Our Data
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Impact
For 50 years, NatureServe has provided essential biodiversity data, guiding conservation efforts across North America. By uniting experts and organizations, we help protect species, ecosystems, and the natural world for future generations.
Learn more60+
member programs in the United States and Canada
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The NatureServe Network informs conservation decisions at local, regional, and global scales.
1,000
scientific experts and conservation professionals
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Local expertise ensures accurate biodiversity data collection, assessment, and application.
100,000
species tracked in our database
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We focus on the most imperiled species to guide conservation action.
7,000
ecosystems classified in our database
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Our data helps to identify, map, assess, and protect imperiled ecosystems—and the species within them.
1,000,000+
mapped locations in our database
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Location-specific data is crucial to targeting conservation action.
900,000
annual users of NatureServe tools
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NGOs, state agencies, federal land managers, and businesses all rely on NatureServe data to make wise decisions.
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Wild Wonders Await
Spring is here and with it comes the chance to explore all the wild wonders found in nature. From the tiniest critters that pollinate blossoming wildflowers to the largest animals that prowl vast wildernesses, nature is diverse and inspiring. Please join us in safeguarding the plants, animals, and ecosystems that we all enjoy by making a gift today!
Dive Deeper
What is the Biodiversity Crisis?
The diversity of life on earth is under threat. Learn what the biodiversity crisis means, why it matters, what biodiversity is found near you, and how to help through short video messages from our scientists, interactive charts and maps, and resources for diving deeper.
Photo by Larry Master (masterimages.org). All rights reserved.
Ways to Give
Adopt-a-Species...and now ecosystems too!
The people have spoken. Supporters who adopted a species within the last year voted on which species would be added this year, and the winners are snowy owls and bobcats! Additionally, we added two ecosystems for the first time ever, California Vernal Pools and Northern Tallgrass Prairies. All four are available now to adopt for a $25 minumum donation.
Photo by Sundry Photography.
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Biodiversity in Focus: U.S. Edition
An analysis by NatureServe addresses five essential questions about biodiversity—the variety of life on Earth—that need to be answered if we are going to effectively conserve nature. We are now happy to share a more web-friendly format of our report, Biodiversity in Focus: United States Edition. Explore interactive maps from the report and meet some of the rarest species in our nation!
Photo by Adam Cushen (iNaturalist.org).
Get Involved
Celebrate 50 Years With Us
For half a century, NatureServe has partnered with incredible supporters like you to prevent extinctions and secure a healthy future through innovative biodiversity conservation practices. In celebration of NatureServe's 50th anniversary, join us as we galvanize support for threatened plants, animals, and ecosystems that, without our protection, could disappear forever and threaten the rich biodiversity on our planet.
Search NatureServe’s authoritative conservation database of comprehensive information on more than 100,000 plants, animals, and ecosystems.
Support Us Today
The connection between biodiversity and public health is more apparent than ever. Reflecting on the countless benefits that healthy ecosystems and rich biodiversity provide us, take action today to protect their future.
Sustaining Gifts
By making an automatic gift each month, our sustaining donors ensure that NatureServe is consistently growing its far-reaching efforts to preserve biodiversity—every day of the year.
Adopt-A-Species
Now you can become a biodiversity champion and adopt a native plant or animal. In addition to being recognized on your chosen species' page on NatureServe Explorer, you will be supporting the expert staff at NatureServe who ensure that critical data on the taxonomy, distribution, and conservation status of species and ecosystems are accurate and available to conservation decision-makers.
Heritage Circle
When you include NatureServe in your estate plans, you play a key role in ensuring that the plants, animals, and places you care about will be enjoyed by future generations. As part of our Heritage Circle, your investment in NatureServe is an investment in the future of biodiversity.
Oak - Beech / Heath Forest. Photo by Sam Sheline, NatureServe.
Chocolate Lily (Fritillaria biflora). NatureServe Global Status: Vulnerable (G3). Photo by M.E. Sanseverino.
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias). NatureServe Global Status: Secure (G5). Photo by Diana Robinson.
NatureServe is a nonprofit, tax-exempt charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.