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.
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The sound science and programs that protect our wildlife, air, and water are being quickly and drastically eliminated by the federal government—threatening the species and people we love.
Join the National Wildlife Federation and conservation partners from around the country for America’s Forum for Wildlife! During this virtual forum, you will hear updates and perspectives from America’s top experts on the state of federal conservation science and what’s at stake.
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For the first time in nearly four decades, a team of Illinois scientists reassessed the endangered or threatened status of plants in the state. The team, led by researchers from University of Illinois, found that although three plant species have been wiped out in the Illinois, many others are faring better than previously thought. |
| Many scientists and forest managers say tools such as prescribed burning and thinning boost the chances that forests will survive in a changing landscape. However, others call for a more hands-off approach, arguing that our “active management” of forests will be detrimental to them and the ecosystems they support. |
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In an opinion issued Friday, the federal government got a green light from a Second Circuit panel to restrict deer populations at Sunken Forest on New York’s Fire Island. The panel ruled to allow the National Park Service to construct fencing in the reserve.
NAA will host a virtual symposium, White-Tailed Deer Management in Natural Areas: Exploring New Approaches to an Old Problem, on October 16, 2025, to convene leading scientists, land management practitioners, and wildlife professionals. Learn more.
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| The Endangered Species Act has been a frequent target of the Trump administration. U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum recently compared the Endangered Species List to Hotel California, implying that once a species is added to the list, it's never removed. Natural Areas Association (NAA) has shared delisting and proposed delisting announcements about plants over the years. Here are just a few examples. |
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