Natural Areas Conference
2022 Natural Areas Conference: Superior Visions: Navigating Complexity Amid Constant Change The 2022 Natural Areas Conference (NAC22), Superior Visions: Navigating Complexity Amid Constant Change, will be in Duluth, Minnesota. Duluth is located on the shore of Lake Superior, the largest of the Great Lakes. The northeast area of Minnesota is renowned for its natural areas, offering boreal and hardwood forest, extensive lakes, bogs and wetlands, as well as savanna and upland prairie. |
NAA Awards
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. Current Issue: Popular Open-Access Articles: July 2022 - Strategies for Long-Term Monitoring of Riverscour Plant Communities to Inform Science-Based Management October 2021 - Patterns of Anthropogenic Fire within the Midwestern Tallgrass Prairie 1673–1905: Evidence from Written Accounts July 2021 - Targeted Species Projects for Volunteers to Increase Early Detection Capacity: The Water Chestnut Mapping Challenge April 2021 - Priority Species Lists to Restore Desert Tortoise and Pollinator Habitats in Mojave Desert Shrublands Jan 2021 - A Sampling-Based Approach to Estimating the Minimum Population Size of the Federally Threatened Colorado Hookless Cactus |
Additional Resources
Virtual Symposia
June 28, 2022 - Oct 28, 2022 - Nature’s Front Line: The Role of Natural Areas in Climate Resilience in Central Appalachian Forests *Edited Symposium now available for purchase January 18, 2023 - Fragmented Prairies and Grasslands: reconnecting habitats through collaborative relationships |
SNAP - State Natural Areas Program Roundtable
SNAP Roundtables: If you would like to register for notifications regarding future SNAP meetings, click here. |
The Natural Areas Journal is a peer-reviewed, internationally recognized professional journal for scientists and natural areas professionals.
We hold these events in various locations to allow our community members to share regionally specific information, strategies and tools for natural areas management.
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.
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