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NatureServe

NatureServe is an international non-profit that puts scientific information and resources on biodiversity into the hands of conservation professionals.

We are the hub of a network with more than 100 programs spanning the Western Hemisphere that collect, manage, and share real-time data on 100,000+ species and ecosystems.

08/24/2026

Were you able to spot the lie? 👀🔍

And the answer is…

Number 3 is the lie!
North American Beavers (Castor canadensis) build dams primarily to create and maintain safe aquatic habitat, including deeper water around their lodges. The dams aren’t built to attract fish, although fish and many other species can benefit from the habitat beavers create.

📸National Wildlife Federation

08/21/2026

A turmeric root a day keeps the doctor away.

At least 40% of medical drugs come directly from biodiversity, and about half of the drugs approved for use in the past 30 years come from nature. Across the world, scientists are exploring new scientific breakthroughs inspired by biodiversity, from using turmeric to reduce inflammation and relieve arthritis pain to researching sea cucumbers to treat stroke, Parkinson’s disease, and spinal cord injuries.

📸 Indian Turmeric Powder and Root. Photo by Antonina Vlasova .

08/19/2026

Adopt a Species Today!
Blue-spotted salamanders are undeniably fascinating creatures with bluish spots covering their entire bodies from head to toe. Is it surprising that NatureServe sought inspiration from blue-spotted salamanders when designing our logo?

Be part of the legacy by adopting the blue-spotted salamander to support the next 50 years of biodiversity conservation across North America.
https://www.natureserve.org/adopt

08/17/2026

Meet one of North America’s most iconic native orchids: the Pink Lady’s-slipper (Cypripedium acaule). 🌸

Found in acidic forests, bogs, heathlands, barrens, and even along roadsides, this perennial orchid ranges from Alberta to Newfoundland in Canada and south through Georgia and Alabama in the United States. It often grows beneath pines, other conifers, and oaks, thriving in habitats with highly acidic soils.

Although Cypripedium acaule is ranked G5 (Secure) globally by NatureServe due to its wide distribution and abundant habitat, it still faces localized threats from habitat loss, invasive species, changes to forest conditions, and collection from the wild for horticultural and medicinal use. The species also has relatively low flowering rates and may be reproductively limited, making healthy populations important to protect.

08/14/2026

Conservation is a fluid, ongoing process. In 2025, we were reminded once again that lasting progress for biodiversity depends on persistence, partnership, data, and trusted science. At NatureServe, we remain focused on the long view. The sustained application of verified data generates lasting results.

In a year of change across the conservation landscape, one thing remained constant: the need for reliable, science-based information. Thank you for helping sustain this work. Together, we are staying the course for biodiversity across North America.

Full 2025 Annual Report at the link below!
https://www.natureserve.org/annual-reports/2025-annual-report

08/12/2026

Help make a difference! Protect biodiversity and support NatureServe today. As a charitable nonprofit, NatureServe depends on the support of users like you to keep the reliable, scientific information you find on NatureServe Explorer free and unlimited for the general public.

Help us help biodiversity and contribute today!
https://www.natureserve.org/donate

08/10/2026

This map summarizes land cover change within documented occurrence locations of at-risk species across the contiguous United States (CONUS) to reveal where imperiled species are also experiencing the most significant habitat loss.

NatureServe tracks the conservation status of species using a Global Conservation Status rank, which ranges from G1 (Critically Imperiled) to G5 (Secure). This map focuses on species ranked G1, G2, and G3 — those considered globally at-risk of extinction or significant decline. Using the Annual National Land Cover Database from 1985 to 2024, we analyzed land cover change within the mapped occurrence locations, known as Element Occurrences, for this subset of imperiled species across CONUS.

🩷The pink dimension (light to dark) represents the number of mapped at-risk species populations within each state — states with darker pink tones harbor higher concentrations of occurrences of G1–G3-ranked species.
💙The blue dimension (light to dark) reflects the proportion of those occurrences that have experienced greater than 10% land cover change by area between 1985 and 2024.
💜States appearing in purple identify areas of greatest conservation urgency, where concentrations of imperiled species coincide with high rates of documented habitat loss.

08/07/2026

Every month, you have the power to make a lasting difference for the plants, animals, and ecosystems that make our world extraordinary.

By joining The Nest, NatureServe’s monthly giving community, you’ll provide reliable, year-round support for the science that guides conservation decisions across North America. Your recurring gift helps scientists monitor species, assess extinction risks, map habitats, and deliver trusted biodiversity data.

Membership starts at just $5 per month, making it easy for anyone to become part of this growing community of conservation supporters. Along the way, you’ll receive exclusive updates, inspiring conservation success stories, and opportunities to connect with others who share your passion for protecting biodiversity.

🪺Learn more about The Nest and become a monthly donor today: https://www.natureserve.org/monthly-giving

Pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus). NatureServe Global Status: Secure (G5).
Photo by: Melissa James

08/05/2026

Communicating Status and Trends
NatureServe’s Biodiversity Indicators Program oversees the development and use of indicators and supports the development of online tools to visualize them. Fine-scale indicators are developed to inform local decisions on the ground, such as determining the degree to which restoration or management practices are working. Broad-scale indicators that aggregate information may be developed to report on and guide the benefits of national environmental policy and conservation investments. Visualization tools provide flexible access to the indicators for reporting, conservation, and educational purposes.

Biodiversity indicators are also integral to tracking and informing progress on international and intergovernmental policy mandates, such as the Convention on Biological Diversity. The data visualization tools developed under the Biodiversity Indicators Program, e.g., the BIP Dashboard, enable exploration of progress toward achieving the Aichi Biodiversity Targets of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020. Users can also download visualizations of indicator trends at multiple spatial scales and use them for national reporting (e.g., 6th National Reports to the Convention on Biological Diversity).

These indicators can help us measure, monitor, and predict:

a) Pressures or threats on biodiversity

b) The state of species and ecosystems

c) The conservation response

d) Benefits to people

There is a high and growing demand for indicators of biodiversity status and trends at multiple spatial scales. But easy, intuitive, and centralized access to biodiversity indicators and spatial data remains a challenge.

Photo by Western Arctic National Parklands.

08/03/2026

The Map of Biodiversity Importance

Through a landmark collaboration, NatureServe has released a portfolio of maps that identify areas critical to sustaining our nation's rich biodiversity.

✨Project Highlights✨

🤍From start to finish, the mapping was informed by the authoritative data and deep local knowledge of the NatureServe Network, the nation’s leading source of data and expertise for at-risk species.
💙Products include data for a taxonomically and ecologically diverse set of species, including vascular plants, aquatic invertebrates, and pollinating insects—as well as vertebrates.
💚Detailed habitat maps for each species were built using state-of-the-art machine learning and cloud computing resources from Microsoft's AI for Earth program.
🤍Comprehensive, standardized metadata support transparency and model evaluation.
💙A national library of over 300 high-resolution environmental data layers and a collaborative online model review tool will support continuous refinement of species habitat maps into the future.
💚New insight on the implications of taxonomic diversity and spatial resolution for conservation priority setting.

Read more here!
https://www.natureserve.org/map-biodiversity-importance

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