Proceedings of the GWS Conferences
on Parks, Protected Areas &
Cultural Sites
In 1982 the Society began hosting a series of conferences which became the USA's leading recurring professional forum on protected area issues. For most of these conferences a proceedings volume has been published. Prior to the 2001 conference, the proceedings have not been digitized and are currently out of print. Beginning with the 2001 conference, proceedings are also available as free PDF downloads.
You can explore the rich knowledge base that has been created over the past 35+ years by following the links below.
The 2017 GWS Conference • Norfolk, VA
Connections Across People, Place, and Time: Proceedings of the 2017 George Wright Society Conference on Parks, Protected Areas, and Cultural Sites • Samantha Weber, ed.
Availability: Digital book (PDF format). • Price: no charge
View table of contents (contains links to free PDF downloads)
You can also view several GWS2017 PowerPoint presentations that were made at the conference but not written up for the Proceedings.
The 2015 GWS Conference • Oakland, CA
Engagement, Education, and Expectations: The Future of Parks and Protected Areas—Proceedings of the 2015 George Wright Society Biennial Conference on Parks, Protected Areas, and Cultural Sites • Samantha Weber, ed.
Availability: Digital book (PDF format). • Price: no charge
View table of contents (contains links to free PDF downloads)
You can also view numerous GWS2015 PowerPoint presentations that were made at the conference but not written up for the Proceedings.
The 2013 GWS Conference • Denver, CO
Protected Areas in a Changing World: Proceedings of the 2013 George Wright Society Biennial Conference on Parks, Protected Areas, and Cultural Sites • Samantha Weber, ed.
Availability: Digital book (PDF format). • Price: no charge
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The 2011 GWS Conference • New Orleans, LA
Rethinking Protected Areas in a Changing World: Proceedings of the 2011 George Wright Society Biennial Conference on Parks, Protected Areas, and Cultural Sites • Samantha Weber, ed.
Availability: Digital book (PDF format). • Price: no charge
View table of contents (contains links to free PDF downloads, including a Spanish translation of abstracts of the proceedings papers)
The 2009 GWS Conference • Portland, Oregon
Rethinking Protected Areas in a Changing World: Proceedings of the 2009 George Wright Society Biennial Conference on Parks, Protected Areas, and Cultural Sites • Samantha Weber, ed.
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The 2007 GWS Conference • St. Paul, Minnesota
Rethinking Protected Areas in a Changing World: Proceedings of the 2007 George Wright Society Biennial Conference on Parks, Protected Areas, and Cultural Sites • Samantha Weber and David Harmon, eds.
Availability: Digital book (PDF format). • Price: no charge
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The 2005 GWS Conference • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
People, Places, and Parks • David Harmon, ed.
Availability: Digital book (PDF format). • Price: no charge
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The 2003 GWS Conference • San Diego, California
Protecting Our Diverse Heritage: The Role of Parks, Protected Areas, and Cultural Sites • David Harmon, Bruce M. Kilgore, and Gay E. Vietzke, eds.
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The 2001 GWS Conference • Denver, Colorado
Crossing Boundaries in Park Management • David Harmon, ed.
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The 1999 GWS Conference • Asheville, North Carolina
On the Frontiers of Conservation • David Harmon, ed.
Availability: Out of print
The 1997 GWS Conference • Albuquerque, New Mexico
Making Protection Work • David Harmon, ed.
Availability: Out of print
The 1995 GWS Conference • Portland, Oregon
Sustainable Society and Protected Areas • Robert M. Linn, ed.
Availability: Out of print
The 1992 GWS Conference • Jacksonville, Florida
Partners in Stewardship • William E. Brown and Stephen D. Veirs, Jr., eds.
Availability: Out of print
The 1990 GWS Conference • El Paso, Texas
A Society Platform for the Next Decade
Availability: No proceedings were produced from this conference.
The 1988 GWS Conference • Tucson, Arizona
Parks and Neighbors: Maintaining Diversity Across Political Boundaries
Availability: No proceedings were produced from this conference.
The 1986 GWS Conference • Fort Collins, Colorado
Conference on Science in the National Parks
Availability: Out of print
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Vol. 1. The Plenary Sessions, Raymond Herrmann & Terri Bostedt-Craig, eds.
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Vol. 2. Wildlife Management and Habitats, Francis J. Singer, ed.
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Vol. 3. Physical Processes and Water Resources, Marshall Flug, ed. (OUT OF PRINT)
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Vol. 4. Vegetation Change & Historic Landscape Management, Susan Bratton, ed.
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Vol. 5. Management of Exotic Species in Natural Communities, L. K. Thomas, Jr., ed.
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Vol. 6. Fisheries and Coastal Wetlands Research, Gary Larson & Michael Soukup, eds.
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Vol. 7. Interdisciplinary Approaches to Freshwater Wetlands Research, Douglas A. Wilcox, ed.
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Vol. 8. Geographic Information Systems, Jan W. van Wagtendonk, ed.
View table of contents for all 8 volumes
The 1982 GWS Conference • Washington, D.C.
Strategy Conference: Protection of Cultural and Natural Resources—A Research and Education Agenda
Availability: No proceedings were produced from this conference; some papers from the conference were published in The George Wright Forum.