Save the date for the second annual Nature-Based Exchange Symposium!

About the Symposium

The Nature-Based Exchange Symposium is returning in November 2026 for more knowledge sharing and networking. This day-long event will celebrate nature-based solutions in South Carolina through practitioner-given presentations on completed and ongoing projects. Through this effort, we will expand our collective knowledge and capabilities around nature-based solutions for the benefit of our communities and the environment, and we will connect with others who conduct similar work.

Presentations from fellow practitioners will take up the bulk of the Symposium. To encourage time for networking and relationship building, a happy hour will follow the Symposium from 4:30 pm until 6:00 pm.

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Call for Abstracts: Now Open!

Do you have a nature-based project that others can learn from? The Nature-Based Exchange is seeking abstracts on completed and ongoing projects for 15-minute presentations (12 minute presentation + 3 minute Q&A).

Abstracts will be accepted between August 3 and August 28, 2026. Submitters will be notified of acceptance by September 14, 2026.

Important Dates

• August 3, 2026: Call for Abstracts opens

• August 28, 2026: Call for Abstracts closes

• September 8, 2026: Registration opens

• November 5, 2026: Nature-Based Exchange Symposium 2026

Questions? Contact Us!

Email Nicole Pehl (nicole.pehl@tnc.org) with questions.

Nature-Based Exchange Symposium 2026

November 5, 2026

Time: 10:00 am - 4:30 pm with Happy Hour to follow until 6:00 pm

Location: Trident Technical College, North Charleston, SC

(7000 Rivers Avenue, North Charleston, SC 29406)

Registration Fee: $75

Registration fee includes admission to the Symposium, lunch, and happy hour (including light appetizers and drinks).

Continuing education credits will be recommended for planners, floodplain managers, landscape architects, and professional engineers based on what topics are covered by the presenters. (Credits provided by the ACE Basin NERR Coastal Training Program/SCDNR.)