Natural Heritage Select Web Resources

Conservation/Environmental Organizations

NatureServe

The Nature Conservancy

National Audubon Society

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

Massachusetts Audubon Society

Manomet Center for Conservation Science

The Trustees of Reservations

The New England Wildflower Society

The Environmental League

Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions

The Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition

The Trust for Public Lands

Species and Natural Community References

The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) is an easy-to-use taxonomic reference.

The Ode News page has descriptions and photos of Odonates(dragon/damselflies).

The USGS maintains a Moths of North America site, with information on Massachusetts species-- they also have a Butterflies of North America site.

The Partners-In-Flight Program has a good list of ornithological resources.

The USDA has a National Plant Database with searchable features.

Flora of North America online.

Geographic Information Systems

The DFWELE Commisioner's Office maintains a comprehensive list of GIS resources on the web: click here

ESRI has become an industry standard in GIS software.  They also have a list of sites related to Geography and Conservation.

The Clark Labs, part of Clark University, produces IDRISI, another widely used GIS software.

Other Sites

Harvard Forest is an important center for forest research in Massachusetts, and nationally.

The Massachusetts Butterfly Club sponsors state-wide butterfly activities.

The University of Massachusetts Landscape Ecology Program

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute is a global leader in marine science.

Questions or comments to:natural.heritage@state.ma.us

Last updated: 1/17/07