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The mission of the Natural
Areas Association is to advance the preservation of natural diversity.
The Association works to inform, unite, and support persons engaged in
identifying, protecting, managing, and studying natural areas and
biological diversity across landscapes and ecosystems.
What does the Natural Areas Association Provide?
As a forum for those committed to conservation, the Natural Areas Association:
- Publishes the Natural
Areas Journal; one of
the leading voices in natural areas management and preservation.
The quarterly, peer-reviewed Journal includes articles contributed by both scientists and practitioners on timely and topical issues. Recent articles include research
and monitoring of rare species, invasive and exotic species, prescribed fire effects, riparian ecology
and effects of management actions within natural areas. The
Journal
also includes editorials, letters
to the editors, notices of upcoming conferences and workshops, book reviews, progress reports from state
and federal natural area programs, and important announcements to the membership.
Hosts the annual Natural Areas Conference
and meeting of NAA members. The conference convenes in the fall,
and the venue changes location each year--in 2009 we were in Vancouver, WA
(USA).
The 2010 Natural Areas Conference,
with the theme: "Connecting
For The Future, Across Generations and Disciplines" will be a remarkable
event. It will be held
October 25-29 at Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri, the gateway to many
spectacular natural areas.
The conference includes keynote speakers, a plenary session, symposia
designed for the participants, contributed papers (over 130 presentations
were offered last year!), a banquet, annual award presentations, field
trips/workshops, plus many other events designed to maximize participants'
ability to network and problem-solve with peers.
Publishes the Natural Area News,
a must-read newsletter (spring, summer, fall) which provides timely articles
affecting the natural areas community. It also contains updates on NAA
activities, Action Team and Committee projects, and events.
Publishes
special reports
such as the
Status of State Natural Area Programs.
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Our diverse membership
includes: government and NGO land and resource managers,
biologists, ecologists, researchers, land trusts, educators,
and students, as well as other interested individuals who care about
environmental conservation and
management of natural areas. NAA members can
stay abreast of the research, issues, and
opportunities that are shaping land protection
and land management.
View the
benefits of membership,
and join the NAA today.
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