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

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

“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  •  6 February 2025

The Trump-Musk drive to shut down the US Agency for International Development would affect some very successful programs that create and support NPs. https://buff.ly/40MpbdJ

A decision to close Padre Island NS during a recent sea turtle cold-stunning event is drawing criticism from conservationists. https://buff.ly/3Q7d2Lw

Two Democrats accused DOGE of interfering with computer systems at NOAA. https://buff.ly/40G3ZGm

USNPS officials have stopped the planned summer reservation system for Yosemite NP because they want to get approval from Trump, leaving the plan's implementation in doubt. https://buff.ly/3Q6tFHl

Burgum's first orders to the Department of the Interior called for supercharging energy production, reviewing USBLM's new conservation mandate, and, possibly, reviewing boundaries of NMons for shrinking. https://buff.ly/3EqEyRE

A judge has halted a plan by The Nature Conservancy and USBLM to dig reservoirs for cattle grazing inside Bears Ears NMon. https://buff.ly/40CSjnC

Trump's series of executive orders have sown confusion and fear among USNPS employees. https://buff.ly/4hyvQ26

An appeals court has restored federal protections for critically endangered right whales in New England Atlantic waters. https://buff.ly/4hHCCCu

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