AAG Protected Areas Specialty Group

The Protected Areas Specialty Group of the AAG can now be found on new social media pages: find us on Bluesky Social via @ pasg-aag.bsky.social and LinkedIn via 'Protected Areas Specialty Group AAG'!

Looking for updates from #AAG2025 in Detroit? Don’t forget to follow us on Bluesky Social via @ pasg-aag.bsky.social for the latest news and reminders!

Frances Perkins was America’s first woman Cabinet Secretary and the longest-serving Secretary of Labor. Today, a new national park honoring her life and service has been established in Newcastle, Maine. nps.gov/orgs/1207/secr…

432 #nationalparks and counting. Thank you Joe Biden for designating the historic Carlisle Indian School our newest national monument! - whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/… #edchat #nps #findyourpark

And yet, today @POTUS designated the Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument - the place where the brutal legacy of the federal Indian boarding school system was inspired. doi.gov/pressreleases/…

Could this be a trend for all public lands agencies moving forward? coloradosun.com/2024/11/14/for…

After two years of effort by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, the US Board on Geographic Names has agreed to rename the highest point in Great Smoky Mountains National Park to "Kuwohi", recognizing Indigenous heritage and place name repatriation. bit.ly/4fInioz

If you are interested in participating in either session, please send your 250 word abstract to Yolonda Youngs (yyoungs@csusb.edu) and Xochizeltzin Castañeda-Camacho (xochi@stolaf.edu) by October 22, 2024.

Call for Papers for AAG 2025 in Detroit! Two sessions to choose from: - Human-Environment Approaches to National Parks and Protected Areas Research - GIS, Geospatial & Digital Approaches to National Parks and Protected Areas Research

News Release—Kuwohi name restored to the highest peak in the Smokies The U.S. Board of Geographic Names voted today in favor to change the name of Clingmans Dome to Kuwohi. Full news release at go.nps.gov/KuwohiNameRest…

Join @NatlParkService for National Public Lands Day on Sept. 28, to participate in the nation's largest single-day volunteer effort! Last year, over 130 parks hosted events with 7,600 volunteers donating an impressive 41,500 hours of service. Get involved: bit.ly/2pkgyG9

Call for Papers - Upcoming Special Issue of the Parks Stewardship Forum on "Park-based Learning: Youth Engagement in Climate Change Education”. Click the following link below to view the flyer: georgewrightsociety.org/_files/ugd/1f2…

See how this map of @NatlParkService lands lets you visualize multiple variables at once. 🗺️ Very demure, very mindful. Learn how to use the new “quantity by category” capability in ArcGIS Pro. esri.social/Gn5J50T8Qsp #Cartocreativity #ArcGISPro

The National Park Service was created on August 25, 1916. 🎂 After 108 years, we've grown into more than 430 national parks and many programs that reach communities around the country. Learn more at: nps.gov/subjects/npsce…

#ICYMI The Blackwell School National Historic Site has been established by @Interior as the 430th national park! Our parks are more than just testaments to America’s natural beauty and can serve as monuments to our country’s diverse heritage. npca.org/articles/4206-…

📣 Book announcement: Dr. Joe Weber from our department along with Dr. @SelimaSultana1 from UNC Greensboro recently published a book titled "The Parks Belong to the People: The Geography of the National Park System" by University of Georgia Press. amazon.com/Parks-Belong-P…

Board Members: Elizabeth Perry, Michigan State University Selima Sultana, UNC Greensboro Denielle Perry, Northern Arizona University Michael Pretes, University of North Alabama Student Board Member: Lisa Vebber, Pennsylvania State University

In case you missed the news, we wanted to share congratulations to our newly elected PASG leadership! Chair: Yolonda Youngs, CSU – San Bernardino Vice Chair: Xochizeltzin Castandeda-Camacho, CIGA-UNAM

During the PASG's in-person paper sessions at AAG 2024 in Honolulu, we unveiled a new short promotional video for the PASG, created by PASG members! Enjoy it at the following link: youtube.com/watch?v=EQGOEq…

Located close to the @GreatSmokyNPS, UT is a natural fit for a course about environmental issues in national parks. From wildfires to sequoia groves, Vols are learning about the complexities of our environment in this @UTKGeography class. #NationalParkWeek news.utk.edu/2024/03/13/the…