State Programs and Information Resources
Prairie Ridge Ecostation http://naturalsciences.org/prairie-ridge-ecostation
Prairie Ridge has 45 acres of Piedmont prairie, forest, ponds, a stream, and sustainable building features integrated with a wildlife-friendly landscape. Te site furthers the Museum’s mission of enhancing public understanding and appreciation of the natural environment by providing an outdoor learning space while acting as a model for renewable and sustainable energy.
Online Collections http://collections.naturalsciences.org/
Eforts are underway to database and georeference the Museum’s Research Collections. Te goal of this project is to allow rapid and remote accessibility of the museum’s collec- tions to researchers, resource managers, the public, and other user groups across the region and world. Searchable databases are available through the internet for the amphibians and reptiles, fshes, and invertebrates collections.
M-3 NCNHP Programs and Information Resources
Registered Heritage Areas http://www.ncnhp.org/web/nhp/registered-heritage-areas
Trough voluntary agreements with landowners, this program establishes reserves for populations of endangered, threatened, rare, or otherwise important species of plants and animals and protects outstanding examples of the natural diversity occurring in North Carolina.
Natural Area Inventories http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/nhp/county-inventory-map
NHP biologists conduct inventories for rare animals, plants, wetlands, riparian areas, and plant communities at the scale of a single parcel all the way to an entire county. By identi- fying and describing the locations of North Carolina’s rarest species and habitats, this work is critical for supporting conservation activities statewide. Information from these projects has been instrumental in some of North Carolina’s biggest conservation successes over the
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2015 NC Wildlife Action Plan
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