Natural Areas News
December 2021
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The Natural Areas Association (NAA) is an engaged community of peers and colleagues who form a resource that can respond to questions, propose ideas, share methodologies and advance best practices. Natural Areas News is just one way of many that we use to share reliable science, emerging challenges, best practices, and to celebrate achievements.
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NAA Names 2021 Award Recipients
The Natural Areas Association recognizes the importance of celebrating the people and organizations that have made exceptional contributions to stewarding natural areas through two annual awards, the George B. Fell Award, and Carl N. Becker Award. These awards recognize those who have significantly advocated for and advanced research, methods or policy approaches for better identification and protection of natural areas.
On October 19, 2021, during the 2021 Natural Areas Conference, the NAA celebrated the following recipients.
George B. Fell Award for Lifetime Achievement - Dr. Glenn Patrick Juday, Professor Emeritus of Forest Ecology, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Learn more about Glenn Juday and his work on the NAA Awards page.
Carl N. Becker Stewardship Award - Ken McCarty, Natural Resource Management Program Director, Missouri State Parks
Learn more about Ken McCarty and his work on the NAA Awards page.
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State Natural Areas Program (SNAP) Reports
The November 17 SNAP Roundtable featured twelve states who provided recorded state natural areas reports and then joined us to participate in the discussion.
The SNAP Roundtable included state natural areas reports from Arkansas, California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
October 2021 Issue of the Natural Areas Journal
Published in January, April, July, and October, the Natural Areas Journal is a peer reviewed, scientific journal focused on natural areas management, preservation, and restoration featuring papers from around the globe.
Open Access: Using Citizen Science Observations to Develop Managed Area Watch Lists, Bruce E. Young, Michael T. Lee, Mark Frey, Kris Barnes, Parker Hopkins
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We cannot wait be in person for 2022! Mark your calendar now and check out our conference webpage for more details as they are available.
Call for Proposals is Open: The deadline is March 1, 2021 – but don’t wait because we are already working on the agenda. Individual presentations, posters, workshops … We cannot wait to hear from you!
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NAA Team Member: West Virginia Department of Natural Resources: West Virginia Natural Areas Program designates first sites in Canaan Valley. October 2021
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NAA Team Member: The New Jersey Natural Heritage Program releases the 2021 Environmental Trends Endangered Plants Report. July 2021
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NAA Team Member: US Fish & Wildlife Service, Patricia DeAngelis named Conservation Champion by the Center for Plant Conservation. November 2021
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NAA Team Member: The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation celebrates 50 years! November 2021
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NAA Team Member: Sasha Ernst, Florida State Parks Celebrate 50 Years of Prescribed Fire. November 2021
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NAA Team Member: The Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves releases the 2021 Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund Annual Report November 2021
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NAA Team Member: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Minnesota fire towers help preserve 5,000-year-old Big Bog State Recreation Area November 2021
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