Factsheets and brochures have been developed for many of the natural resources monitored by the Natural Heritage Program as well as conservation and management activities of the program. Many of these factsheets are available on line. You will need the free Adobe Acrobat reader to view those marked with (pdf). Otherwise, you can click on any of the hyperlinked entries to view, save and/or print the factsheet; use the back button on your browser to return to the list.
Printed copies of these factsheets are also available on good quality 70# paper with colored ink. Click on the order form to order multiple copies.
Fact sheets and brochures are free. For orders over 100, there is a charge for shipping and handling (schools and state agencies exempt):
Please make check or money order to:
Natural Areas Preservation Fund
Natural Area Protection and Stewardship factsheets describe various conservation, stewardship and protection tools employed by the Dept. of Conservation & Recreation's Natural Heritage Program.
- Natural Area DedicationNatural Area Stewardship
- Ecological Management
- Fire and Natural Areas
Natural Heritage Resources
factsheets provide a closer look at some of the exemplary rare habitats in the Commonweath, and life history, habitats, and conservation
actions for rare plant and animal species and natural communities. Two new canoe trail guide brochures provide information on access to
wonderful canoeing opportunities on the North Landing River Natural Area Preserve.
Natural Communities
Barrier Beaches (pdf)
Baldcypress - Water Tupelo Swamps(pdf)
Groundwater Seepage Wetlands(pdf)
Pocosins(pdf)
Sea-level Fens(pdf)
Seasonal Ponds(pdf)
Tidal Freshwater Marshes (pdf)
Turkey Oak Sandhills(pdf)
Conserving Natural Communities
Animal Species
Migratory Songbird Habitat(pdf)
Rare Beach Nesting Birds(pdf)
Rare Marsh Nesting Birds(pdf)
Rare Odonates(pdf)
Plant Species
Sensitive Joint-vetch (pdf)
Spreading Pogonia (pdf)
Swamp Pink(pdf)
Virginia Sneezeweed (pdf)
Native Plants for Conservation, Restoration and Landscaping brochures are available for specific geographic regions of the Commonwealth:
Invasive Alien Plant factsheets focus on identification, threats and control of the most troublesome of VA's non-native plant species.
Managing Invasive Plant Species in Natural Areas, parks, and Small Woodlands (pdf)
