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Joyce Bender served the Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission for 31 years. She is the 2018 recipient of the Carl N. Becker Stewardship Award and NAA Member since 1988.

Better Together: Advancing Conservation Through Vision, Tenacity and Adaptability

Meet Glenn Patrick Juday, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Forest Ecology, University of Alaska Fairbanks. Lifetime Member of the NAA since 1983.

Member News - June 2021

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NAA Member: Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). Governor Northam Updates ConserveVA to prioritize land conservation projects for water quality and protection of battlefields that saw the engagement of African American troops. July 2020
NAA Team Member: Bill Holimon and the Arkansas Natural Heritage Program announce their newest natural area acquisition, Blue Mountain; the last remaining mountain in the Maumelle Pinnacles chain. July 2020
NAA Team Member: Mary Ann Perkins, Carnegie Museum of Natural History's Hall of Botany is now OPEN! The Hall of Botany includes a new entry experience and fresh storytelling that connects the beloved exhibition to the museum’s initiatives around the Anthropocene and nature. July 2020

NAA Team Member: The Forest Preserve of Will County, IL has received its largest property gift in honor of her husband and the family’s love of land. July 2020
NAA Team Member: Cornell Botanic Garden features a lecture on Racial Equity in Environmentalism. July 2020
NAA Team Member: Biohabitats announces Geauga Park District Bass Lake Preserve undergoes restoration project. July 2020
NAA Team Member: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announces the results of its annual study. Wisconsin Ruffed Grouse Survey Shows Decrease In Breeding Grouse. July 2020
NAA Team Member: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announces Climate-informed reforestation taking place at state parks along North Shore. July 2020
NAA Team Member: Dudek discusses Protecting Plants while Protecting the Planet: Approaches to Bolster Narrowly Endemic Plant Species. July 2020
NAA Team Member: Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) The species recovery effort, known as The Alal Project is announcing the next steps in the recovery efforts of ?alal? (Hawaiian crow). July 2020

Reed Noss and Bonnie Heidel are long-time NAA members and co-authors on article: Vascular plant extinction in the continental United States and Canada, Conservation Biology, August 2020 . The number of presumed extinct plants from the continental United States and Canada is much greater than previously recognized.

The Natural Areas Journal

The Natural Areas Journal is the flagship publication of the Natural Areas Association is the leading voice in natural areas management and preservation.

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Current Issue:

VOL. 41 NO. 2 | APRIL 2021

Popular Open-Access Articles:

April 2021 - Priority Species Lists to Restore Desert Tortoise and Pollinator Habitats in Mojave Desert Shrublands

Jan 2 021 - A Sampling-Based Approach to Estimating the Minimum Population Size of the Federally Threatened Colorado Hookless Cactus

Nov 20 20 - Current and Future Carbon Storage Capacity in a Southeastern Pennsylvania Forest

Sep 20 20 - Toward Improving Pollinator Habitat: Reconstructing Prairies with High Forb Diversity

THE NATURAL AREAS JOURNAL

The Natural Areas Journal is a peer-reviewed, internationally recognized professional journal for scientists and natural areas professionals.

STEWARDSHIP IN ACTION - FIELD WORKSHOPS

We hold these events in various locations to allow our community members to share regionally specific information, strategies and tools for natural areas management.

NATURAL AREAS CONFERENCE

The Natural Areas Conference will be coming to Duluth, Minnesota in 2022. Duluth is located right on the shore of Lake Superior, the largest of the Great Lakes.