Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;font-size:12pt"><P><SPAN>Natural Area Preserves (NAPs) protect priority species and high quality ecosystems, and Natural Resources Conservation Areas (NRCAs) often contain priority species or ecosystems but also offer access to low-impact public uses. Both types of areas provide opportunities for education and research and contain vital components of Washington’s ecological, natural, and cultural heritage.</SPAN></P></DIV>