Nevada Division of Natural Heritage

What Nevada Division of Natural Heritage does

The Nevada Division of Natural Heritage (NDNH) is a non-regulatory state government division within the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, established in 1986 and headquartered in Carson City, Nevada with a staff of 7. Its mission is to maintain biodiversity data on Nevada's at-risk plants, animals, and ecological communities to support land use planning, conservation planning, environmental review, and species protection decisions. NDNH serves federal resource management agencies (BLM, USFS, USFWS, NPS), Nevada state agencies (Wildlife, Forestry, Environmental Protection, State Parks, Water Resources, State Lands), environmental consultants, academic researchers, educators, and private landowners.

Name

Nevada Division of Natural Heritage

Legal name

Nevada Division of Natural Heritage

Website

https://heritage.nv.gov

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Nevada Division of Natural Heritage (NDNH) is a non-regulatory state government division that maintains biodiversity data on Nevada's at-risk plants, animals, and ecological communities, serving federal and state agencies, consultants, researchers, educators, and landowners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Carson City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

NDNH maintains comprehensive biodiversity data for Nevada's at-risk plants and animals and provides related conservation planning, environmental review, and wetland analysis services. It delivers standardized information through its Biotics database, online tools, downloadable atlases and tracking lists, and direct consultation to support informed land use decisions across the state.

Product overview

The Nevada Division of Natural Heritage operates as a biodiversity data management and conservation planning organization rather than a commercial product company. Their core offerings center on the Biotics Database, which manages species location data and biological observations using Oracle and ESRI GIS technology. The Explore Species Tool provides public-facing access to species information and tracking lists. Additional offerings include the WetBar wetland analysis tool developed in partnership with the Desert Research Institute, the Nevada Rare Plant Atlas publication, and the NDNH At-Risk Plant and Animal Tracking List. Data is made available through request services in multiple formats including spreadsheets, shapefiles, and PDFs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Biotics Database

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• NatureServe NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNDNH is a member of the NatureServe Network, an international network of similar programs throughout the western hemisphere that provide the scientific basis for effective biodiversity conservation. NDNH uses NatureServe-developed standards, methodology, and the Biotics database system.
• Department of Conservation and Natural ResourcescoreOthersParent state department under which NDNH operates as a division.
• Nevada Division of Environmental ProtectionmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner agency within DCNR, collaborating on environmental protection activities.
• Nevada Division of ForestrymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClose collaboration on management of state's endangered and fully protected plant species; handles permits for activities affecting state-listed plant species.
• Nevada Division of State ParksminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner agency collaborating on conservation planning within state parks.
• Nevada Division of Water ResourcesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner agency for water resource planning and conservation activities.
• Nevada Division of State LandsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner agency for land use planning activities.
• State Historic Preservation OfficeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReferral partner for questions about historic buildings and artifacts.
• Nevada Department of WildlifemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey partner including chairing the Amargosa Toad Working Group; member of the Nevada Springsnail Conservation Team; collaboration on State Wildlife Action Plan.
• iNaturalistmajorTechnology or IntegrationPlatform integration for community science observations; NDNH maintains its Track List project on iNaturalist for citizen science contributions.
• Center for Plant ConservationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on rare plant seed collection efforts.
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on rare plant seed collection; partner in conservation planning efforts.
• National Park Service (NPS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for rare plant conservation efforts within national parks.
• The Great Basin InstitutemajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnership for springsnail survey protocol development; collaboration on Nevada Springsnail Survey Protocol (2020).
• The Nature Conservancy (TNC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner on Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems database (iGDE); collaborated on carbon sequestration rangeland project; partner in State Wildlife Action Plan revision; co-developed Nevada Rare Plant Workshop.
• Springs Stewardship InstitutemajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerContracted to inventory springs throughout Nevada; SSI describes hydrology, geomorphology, and biology of spring sites; data shared in SpringsOnline database.
• Desert Research Institute (DRI)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Nevada Wetland Program; developed WetBar wetland analysis tool (Dr. Ken McGwire); collaborator on iGDE database.
• Great Basin Bird ObservatoryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in State Wildlife Action Plan revision and community science programs.
• Lahontan Audubon SocietyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in State Wildlife Action Plan revision and Important Bird Areas Program.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• The Nature Conservancy (Nevada Chapter): Major conservation NGO that partners with NDNH on iGDE, State Wildlife Action Plan revision, and rare plant workshops. Comparable mission (biodiversity conservation, land management) but operates as a private nonprofit with broader program scope, not a state data repository.
• iNaturalist: Community-science biodiversity platform integrated with NDNH's Track List project. Not a competing data provider but a complementary citizen-science data source and engagement channel; comparable in collecting species occurrence data though with much broader taxonomic and geographic scope.

Direct peers

• Arizona Game and Fish Department Heritage Data Management System (HDMS): Arizona's state-level Natural Heritage program maintaining EO records and conservation status ranks on rare plants, animals, and communities. Closely comparable in mission, methodology (NatureServe-aligned), and end-user ecosystem to NDNH, serving an adjacent state with similar arid-land biodiversity.
• California Natural Diversity Database (CNDDB): California Department of Fish and Wildlife's statewide rare species database and biogeographic data program. Most direct peer to NDNH—same NatureServe/Biotics methodology, same data request/EO tracking model, same federal/state agency customer base, just operating at California's larger scale.
• Utah Natural Heritage Program (UNHP): Utah Division of Wildlife Resources program tracking rare species and ecological communities using the same NatureServe Biotics framework. Regional peer operating in adjacent Great Basin ecoregion with similar mandate, taxonomic scope, and federal/state agency customers as NDNH.
• Oregon Biodiversity Information Center (ORBIC): Oregon State University institute that houses the state's Natural Heritage Program using Biotics and NatureServe methodology. Peer to NDNH in function (rare species tracking, EO data, conservation ranks) with similar data request/distribution model and comparable reliance on university and state agency partners.
• Colorado Natural Heritage Program: Colorado State University-based heritage program applying NatureServe methodology to track rare species and ecological systems. Direct peer in mission, Biotics-based data infrastructure, and broad customer segments (federal/state agencies, consultants, researchers).

Broad incumbents

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS): Federal agency that both consumes NDNH's data (for ESA consultations) and conducts its own biodiversity monitoring. Broader scope than NDNH (national, regulatory) but operates in the same conservation data domain and is a named partner.
• NatureServe: Network umbrella organization that developed Biotics, Natural Heritage Methodology, and Conservation Status Ranks used by NDNH. Functions as both methodology provider and broader-scope peer covering all western hemisphere heritage programs; comparable in mission (biodiversity data stewardship) but operates at network rather than state level.

Emerging players

• Conservation Biology Institute: Nonprofit that develops spatial decision-support tools (e.g., Data Basin) for biodiversity and conservation planning. Comparable in building GIS-based tools for conservation practitioners, with partial overlap to NDNH's Biotics/WetBar capabilities; serves a broader audience but with similar analytical objectives.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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