Heritage Hub Overview

MassWildlife's Heritage Hub enables citizen scientists, consultants, and researchers to report rare species, vernal pools, or natural community observations. Future system functions will include the ability to request species information or apply for MESA project reviews associated with development projects.

Register for an account

From the Heritage Hub homepage, click on the LOGIN/REGISTER button. First-time users need to create their account including a username, password, name, and email address.

Organizations can create accounts and invite their employees to join for a more collaborative experience. For more information on how to create an Organization Account, please see our Heritage Hub Help Documentation. 

Additional Resources

Heritage Hub Help Documentation

Report Observations

The Heritage Hub allows you to:

• Submit plant and animal observations
• Submit a vernal pool certification application
• Submit Natural Community observations

Additional Resources

Species Information and Conservation

List of Endangered, Threatened, and Special Concern species

Bulk Upload Observations

The Heritage Hub application allows you to bulk create Plant, Animal, or Natural Community observation forms. To successfully upload your observation reports, you must use one of the preformatted template spreadsheets.

For more information on bulk upload see our Heritage Hub Help Documentation.

Additional Resources

Animal Observation Bulk Upload Template

Plant Observation Bulk Upload Template

Natural Community Observation Bulk Upload Template

Heritage Hub Help Documentation

MESA Filings

Coming Soon: The Heritage Hub will allow you to:

• Request rare species information
• Apply for a MESA project review

Additional Resources

MA Endangered Species Act (MESA) Regulatory Review

MA Endangered Species Act (MESA) Overview