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NASTaP's 2026 Conference: Friendship Among the Trees

  • 31 Jul 2026
  • 5:00 PM
  • 2 Aug 2026
  • 11:00 AM
  • La Foret Conference and Retreat Center
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Registration

  • If you're not a member, join at NASTaP.org for this special offer. Receive full registration and meals in the dining hall. Choose this option if you are not staying overnight or are staying in a hotel onsite or offsite or camping. See following ticket for shared lodging in one of our reserved cabins.
  • If you're not a member, join at NASTaP.org for this special offer. Through May 30, receive full registration, lodging and meals in the dining hall. Choose this ticket for shared lodging (two nights, single or double occupancy) in one of our reserved cabins.
  • Choose this ticket if you are not a member of NASTaP or a Native American tribe. We welcome all those who want to learn about sacred places, trees and Native American culture. Lunch and dinner on Saturday are included. There is no lodging included. You may make lodging arrangements with La Foret for camping or hotel, or with local hotels or B&Bs.
  • For those making a presentation or leading/guiding an activity, registration is complementary. Let us know if you would like your shared lodging and/or meals comped too and we will cancel those charges. Thank you for contributing to the success of our conference!
  • Even if you are not able to attend personally, you can sponsor a tribal elder or youth to attend the conference. Thank you for your generosity. Your contribution is fully deductible as NASTaP is a 501(c)(3) organization. If you are attending the conference and can also sponsor someone, even better! We'll thank you in person.
  • If you are a member of any tribe, your registration is complementary. You only need pay for meals and lodging. Select the next ticket to choose lodging in our shared cabins where you can have your own room (single or double occupancy) with shared living space and bathrooms.
  • If you are a member of any tribe, your registration is complementary. You only need pay for meals and lodging. Select this ticket to choose two nights' lodging in our shared cabins where you can have your own room (single or double occupancy) with shared living space and bathrooms.
Register


From Friday afternoon, July 31 through Sunday morning August 2, a transformative experience will be offered in the primordial woods of the retreat center at La Forêt, north of Colorado Springs.

Early Bird registration closes soon, where joining and current members save $60 (more than one-third!) To register, please go to:  https://nastap.org/event-6643182. Local members attending during daytime must register. 

A range of lodgings are available. If you want to join in our deal on shared lodging in cabins, double or single occupancy are available for $70.50 per night, per room. As of mid-May, only about six rooms are still open!  If you want to bring a guest, you only need to pay for their meals ($64). If they are staying in the same cabin room with you, they don’t need to pay for lodging, either. 

Hotel-style lodging with en-suite bathrooms, RVing and camping are available by contacting La Foret directly or call one of the local hotels or B&Bs. 

The weekend will begin with a potluck dinner on Friday starting at 5 pm. On Saturday, a full day of talks, group discussions, activities and three meals will take place with evening campfire, storytelling and music. We will wind up on Sunday with a re-dedication at our late president, Dr. Jefferson’s memorial tree and wrap up by 11 am so people can make their way home. 

Confirmed speakers include Don Wells, Mountain Stewards; Donald Whyte, Ute Mountain Ute and retired National Park Service; and Farley Ketchum, ethnobiologist with the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe. We have just learned that our board member Vida Clark (Ute Mountain Ute) is coming and bringing 10 youth and elders with her! 

There are more ways to participate by sponsoring a tribal elder or youth to come to the conference, donating school supplies to be distributed at the reservations and underwriting our presenters’ expenses and honoraria. 

To register,please go to  https://nastap.org/event-6643182

For questions, please contact: lee.recca@gmail.com or call at 303834-0320. We hope to welcome you there! 

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