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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

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

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

“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

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  •  14 November 2024

The largest coral ever discovered has been found near the Solomon Islands. Scientists are cautiously optimistic that it will be protected. https://buff.ly/3Z6XnBq

Biden endorsed a controversial land swap that would allow a road to be built through part of Izembek NWR. https://buff.ly/3UPXyOI

Bar Harbor, Maine — the principal gateway town to Acadia NP — narrowly voted to keep in place restrictions on the number of people who can disembark from cruise ships. https://buff.ly/4eygWXA

USNPS will not recommend any designated wilderness in Big Cypress NPres, although almost 200,000 acres of the park were identified as being potentially eligible. https://buff.ly/4fIcB5k

Trump's election is hanging over the start of the global climate talks. https://buff.ly/3UPBi7F

The state of Wyoming has voted to sell the Kelly Parcel, the last state-owned inholding within the boundaries of Grand Teton NP, to USNPS for a minimum price of $100 million. There are some strings attached. https://buff.ly/4hIAnzK
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