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WNPA-funded Research
Western National Parks Association wants the public to know the history, issues, and solutions that come from the research that we support with grants. That’s why we provide engaging stories about what scientists are discovering at the more than 70 national parks that we partner with.
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Understanding a Decade of Dietary Competition in Two Endemic Island Carnivores
Grant Enables Research on Rare Biodiversity in Saguaro National Park
Saguaro National Park
Desert Plants at Saguaro National Park Resist Ravages of Drought
Saguaro National Park
Solving the Puzzle of Dying Curl-leaf Mountain Mahogany Trees in Bighorn Canyon
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Wildlife Scientists: Saguaro Flowering is Changing
Saguaro National Park
Tipi Rings Outline Circle of Domestic Life at Bighorn Canyon
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Analysis Finds 11 Native Red Foxes in Great Basin National Park
Great Basin National Park
Age of Great Houses at Chaco Canyon May Lie in Tree Rings
Chaco Culture National Historic Park
Biologists Monitor CAVE Bats for White-Nose Syndrome
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Three Decades of Ecological Change: the 2020 Saguaro Census—Part II: Changes in the Plant Community
Saguaro National Park
Ceramic analysis of material excavated in the 1970s at the Loma Alta Site, Saguaro National Park
Saguaro National Park
Prey analysis of Mexican Spotted Owls in Walnut Canyon National Monument
Walnut Canyon Natinoal Monument
