A Network Connecting Science with Conservation
Providing the scientific basis for effective conservation, NatureServe and its network of natural heritage programs are the trusted source for information about rare and endangered species and threatened ecosystems.
News and Highlights
Confronting Climate Change
Learn how NatureServe is addressing the impacts of climate change on biodiversity and building climate-change considerations into broader conservation efforts. (01.13.09)
Conserving Biodiversity on Military Lands Website
NatureServe and the Department of Defense collaborated to produce a new website and biodiversity guide to assist DoD Natural Resources Managers. (12.12.08)
Performance Standards for Wetland Mitigation
A new NatureServe report to the EPA offers methods for setting stronger ecological performance standards to guide the wetland mitigation process, based on ecological integrity assessments. (11.25.08)
Your Donation at Work
Browse our newsletter, Milestones, and see the difference that your donation makes. (09.15.08)
Careers and Events
The NatureServe Conservation & Northeast Conferences 2009
Conservation on the Move Apr. 20 24, 2009
Mark your calendars and make plans to join us! Registration is now open, and preliminary agendas are available.
Career Opportunities at NatureServe
Natural Heritage Methodology Training
Natural Heritage Methodology Training (NHMT) teaches the fundamentals of all aspects of natural heritage methodology from data collection to data management and data use. Learn more and plan to attend our next session!
West Regional Conference Results
Browse the various PowerPoint displays to see the results of NatureServes West Regional Conference.
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Explore Our Data
Search our online encyclopedia of plants, animals, and ecosystems of the U.S. and Canada.
Map Your Place
Presenting LandScope America, the conservation guide to America's natural places! The beta version is live and ready for you to explore its interactive maps, photos and stories about our environment.
LandScope America is a collaboration between NatureServe and the National Geographic Society.
Our Data In Use
- Update of Geographic Patterns of At-Risk Species in USDA/USFS report
- NatureServe Range Maps Used in Finding Published in Biology Letters
- Species and Communities Data Used as Indicators of Ecosystem Health in Heinz Center Report
- Nature Paper Uses Freshwater Fish Dataset
- NatureServe Indicator Included in Key EPA Report
- First Map of Earths Freshwater Ecoregions Uses NatureServe Fish Dataset