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North Dakota admitted under the Omnibus Enabling Act. Its school trust lands are managed today by the Department of Trust Lands for the benefit of K-12 students.
ASTL National Conference 2026
June 25-26, 2026, at the Utah State Capitol.
The 2026 Advocates for School Trust Lands National Conference brought advocates, trustees, educators, and school-trust-land experts to Salt Lake City for two days on how land generates revenue for public schools, how coalitions are built, and how the money can be tracked back to the beneficiaries.
Dates
June 25-26, 2026
Venue
Utah State Capitol
Salt Lake City, Utah
Attendance
More than 40 attendees
Advocates, trustees, educators, and experts from across the trust-land states.
Conference recap
A successful gathering for the trust.
The 2026 National Conference drew more than 40 registered attendees to the Utah State Capitol for two days of programs on trust-land accountability — the revenue the lands generate, the coalitions that defend them, and the work of tracking the money back to the public school beneficiaries the trusts exist to serve.
Thank you to every delegate, speaker, and volunteer who made the conference a success.
Materials and follow-ups
The shared agenda folder holds the public conference materials. Follow-up essays and letters appear in ASTL Voices.
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Plans for ASTL's next conference will be announced here as they are confirmed.
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