Announcing a new special issue of the Natural Areas Journal! Our Call for Papers is now open for submissions focusing on land stewardship from a water resource perspective.
We welcome submissions from all regions; however, topics of interest to land stewards in the West or the Southeast Coastal Plain are particularly welcome. This special issue will be devoted to evaluating the state of scientific research on how practices used to restore and manage conservation lands (forests, parks, wildlife management areas, nature preserves, etc.) affect water quality, water quantity, and freshwater ecosystems. The target audience includes land stewards, policymakers, scientific researchers, and funders of stewardship programs and stewardship-related research. To qualify, a paper should review the most relevant research on the impacts of a category of land stewardship practices on streams, lakes, wetlands, or groundwater, offer guidelines for land managers based on sound science, and identify the highest-priority research targets to fill in scientific knowledge gaps. Submissions must be received by September 30, 2017. Contact Eric Menges at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> We're excited to present this special issue, with funding from the William Penn Foundation and other sources.
