THE GEORGE WRIGHT FORUM volume 22 number 1 • 2005 Conservation at the Landscape Scale Origins Founded in 1980, the George Wright Society is organized for the pur poses of promoting the application of knowledge, fostering communica tion, improving resource management, and providing information to improve public understanding and appreciation of the basic purposes of natural and cultural parks and equivalent reserves. The Society is dedi cated to the protection, preservation, and management of cultural and nat ural parks and reserves through research and education. Mission The George Wright Society advances the scientific and heritage values of parks and protected areas. The Society promotes professional research and resource stewardship across natural and cultural disciplines, provides avenues of communication, and encourages public policies that embrace these values. Our Goal The Society strives to be the premier organization connecting people, places, knowledge, and ideas to foster excellence in natural and cultural resource management, research, protection, and interpretation in parks and equivalent reserves. Board of Directors DWIGHT T. PlTCAITHLEY, President • Las Cruces, New Mexico ABIGAIL B. MILLER, Vice President • Shelburne, Vermont JERRY EMORY, Treasurer • Mill Valley, California GILLIAN BOWSER, Secretary • Bryan, Texas REBECCA CONARD • Murfrcesboro, Tennessee BRUCE M. KILGORE • Pocatcllo, Idaho SUZANNE LEWIS • Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming DAVIDj. PARSONS • Florence, Montana JOHN J. REYNOLDS • Castro Valley, California WILLIAM H. WALKER, JR. • Hcmdon, Virginia STEPHEN WOODLEY • Chelsea, Quebec Executive Office DAVID HARMON, Executive Director EMILY DEKKER-FIALA, Conference Coordinator P. O. Box 65 • Hancock, Michigan 49930-0065 USA 1-906-487-9722 • fax 1-906-487-9405
[email protected] • www.georgewright.org The George Wright Society is a member of US/ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites—U.S.