Specialty Group

Protected Areas

The Protected Areas Specialty Group (PASG) seeks to promote and encourage research, teaching, and service in the field of Protected Areas, which encompass the creation and management of parks, forests, monuments, historic sites, wildlife refuges, conservation areas, preserves, wilderness, sacred spaces, and other landscapes, buildings, or places protected by law or custom in the United States, other countries, and international areas on Earth and other planets.

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Dues

Regular: $7
Student: $1

Leadership

Chair: Yolonda Youngs, California State University, San Bernardino

Vice Chair: Xochizeltzin Castaneda-Camacho, St. Olaf College

Board Members:

  • Elizabeth Perry, Michigan State University
  • Selima Sultana, University of North Carolina – Greensboro

Board Members:

  • Denielle Perry (Northern Arizona University
  • Michael Pretes (University of North Alabama

Student Board Member: Lisa Vebber, Penn State University

Contact

ProtectedAreasSG@communities.aag.org

Geography Essentials, Planning and Development, Spatial Narratives

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