Lied Lodge & Conference Center

The Lied Lodge and Conference Center is a world class facility dedicated to the achievement of successful meetings. Lied Conference Center reflects the mission and goals of its parent organization, The National Arbor Day Foundation.

The Arbor Day Foundation convenes conferences at Lied Conference Center to find creative solutions for the complex problems facing trees and the environment.

Fuelwood Plant

Growing trees for fuelwood is a job-creating technology that improves the environment. The fuelwood plant has a Visitors Gallery where you can see how wood chips fuel the conference center's boilers and learn more about biomass and other renewable energy sources.

Wood chips, stored in the hopper, are fed by scrapers and augers to the boiler system, where steam is created for heating and hot water. An evaporation/absorption chiller uses the steam to create air conditioning. Cyclone precipitators remove particulates so emissions are clean. Ash is removed and composted or recycled. Click here to learn more about this system.

Lied Conference Center (pronounced lead as in leadership) is the only education center of its kind in America with staff and programs dedicated to tree planting and environmental stewardship. the project began with a challenge grant from the United States Congress, championed by senators J. James Exon and J. Robert Kerry and endorsed by the National Association of State Foresters.

Web sites:

More information about the Arbor Day Farm Lied Lodge and Conference Center can be found at the following sites:

The Arbor Day Foundation

The Lied Lodge Web Site