Lists of rare plant and animal species as well as species per county, watershed, or ecoregion are free of charge and can be accessed on our Free Online Data page.
Custom Data Requests
Custom data requests such as environmental reviews or data for analysis which requires more precise locality information for sensitive species can be requested by emailing (or mailing) our information manager.
Please include the following information in your information request:
- Return address, phone number, and email address.
- Why you need the information (i.e., environmental assessment, management plan, etc.).
- Brief description of the proposed project or activity (i.e., residential development, landfill siting).
- Location information for the project or activity, preferably the project boundary in a GIS shapefile or on a map.
Fees and Restrictions
Before submitting a request you may want to see the fees for custom data requests (66 KB pdf file), data
release policy and/or statement of limitations
inherent to our data. The fees are designed to recoup our expenditures
for data acquisition, organization, quality control, and maintenance as well as responding to these requests. Our intent
is not to reduce the number of users, but to continue to be financially
solvent, enabling us to offer this information to the public.
Fee Exemptions
People, agencies and organizations
who provide NHNM with information for our database or with access
to land and waters may be exempt from charges. Students with reasonable
needs for the information are exempt. If you believe your request
should not be charged, contact the
NHNM Information Manager.
Response Time
Requests for data are
processed in the order in which they are received in writing.
Average response time is about two to three weeks from the date
your request is received in our office, but it may be longer if
there is a backlog or if your request does not contain all the
needed information. Since our office receives many requests, we
strongly encourage you to submit your request during the early
stages of a project.
Rush jobs. We may be able to process your project as a priority job with a
turn around time of less than two weeks. Contact the NHNM Information Manager for availability.
Contribute Data
We
Need Your Help!To continue building a comprehensive, up-to-date database of information on the status of rare species and occurrences of significant natural
communities, we need your help. If you have information concerning
any species we track
please contact
us or submit a contribututor
form.