LandScope America:
The Conservation Guide
to America’s Natural Places
Native Plant Conference
2009
Milo Pyne, NatureServe
Rickie White, NatureServe
The Need for LandScope America
 Rapid loss of open space
 Need more land protection
funding
 Need strategic approach to
conservation
 Need to coordinate and
leverage efforts of the entire
land protection community
 Need to build awareness and support for land
protection
 Need to connect people to the land
Project Goals
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To inspire and inform
place-based conservation
action nationwide
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To increase the pace
and effectiveness of land
protection
Project Partners
Inaugural Land Trusts
Maine
Lower Kennebec Land Trust
Kittery Land Trust
Maine Coast Heritage Trust
Virginia
New River Land Trust
Valley Conservation Council
Virginia Eastern Shore Land
Trust
Florida
Alachua Conservation Trust
Indian River Land Trust
Conservation Trust for Florida
Colorado
Colorado Cattlemen’s
Agricultural Land Trust
Colorado Open Lands
Legacy Land Trust
Aspen Valley Land Trust
Washington
Capitol Land Trust
Cascade Land Conservancy
Columbia Land Trust
Jefferson Land Trust
Nisqually Land Trust
Interactive Website with Map Viewer
Content Themes/Data Layers
1. Conservation Priorities
2. Protected Areas
3. Plants and Animals
4. Ecosystems
5. Threats
6. Recreation
7. Reference
8. Take Action
Map Viewer
Who Will Use LandScope?
 Land trusts
 Federal, state and local
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government policymakers
Natural resources
agency staff
National and local
conservation groups
Foundations and other
conservation funders
Private landowners
Environmentally engaged
citizens
How can LandScope help private
landowners?
 Conservation planning tool
 Simple maps to show what you have on your land
 Links to key organizations/land trusts in your area
 Inspirational stories about others who have successfully
protected their land
Current Products
Conservation Map of the US
Beta website
LandScope Demo
Contact Information
 Questions/comments
Heather Rorer
Partnership and Outreach Coordinator
NatureServe
1101 Wilson Blvd, 15th Floor
Arlington, VA 22209
(703) 908-1833
heather_rorer@natureserve.org
www.landscope.org