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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 next year 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  •  12 December 2024

Some wildlife groups are asking USFWS to change how it measures the recovery of grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Area. https://buff.ly/49C12dX

USBLM has approved a scaled-down version of a wind energy project that is controversial because it is close to Minidoka NHS. https://www.eastidahonews.com/2024/12/blm-issues-final-approval-of-scaled-down-lava-ridge-wind-project-in-idaho/

USFWS is recommending that monarch butterflies be listed as "threatened" under the ESA. It would become the most commonly seen species to be so listed. https://buff.ly/4irgAp1

Biden has proclaimed Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School NMon, the site of one of the most prominent — and infamous — boarding schools in the country. https://buff.ly/3BmeTs7

Opponents of a large new data center planned adjacent to Manassas NB have appealed a judge's ruling that went against them. https://buff.ly/3ZnbQYK

The European Union is weakening protections for wolves — cheering farmers but dismaying conservationists. https://buff.ly/4gmgUn3
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