75年來，北美西部博物學家(前大盆地博物學家)發表了有關北美西部生物自然史的研究。從最北部的加拿大和阿拉斯加到南部的墨西哥，從密西西比河到太平洋，北美西部包括了無與倫比的多樣性的土地:炎熱和寒冷的沙漠，郁郁蔥蔥的山谷，高聳的山脈，河流和小溪，沙灘，凍土帶，被風吹過的山脊，堿地，寧靜的森林，和似乎無窮無盡的空間。目的:多年來，《自然》雜志已牢固地確立了自己作為一個論壇的地位，報道有關自然歷史主題和研究方法的原創研究，包括描述性和分析性的研究。我們的目標不僅是繼續，而且是擴大這一出版傳統。范圍:北美西部博物學家既不限制也不偏愛生物學領域的手稿。每個問題都從不同學科(如生態學、種群動力學、行為學、系統學、解剖學和生理學)的角度來對待不同的分類群。

For more than 75 years, the Western North American Naturalist (formerly Great Basin Naturalist) has published research pertaining to the biological natural history of western North America. From northernmost Canada and Alaska to southern Mexico, and from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, western North America encompasses land of incomparable variety: hot and cold deserts, lush valleys, towering mountains, rivers and streams, sandy beaches, frozen tundra, windswept ridges, alkali flats, tranquil forests, and seemingly endless space.Aims: Over the years the journal has firmly established itself as a forum for reporting original research on natural history topics and research methods, both descriptive and analytical. Our goal is not only to continue but to expand this publishing tradition.Scope: The Western North American Naturalist places neither restriction nor preference on manuscripts within the disciplines of the biological sciences. Each issue treats diverse taxa from the perspectives of various disciplines (e.g., ecology, population dynamics, behavior, systematics, anatomy, and physiology).