies, and others.
Reports of all congresses are available for download.
- 2021 Conference on Deep Seabed Mineral Mining – Download PDF
- 2020 Conference on Science’s Journey 2021 – Download PDF
- 2019 Congress on Charting a New Course for the Mississippi River Watershed – Download PDF
- 2018 Congress on Ocean Policy – Download PDF
- 2017 Congress on Contemporary Issues in Forest and Wildland Management – Download PDF
- 2016 Congress on Harnessing Big Data for the Environment – Download PDF
- 2015 Congress on Sustaining Western Water – Download PDF
- 2014 Congress on Adapting Food Production to a Changing Climate – Download PDF
- 2013 Congress on Coastal Resilience and Risk – Download PDF
- 2012 Congress on Sustaining Natural Resources and Conservation Science: What is at Stake in the Years Ahead – Download PDF – Download Report Mailed to Congress
- 2009 Congress on Assessing America’s Renewable Energy Future – Download PDF
- 2006 Congress on Environmental Science Issues Facing the U.S. Congress and Natural Resources Agencies
- 2005 Congress on Assessing and Mitigating Environmental Impacts of Emerging Contaminants – Download PDF
- 2004 Building Capacity for Coastal Solutions – Download PDF
- 2003 Federal Agency Personnel Trends, Budget Stringencies, Challenges to Higher Education, and Evolving Roles of Natural Resources Agencies – Download PDF
- 2002 Control of Nonpoint Source Water Pollution: Options and Opportunities – Download PDF
- 2000 Promoting Sustainability in the 21st Century – Download PDF