Boston Natural Areas Network

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Boston Natural Areas Network

Abbreviation	BNAN
Merged into	The Trustees of Reservations
Formation	1977; 47 years ago (1977)
Dissolved	December 2014; 9 years ago (2014-12)
Headquarters	Boston, Massachusetts

The Boston Natural Areas Network (BNAN) was a non-profit organization based in Boston, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts founded in 1977 , which worked to identify and protect significant natural areas described as urban wilds and greenways in the metropolitan area. After 7 years of being an affiliate of The Trustees of Reservations, in December 2014 BNAN officially merged with the Trustees, and became part of the Trustees Boston Region.^[1][2]