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2019 Natural Areas Conference

In October more than 350 practitioners, managers, researchers, and students joined us in Pittsburgh, PA to learn about challenges and opportunities in natural areas across the country through four workshops, eight symposia, 69 session presentations, and seven field workshops.  The Natural Areas Association thanks our partners and sponsors for making all of this possible!     

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An Endangered Species Act Success Story: Tennessee Purple Coneflower

Echinacea tennesseensis was de-listed as a federally endangered species in 2011 and continues to rebound.

Read the New York Times article

Read the NAJ article

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Minnesota Scientific and Natural Areas Program Celebrates 50 Years of Conservation

The Natural Areas Association congratulates Minnesota Scientific and Natural Areas Program on this milestone anniversary!

Check out Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources

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Support the Botany Bill

The Natural Areas Association and more than 80 other partner organizations have endorsed the Botany Bill (H.R. 1572 and S. 2384) , bi-partisan national legislation that promotes botanical research and sciences capacity.

Read more about the Botany Bill 

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A Powerful New Tool For Refining Conservation Priorities

NatureServe introduced the Map of Biodiversity Importance – a picture of the places that most need protection to advance species conservation in the contiguous United States.

Read more about NatureServe and the Map of Biodiversity Importance 

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Arkansas Protects Its 75th Natural Area

Congratulations to Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission on conserving Huttig Pine Flatwoods Natural Area, over 1300 acres of Open Pine-Hardwood Flatwoods, the most endangered forest ecosystem in the state.

Read more about the ANHC and the Huttig Pine Flatwoods Natural Area

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