Conservation Registry

Monarch butterflyThe Conservation Registry is a smart, online database that records, tracks and maps conservation actions across the landscape. View the Conservation Registry here! 

The Conservation Registry is designed to capture the following kinds of conservation activities:

  • On-the-ground restoration and management actions, including habitat improvements, species reintroduction, restoration of hydrologic function and invasive species removal;

  • Actions that enhance land status, for example, land acquisitions and conservation easements;

  • Location-specific habitat and wildlife monitoring, education and research activities.

Browse conservation actions on the map--each project must have a mappable, spatial component, so that users can view where conservation actions are taking place. The registry also highlights projects in need of volunteer or financial support, projects funded with public money, those undertaken because of regulatory requirements or in response to climate change concerns. Project detail pages provide a wealth of information about who is doing what on the ground in your area--and the entire country.

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Why is a Conservation Registry needed?

Currently, there is no centralized database that provides information on conservation projects that are occurring across the landscape.  Although some agencies and organizations may have existing databases, they are often agency or organizationally specific and do not display projects that other groups are doing. In addition to filling this need, the registry will:

  • Help organizations and landowners understand the context in which they are working.

  • Help people determine the degree to which actions are taking place within priority conservation areas.

  • Aid policy-makers and investors in understanding where public and private money is being spent.

  • Help conservationists find partners, funding, and advice for projects.

  • Help everyone learn from the successes and challenges experienced by others doing similar projects.

  • Demonstrate that it is possible and useful to integrate information across jurisdictions and ownerships.

  • Track the implementation of state wildlife action plans across the country.

Where?

The initial registry launch took place in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho in June 2008. Other states and regions will be added on a case by case basis. Please visit the Conservation Registry web site to view new projects!


Who is involved?

Our list of partners is growing! Our most recent list:

Bonneville Power Administration
Bureau of Land Management
Cascade Land Conservancy
Clean Water Services
David Evans and Associates
Defenders of Wildlife
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Benjamin C. Hammett, Ph.D.
Idaho Department of Fish & Game
Metro Regional Government
John Miller, Wildwood / Mahonia, Inc.
M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust
NatureServe
Oregon Dept of Environmental Quality
Oregon Dept of Fish & Wildlife
Oregon Dept of Forestry
Oregon Dept of Geology and Mineral Industries
Oregon Dept of Parks and Recreation
Oregon Dept of State Lands
Oregon Dept of Transportation
Oregon Forest Resources Institute
Oregon Habitat Joint Venture
Oregon Institute for Natural Resources
Oregon Trout
Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board
Oregon Zoo
Pacific Coast Joint Venture
Port of Portland
Samuel S. Johnson Foundation
The Nature Conservancy
U.S.D.A. Forest Service
U.S.D.A. Forest Service PNW Research Station
U.S. Geological Survey
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
University of Idaho
Washington Biodiversity Council
Washington Dept of Fish & Wildlife
Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office
The Wessinger Foundation Wildlands, Inc.
The Wildlife Conservation Society

Conservation Registry Brochure
Brochure provides insight into the development of the Conservation Registry, and contact information for further assistance.