Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program
The Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program provides scientific information, expertise, and assistance to support the conservation of biological diversity.
Conservation Planning
County Inventories are designed to inform the county residents about their living heritage and for use in planning the future of their communities.
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Pennsylvania Species of Special Concern
The PA Heritage Program maintains the most up-to-date list of ecologically significant species and communities in the state.
Vist our species list page to see which special concern species reside in your county or watershed.
Aquatic Community Classification Project
The Pennsylvania Aquatic Community Classification (ACC) project describes patterns in aquatic biodiversity to help conservation activities and aquatic resource management in the region. Read More
County Natural Heritage Interactive Map
View our statewide interactive map featuring data from the
County Natural Heritage Inventory
Our Purpose
The Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program (PNHP) is a member of
NatureServe, an international network of natural heritage programs
that gather and provide information on the location and status of
important ecological resources (plants, vertebrates, invertebrates,
natural communities and geologic features). Our purpose is to provide
current, reliable, objective information to help inform environmental
decisions. PNHP information can be used to guide conservation work and
land-use planning, ensuring the maximum conservation benefit with the
minimum cost.
The Vascular Plant Technical Committee of the Pennsylvania Biological Survey will be holding its Rare Plant Forum on April 21 2012 at Juniata College in the Ellis ballroom. Registration details including time, location and possible field trips will be posted here and at the Rare Plant Forum website when available.
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The 2011 update of the Butler County Natural Heritage Inventory
is now available here.
Updated biological diversity areas in Butler, Delaware and Pike Counties have been added to the interactive CNHI map. View the updated map
here.
The latest issue of the PNHP Quarterly Newsletter "Wild Heritage News". Our feature articles this quarter highlight PNHP activities focused on the Water Shrew, Wetland Plant Community Classification, and the Pike and Delaware County Inventories.
The 2011 update of the Delaware County Natural Heritage Inventory
is now available here.
The third issue of the PNHP Quarterly newsletter "Wild Heritage News". Our feature articles this quarter highlight PNHP activities focused on the Northeastern Terrestrial Habitat Classification System, the Pennsylvania Rare Plant Forum, and Implementation Plans for Conservation Greenways.
47 new sites in Indiana county and over 400 new site descriptions throughout Pennsylvania have been added to the interactive CNHI map. View the updated map
here.
The 2011 update of the Pike County Natural Heritage Inventory
is now available here.