Fundamentally, we are a service to New Hampshire landowners and land managers. Our mission, as mandated by the Native Plant Protection Act of 1987 NH RSA 217-A , is to determine protective measures and requirements necessary for the survival of native plant species in the state, to investigate the condition and degree of rarity of plant species, and to distribute information regarding the condition and protection of these species and their habitats. Our Program Has Three Facets Inventory involves identifying new occurrences of sensitive species and classifying New Hampshire's biodiversity. We currently study more than 600 plant and animal species and 180 natural communities. Surveys on private lands are conducted only with landowner permission.
Tracking is the management of occurrence data.
Our database the most comprehensive biodiversity resource for New Hampshire currently contains information about more than 4,400 plant, animal, and natural community occurrences in New Hampshire. We can easily retrieve this information in a variety of formats for landowners, land managers, and planners. Interpretation is the communication of Natural Heritage Inventory information. Our goal is to cooperate with public and private land managers to help them protect rare species populations and exemplary natural communities. We respond to more than 1,500 information requests each year.