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The Antiquities Act is a landmark of American conservation legislation, but have presidents consistently abused the law’s intent? find out more
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JUST PUBLISHED!

Rethinking Protected Areas in a Changing World— Proceedings of the 2007 GWS Conference

over 60 papers from a wide range of natural and cultural resource disciplines
Sample the latest issue of our journal, The George Wright Forum
In the Spotlight ...
Mission 66: Modernism and the National Park Dilemma, authored by GWS member Ethan Carr
U.S. World Heritage Tentative List Completed
In 2016 the U.S. National Park Service will celebrate its 100th anniversary. The GWS is leading up to the event with a series of 27 essays — one in each issue of our journal, The George Wright Forum — that go beyond sound bites to probe the real challenges facing the agency today. Each Centennial Essay is filled with fresh, thought-provoking ideas that will change the way you think about the future of the U.S. national park system.
The current Centennial Essay
The NPS and Civic Engagement
Over the last decade the NPS has made a concerted effort to engage controversial subjects in its interpretation of the parks: slavery, lynchings, evolution, and more. Esteemed historian Edward T. Linenthal, who has been closely involved with this effort, looks at how well the agency has done and what issue it ought to tackle next. The answer may surprise you.
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 Upcoming events
Biosphere Reserves Get Boost at World Congress in Madrid

Several GWS members attended the Third World Congress of Biosphere Reserves in Madrid in February. Work continued to revitalize the U.S. biosphere reserve program, and some significant progress was made. Read the draft report from the U.S. Congress participants to catch up on the efforts to rejuvenate this important program.

The field of ecology is dominated by white males. What are the barriers facing people from other backgrounds who want a seat in the academy? find out more
For the first time in more than 25 years, the United States has identified properties it considers worthy of recognition as World Heritage sites, setting the stage for their possible nomination. Working in partnership with the National Park Service, the GWS helped manage the process that resulted in the new U.S. World Heritage Tentative List.
• Canadian Parks for Tomorrow: 40th Anniversary Conference, May 8-13, 2008. An international conference to assess Canada’s parks and protected areas in the 21st century. | conference website

• Designing the Parks, May 20-22 (Charlottesville, VA) and December 9-11, 2008 (San Francisco). A 2-part conference examining the design of buildings and landscapes in regional, state, and national parks. | conference website

• 2008 CESU Network National Meeting, June 18-19, 2008. The annual meeting of the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units network. CESUs provide research, technical assistance, and education to resource and environmental managers. | meeting website | registration form

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March 2-6, 2009 | Portland, Oregon
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