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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
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Conservation Highlights
New Spanish-Language Site for Latin America and Caribbean
Learn—in Spanish—about NatureServe's activities and partners in Latin America and the Caribbean. Visite la Pagina de Latino America y el Caribe Ahora. (07.01.09)
Forest Service and NatureServe to Continue Collaboration
Recoginizing our mutual interest in conserving and managing biodiversity, the USDA Forest Service and NatureServe have entered into a service-wide memorandum of understanding. Read more. (06.01.09)
Updated Conservation Status Assessments Method Available
NatureServe has developed an improved Conservation Status Assessment Rank Calculator, along with revised Factors for Assessing Extinction Risk and Methodology for Assigning Ranks. Read more and download the calculator. (04.19.09)
Your Donation at Work
Browse our newsletter, Milestones, and see the difference that your donation makes. (03.18.09)
News & Events
Presentations from the 2009 NatureServe Conferences
Check out the presentations given at the Northeast Natural Heritage Conference and the Conservation Conference 2009, which were held in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in April.
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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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.
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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