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Natural Areas Association Announces 2025 Award Recipients

Natural Areas Association is proud to announce the recipients of its 2025 Annual Awards, recognizing outstanding contributions to natural areas stewardship, conservation science, and leadership within our professional community.

Newly proposed Endangered Species Act rules from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service would substantially reduce habitat protections for at-risk wildlife. The changes would tighten the criteria for designating unoccupied areas as critical habitat. The proposals would also remove the automatic “blanket” protections that previously applied to all newly listed threatened species.

Photo courtesy of 𝐵𝑟𝑢𝑐𝑒 𝑆𝑐ℎ𝑢𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒/ Missouri Prairie Foundation

Missouri Prairie Foundation (MPF) has acquired a 38.8-acre property containing 30 acres of old-growth remnant prairie and 8 acres of former cropland. MPF plans to restore the cropped portion to a reconstructed prairie. MPF now owns and manages 5,085 acres of land, including some of Missouri’s most biologically diverse remaining old-growth prairies.

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