Over One-third of Biodiversity in the United States is at Risk of Disappearing

Leveraging nearly 50 years of intensive data collection by NatureServe and the NatureServe Network, Biodiversity in Focus: United States Edition reveals an alarming conclusion: 34% of plants and 40% of animals are at risk of extinction, and 41% of ecosystems are at risk of range-wide collapse. The analyses presented in the report inform how to effectively and efficiently use our financial resources to make the best conservation decisions.

Beyond the Data

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Numbers tell us where we are, how we are doing, and where we are going—but these stories define our mission. See how we turn rigorous data into lasting victories for species, land, and the decisions that protect them.

Award Recipients Announced for Rare U.S. Trees Conservation

Ten gardens and arboreta from eight states were selected to receive funding from the first two rounds of awards ranging from US$3,000 to US$5,000 to support the collection, propagation, and safeguarding of 18 priority tree species in botanical collections. Applications for a third round of Priority U.S. Trees Conservation Awards will open in early March, with proposals due April 15, 2026.

Scope of NatureServe Data

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NatureServe provides authoritative, decision-quality information on the locations of at-risk species across the U.S. and Canada. You can use NatureServe Explorer Pro to view public, generalized data (generalization or “fuzzing” levels are set by our state and provincial partners), or, when authorized, to access more precise location data under license. Licensed data can also be delivered directly to you in a variety of spatial formats for use in your GIS and workflows.​

NatureServe Policy for Network Data

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NatureServe Policy for Acceptable Uses of Network Data

The following section defines the ways NatureServe staff can use Network Program data (including, but not limited to, use of Element Occurrences (EOs), Source Features, and Observations) shared with NatureServe, as well as products derived from Network Program data (including, but

United States Updates National Standard for Ecosystem Classification

NatureServe, the Ecological Society of America (ESA), and federal partners at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and U.S. Forest Service (USFS) today announced the release of Version 3.0 of the U.S. National Vegetation Classification (USNVC), the official standard for classifying and mapping terrestrial ecosystems across the United States.
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