diff --git a/src/app/area/[[...slug]]/page.tsx b/src/app/area/[[...slug]]/page.tsx
index 3f67c7321..8fd38ecb4 100644
--- a/src/app/area/[[...slug]]/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/area/[[...slug]]/page.tsx
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export default async function Page ({ params }: PageWithCatchAllUuidProps): Prom
         <div className='area-climb-page-summary-left'>
           <h1>{areaName}</h1>
 
-          <div className='mt-6 flex flex-col text-xs text-secondary border-t border-b  divide-y'>
+          <div className='mt-6 flex flex-col text-xs text-secondary border-t border-b divide-y'>
             <a
               href={getMapHref({
                 lat,
@@ -107,7 +107,14 @@ export default async function Page ({ params }: PageWithCatchAllUuidProps): Prom
           <div className='flex items-center gap-2'>
             <h3>Description</h3>
             <span className='text-xs inline-block align-baseline'>
-              [<Link href={`/editArea/${uuid}/general#description`} className='hover:underline'>Edit</Link>]
+              [
+              <Link
+                href={`/editArea/${uuid}/general#description`}
+                target='_new'
+                className='hover:underline'
+              >
+                Edit
+              </Link>]
             </span>
           </div>
           {(description == null || description.trim() === '') && <EditDescriptionCTA uuid={uuid} />}
@@ -142,7 +149,7 @@ const EditDescriptionCTA: React.FC<{ uuid: string }> = ({ uuid }) => (
   <div role='alert' className='alert'>
     <Lightbulb size={24} />
     <div className='text-sm'>No information available.  Be the first to&nbsp;
-      <Link href={`/editArea/${uuid}/general#description`} className='link-dotted inline-flex items-center gap-1'>
+      <Link href={`/editArea/${uuid}/general#description`} target='_new' className='link-dotted inline-flex items-center gap-1'>
         add a description <ArrowRight size={16} />
       </Link>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/app/area/[[...slug]]/sections/SubAreasSection.tsx b/src/app/area/[[...slug]]/sections/SubAreasSection.tsx
index f7cf12abd..c862fd370 100644
--- a/src/app/area/[[...slug]]/sections/SubAreasSection.tsx
+++ b/src/app/area/[[...slug]]/sections/SubAreasSection.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export const SubAreasSection: React.FC<{ area: AreaType } > = ({ area }) => {
         <div className='flex items-center gap-3'>
           <h3 className='flex items-center gap-4'><AreaEntityBullet />{children.length} Areas</h3>
         </div>
-        <Link href={`/editArea/${uuid}/general#addArea`} className='btn btn-sm btn-accent'>
+        <Link href={`/editArea/${uuid}/general#addArea`} target='_new' className='btn btn-sm btn-accent'>
           <PlusCircle size={16} /> New Areas
         </Link>
       </div>
diff --git a/src/app/components/AreaPageActions.tsx b/src/app/components/AreaPageActions.tsx
index 314b9b46e..fe5561408 100644
--- a/src/app/components/AreaPageActions.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/AreaPageActions.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { UploadPhotoButton } from '@/components/media/PhotoUploadButtons'
  */
 export const AreaPageActions: React.FC<{ uuid: string, areaName: string } > = ({ uuid, areaName }) => (
   <ul className='max-w-sm md:max-w-md flex items-center justify-between gap-2 w-full'>
-    <Link href={`/editArea/${uuid}`} className='btn btn-solid btn-accent'>
+    <Link href={`/editArea/${uuid}`} target='_new' className='btn btn-solid btn-accent'>
       <PencilSimple size={20} weight='duotone' /> Edit
     </Link>
 
diff --git a/src/app/editArea/[slug]/general/components/AddAreaForm.tsx b/src/app/editArea/[slug]/general/components/AddAreaForm.tsx
index 18aa91b2f..b1508419d 100644
--- a/src/app/editArea/[slug]/general/components/AddAreaForm.tsx
+++ b/src/app/editArea/[slug]/general/components/AddAreaForm.tsx
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export const AddAreaForm: React.FC<{ area: AreaType }> = ({ area }) => {
       {notEditable &&
         <div role='alert' className='alert alert-info'>
           <WarningOctagon size={24} />
-          <span>Cannot add new areas to a crag or a boulder.</span>
+          <span>This area is either a crag or a boulder.  Adding a new child area is not allowed.</span>
         </div>}
       <DashboardInput
         name='areaName'