Natural Areas Association (NAA) is an association of scientists and practitioners focused on the management of ecologically significant natural landscapes with the intent to protect biodiversity for current and future generations. Natural Areas News is your trusted resource for current events, reliable science, conservation success, emerging challenges, best practices, and achievements of those who work daily to preserve natural areas.

Multiple organizations co-authored and recently released the most comprehensive report of pollinator health ever undertaken in Colorado. The study assesses the health of Colorado’s native pollinators, evaluates state policies for safeguarding pollinators, and makes recommendations on how to preserve and protect them.

Once common in the West, whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis Engelm) is being wiped out by a deadly fungus, ravaging beetles, and climate change. Scientists hope advances in gene sequencing and a recent federal listing as threatened will speed the hunt for trees that can be replanted and seed the future.

Photo courtesy of the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program

North Carolina's Natural Heritage Program announced the completion of a comprehensive guidebook that serves as a definitive resource for ecologists, researchers, and conservationists. This guidebook provides detailed descriptions of the 343 natural community types recognized in North Carolina.

The Klamath River is the subject of the largest dam removal project in U.S. history, with the removal of three dams on the Klamath River. This monumental project is a significant milestone in a decades-long push by various stakeholders, including Native Americans, environmentalists, and fishermen, to restore the river to its natural state.

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