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Expert Consultation NatureServe staff and member programs have a wide array of expertise to assist clients in interpreting the biological and ecological data needed to meet planning or management objectives. Expert assistance is available for:
To learn more, contact Shara Howie, Director of Heritage Data Services, at 703-908-1855 or by email at judy_soule@natureserve.org. Biological Inventory NatureServe's member programs—a hemisphere-wide network of natural heritage programs and conservation data centers—conduct expert local biodiversity inventories and analyze the results within a national and international context. The 800-plus staff from across the network include some of the most knowledgeable biologists in their respective fields and are renowned as local and regional experts. Each year, the programs conduct field surveys for rare plants and animals and other species of conservation concern, sensitive habitats, and other outstanding features. They also perform viability assessments for species and populations. Inventory results dating back to the 1970s are tracked in sophisticated biodiversity databases. Places of special significance are targeted on a project-by-project basis. The results can be reported in a variety of forms-in database files, maps, GIS layers, and published papers. Natural heritage biologists discover hundreds of new populations of at-risk species annually, adding to our knowledge of our natural world. Often, natural heritage inventories can determine that a species is not as rare as previously thought, thus helping to guide effective allocation of scarce conservation resources. For projects within a single state or province, contact the
local member program. Contact information can be found using the network directory
under Visit Local Programs. Environmental Review Many U.S. natural heritage programs and Canadian conservation data centres conduct environmental reviews of proposed development projects. By comparing the locations of proposed projects with known occurrences of at-risk species or sensitive habitats, development can be directed away from these areas towards less-sensitive lands. Developers and corporations benefit from these environmental reviews in several ways: improving planning, averting political and legal conflicts, reducing costs, and keeping projects on schedule. To submit a proposed project for environmental review, contact the natural heritage program for the relevant state or province. Contact information can be found using the network directory under Visit Local Programs.
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