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1 THE NATURESERVE NETWORK Access to NatureServe's best available data on the locations of endangered species September 1, 2011

2 A Network Connecting Science with Conservation Mexico Guatemala El Salvador Belize Nicaragua Puerto Rico Panama Colombia Ecuador Venezuela Peru Navajo Nation Bolivia Paraguay TVA 2

3 The Questions We Ask & Answer What exists? Where is it found? How is it doing? Which are priorities for management or protection? What do they need to sustain them? 3 Dragonfly Lawrence L. Master Alaskan bog ecosystem Dalea Gattingeri James E. Henderson

4 Imperiled and vulnerable plants (focus on vascular plants) Imperiled and vulnerable animals (all vertebrates and many invertebrate groups) Exemplary ecological communities (most programs) Tracked Elements

Vulnerable G4 Apparently secure G5 Widespread, abundant and

5 NatureServe Conservation Status: Global (G) Ranks GX Extinct GH Possibly extinct G1 Critically imperiled G2 Imperiled G3 Vulnerable G4 Apparently secure G5 Widespread, abundant and secure Oak Toad, G5 Kirtland s Warbler - G1 Photo: Larry Master

6 Photo: Larry Master

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The combination of status and location data has many uses

9 Possible analyses are fully scalable from local details to national patterns Visualize risk and conservation opportunity The combination of status and location data has many uses Range map (watersheds) for the Listed Endangered / G1 Humpback Chub

NatureServe Explorer http://www.natureserve.

10 NatureServe Explorer Eastern prairie white-fringed orchid Platanthera leucophaea G2G3 = Globally Imperiled, LT = Listed Threatened From NatureServe Explorer

11 Data for Download

Custom Data Services http://natureserve.org/getdata/customdata.

12 Custom Data Services NatureServe and Forest Certification Multiple certification systems have incorporated requirements for biodiversity data. NatureServe does not endorse any particular certification system over any other, but provides data and services to all NatureServe and its network programs offer non-regulatory guidance, interpretation, and tools. Designation of Forests with Exceptional Conservation Value

13 Precise Data: Shapes and Associated Information

Example: FESTF License to Precise Data FESTF MJD contains all fields and data (spatial and biological) that have been incorporated into NatureServe s MJD for ESA-designated species

14 Example: FESTF License to Precise Data FESTF MJD contains all fields and data (spatial and biological) that have been incorporated into NatureServe s MJD for ESA-designated species Endangered Threatened Proposed Candidate Includes all necessary data and metadata that are required to ensure its appropriate use Credit: A. Rives Frank, Compliance Services International

Species locations reference: NatureServe 2008. NatureServe Central databases.

15 Species locations reference: NatureServe NatureServe Central databases. Arlington, Virginia, USA Credit: A. Rives Frank, Compliance Services International

16 16 Credit: A. Rives Frank, Compliance Services International

17 Web Service Screening Tool 1. Select an area of interest: Custom Polygon FIPS County Code 8-digit HUC 7.5 Quadrangle 2. Restrict results, if desired, e.g., only species with status under the US ESA 17

18 How it Works Levels of Information Size of Area Queried Larger: down to 1/4 Quad (~14 sq miles or 36 sq km) Information Detail Returned Maximum: species by name and with comprehensive information about the species, as well as information on each individual population (e.g., when last observed, viability) Medium: down to 1/4 of a 1/4 Quad (~ 3.7 sq miles or 10 sq km) Small: down to 1 sq mile or 2.6 sq km. Intermediate: species not named, but identified by major group (e.g., bird species 1; bird species 2; plant species 1), and with information about each Minimum: a "Yes" that at least one species is known there (or a "Not Known") 18

EPA user can choose from a list of datasets to find out what is nearby the project boundary.

19 Client Application: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency NEPAssist 1. EPA user can map the proposed project boundary (red area) 2. EPA user can choose from a list of datasets to find out what is nearby the project boundary. Endangered species in the vicinity? 3. If EPA user chooses Endangered Species, NEPAssist calls NatureServe s web service and user is informed if a species is nearby..

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27 New York Natural Heritage Program Bog Turtle Distribution Maps Before: General range maps with known locations (red dots) After: More precise distribution information using species distribution modeling

28 Next Steps: Predicted Distribution 28 28

Data Dictionary for Observation Data Transcription Reports from the Colorado Natural Heritage Program

Data Dictionary for Observation Data Transcription Reports from the Colorado Natural Heritage Program This Data Dictionary defines terms used in Observation Data Reports exported by the Colorado Natural