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The George Wright Society champions stewardship of parks, protected & conserved areas, cultural sites, and other kinds of place-based conservation by connecting people, places, knowledge, and ideas. By uniting people from many different backgrounds around a common passion for protecting Earth’s natural and cultural heritage, we create the collaboration needed to meet today’s greatest conservation challenges.

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INNOVATING ACROSS BOUNDARIES FOR
Parks • Cultural Sites
Protected / Conserved Areas
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University of Montana, Missoula  •  October 20–23, 2025

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Plan to join us as we launch a new series of annual workshops exploring the latest in place-based conservation!

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Call for Proposals now open through April 1!

GWS ParkForum 2025 1-min Intro

GWS ParkForum 2025 1-min Intro

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The first-ever biography of our namesake — the visionary who revolutionized management of America‘s national parks

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“Emory’s enumeration of Wright’s accomplishments—including a survey of wildlife in Western parks, the first of its kind—is nothing short of awe-inspiring. Highly recommended for nature lovers and park enthusiasts.” LIBRARY JOURNAL

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Watch our virtual chat
with author Jerry Emory!
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Parkwire,  GWS’s daily global digest

of park news  •  Follow on FB

Latest top headlines  •  21 January 2025

Trump reversed a number of protections for Alaska wilderness areas and public lands related to drilling, mining, and hunting. https://buff.ly/3CjImU2

Trump declared that the name of Denali, the highest peak in the US, would revert to "Mount McKinley." The name of the surrounding Denali NP&Pres will remain the same. https://buff.ly/3DZ7Vdy

Tribes with traditional ties to Yosemite NP have filed for a permit to gather plants in the park. https://buff.ly/3PCQ5zP

Two House Republicans introduced a bill that would gut the Antiquities Act. https://buff.ly/42kpfEe

Biden also fell short of his goals in protecting the sage grouse. https://buff.ly/3C1813Z

With his time in office nearly gone, Biden withdrew proposed stricter limits on vessel speeds in Atlantic waters where the endangered right whale lives. The speed limits were proposed to lessen the chance of whales being killed by ships. https://buff.ly/3WmZE9z

In interviews with the news site National Parks Traveler, various current and former USNPS employees expressed a range of concerns about the incoming Trump II administration's approach to NPs and the agency. https://buff.ly/4jeJOI3

Nepal's highest court has thrown out a law that would have allowed all kinds of development in PAs. The decision is regarded as a historic win for conservation in Nepal. https://buff.ly/3CjPBv9
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