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
Conservation Highlights
NatureServe Vista 2.5 Released; Available for Free Public Download
NatureServe Vista is a powerful, flexible, and free decision-support system that helps users integrate conservation with land use and resource planning of all types. Read more. (11.06.09)
2009 IUCN Red List Highlights Continued Extinction Threat
The annual update to the global assessment of threatened species shows biodiversity remains at great risk. NatureServe is one of five official Red List partners conducting and coordinating the assessments. Read more. (11.03.09)
Development of National Conservation Easement Database Underway
Through a grant from the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, NatureServe is collaborating with several partners on a new initiative to track and map voluntarily-protected easement lands. Read more. (10.26.09)
New Project Helps States Safeguard Nature in an Era of Climate Change
Through a four-year grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, NatureServe will collaborate with natural heritage programs and state wildlife agencies to help update state wildlife action plans. Read more. (PDF, 43KB) (09.10.09)
NatureServe Climate Change Vulnerability Index Now Available!
NatureServe has developed a new tool to help identify those species that are most at risk due to changes associated with the Earth's warming climates. Learn more and download your copy! (08.19.09)
News & Events
2010 NatureServe Conferences: Biodiversity without Boundaries
Join us April 26–30, 2010, in Austin, Texas, for the NatureServe Conservation Conference 2010 and the Southeast Natural Heritage Conference. Learn more...
NatureServe and National Park Service Seek Online Map Development Partner
NatureServe is now soliciting technical and cost proposals from qualified developers for the online interactive map viewer that will be a major component of the National Park Service National Capital Region Web Guide to the Natural Communities.
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Career Opportunities at NatureServe
Discover your inner greenness! Explore career opportunities at NatureServe and our Member and Partner organizations.
Office Sublet Available in Arlington
NatureServe offers secure professional office space for sublet in our office in Arlington. (6.5.09)
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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.
View our interactive map showing protected areas of Florida on LandScope America.
LandScope America is a collaboration between NatureServe and the National Geographic Society.
Our Data In Use
- Stanford University study published in Conservation Biology uses NatureServe bird data.
- 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 Earth’s Freshwater Ecoregions Uses NatureServe Fish Dataset
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