Natural Areas Association (NAA) is an association of practitioners and scientists focused on the management of ecologically significant landscapes with the intent to protect biodiversity in perpetuity. NAA seeks to improve our work, make our programs and resources available to more people doing this important work, and ensure that we offer information that is meaningful and relevant.
NAA wants to provide programs and resources to current and future practitioners and scientists and ensure our content is widely accessible. By bringing together people with a range of perspectives, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences we can improve our work, because science does not advance in a vacuum. Nature wins when we are open to the insights and experiences of colleagues from a variety of expertise, background and experience.
Our leadership: NAA’s Board of Directors is composed of individuals representing various federal and state agencies and NGO’s committed to the stewardship of ecologically significant landscapes and to the accessibility of evidence-based land management practice to those who manage natural areas.
Our staff: NAA values our employees and the different talents, expertise, and perspective that each brings to the table. We commit to providing a constructive, safe, and positive work atmosphere that promotes mutual respect and empowers individuals to thrive in their jobs.
Our relationships: NAA values collaborative relationships throughout our community of practitioners and beyond. We recognize the value of collaboration to guide, inform, and accomplish our work. We commit to strengthening and deepening connections with existing partners and to establishing new partnerships to comprehensively advance NAA.
NAA and the natural areas conservation community are stronger when we work together in a culture of respect, acceptance, and shared learning - benefiting from both our similarities and differences. This is the spirit of everything we do.
Land stewardship benefits from shared knowledge rich in diverse perspectives. NAA encourages participation from all viewpoints, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences to enrich learning for all.
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