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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Latest top headlines • 24 September 2026
A man who violated regulations in Yellowstone NP and then claimed that the superintendent had no power to enforce them lost his case in court. https://buff.ly/xD8DDXA
As expected, a Trump-dominated board ended a required review process of his arch project. https://buff.ly/8ESsTL8
A graduate student has stumbled upon the oldest known whitebark pine in Grand Teton NP — a beautiful, twisted survivor almost 1300 years old. https://buff.ly/NSh9oML
A judge allowed a controversial land swap to give Musk's spaceport acreage he wants from a NWR. An appeal may be filed. https://buff.ly/i1HqvKZ
A new executive order from Trump will open up several NMons to hunting. https://buff.ly/X0lpT8P
Despite intense opposition, contractors have begun building Trump's border wall in Texas' Big Bend region — albeit for the moment outside the boundaries of Big Bend NP and Big Bend Ranch SP. https://buff.ly/yqloZMT
Houses are falling into the ocean at Cape Hatteras NS (and elsewhere) because of rising sea levels. There is plenty of warning, but homeowners are incentivized to let them collapse with all their belongings inside because of the way federal flood insurance works. https://buff.ly/CC03iKD
INSPIRED BY GEORGE MELÉNDEZ WRIGHT
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
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