Natural Heritage Program of North Carolina
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Natural Heritage Program of North Carolina
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A searchable list comprising decades of research and reporting by NHP staff.
Online Data Explorer
Interactive access to maps detailing Natural Heritage resources in North Carolina.
Current Job Opportunities
Learn about current opportunities to work for the Natural Heritage Program.
By gathering and sharing information about rare species and natural communities,
North Carolina’s Natural Heritage Program
ensures public access to information that is needed to weigh the ecological significance of natural areas and to evaluate potential ecological impacts of conservation and development projects.
The natural heritage inventory helps project planners and landowners make decisions that have the most benefit for society and the economy, while having the least ecological damage. Use our tools and research to learn about North Carolina’s rich natural heritage.
Online Resources
Data Download
Species/Community Search
Conservation Planning Tool
Data You Can Trust
Government, industry, the military, and conservation groups all trust NHP data to make important economic development, infrastructure investment, and land conservation decisions. Partnering with NHP can help ease your permitting process, maximize limited resources, and improve your project's speed.
NHP biologists are recognized for their decades of field experience and commitment to complete and accurate data, and our client-focused analysts respond to hundreds of large-scale and site-specific information requests annually. We are committed to providing timely, creative, highly-quality solutions to a wide variety of environmental and development planning needs. NHP is a leader in the environmental field. Our data systems are linked with powerful mapping tools - now accessible online 24/7.
Explore Data
Dive deeply into the state’s most comprehensive database of natural resources, created by combining on-the-ground surveys with advanced GPS and GIS techniques.
Contribute Data
Contribute to the Natural Heritage Program inventory, download rare species forms, and learn about ecological research needed for North Carolina.
Browse Publications & References
Find regional and county inventories of flora and fauna, rare plant and animal lists and other publications and references.
Legislation and Policies
G.S. §143B-135.250 Nature Preserves Act
NHP Administrative Code
Natural Area Designation Procedures
Data Confidentiality Requests
Skip to main content
Home
Explore Our Research
A searchable list comprising decades of research and reporting by NHP staff.
Online Data Explorer
Interactive access to maps detailing Natural Heritage resources in North Carolina.
Current Job Opportunities
Learn about current opportunities to work for the Natural Heritage Program.
By gathering and sharing information about rare species and natural communities,
North Carolina’s Natural Heritage Program
ensures public access to information that is needed to weigh the ecological significance of natural areas and to evaluate potential ecological impacts of conservation and development projects.
The natural heritage inventory helps project planners and landowners make decisions that have the most benefit for society and the economy, while having the least ecological damage. Use our tools and research to learn about North Carolina’s rich natural heritage.
Online Resources
Data Download
Species/Community Search
Conservation Planning Tool
Data You Can Trust
Government, industry, the military, and conservation groups all trust NHP data to make important economic development, infrastructure investment, and land conservation decisions. Partnering with NHP can help ease your permitting process, maximize limited resources, and improve your project's speed.
NHP biologists are recognized for their decades of field experience and commitment to complete and accurate data, and our client-focused analysts respond to hundreds of large-scale and site-specific information requests annually. We are committed to providing timely, creative, highly-quality solutions to a wide variety of environmental and development planning needs. NHP is a leader in the environmental field. Our data systems are linked with powerful mapping tools - now accessible online 24/7.
Explore Data
Dive deeply into the state’s most comprehensive database of natural resources, created by combining on-the-ground surveys with advanced GPS and GIS techniques.
Contribute Data
Contribute to the Natural Heritage Program inventory, download rare species forms, and learn about ecological research needed for North Carolina.
Browse Publications & References
Find regional and county inventories of flora and fauna, rare plant and animal lists and other publications and references.
Legislation and Policies
G.S. §143B-135.250 Nature Preserves Act
NHP Administrative Code
Natural Area Designation Procedures
Data Confidentiality Requests