California Natural Diversity Database [CNDDB]

Science activity #50099, updated 29 April 2022

California Natural Diversity Database [CNDDB]

Description / purpose

The California Natural Diversity Database (CNDDB) is an inventory of the status and locations of rare plants and animals in California. CNDDB staff work with partners to maintain current lists of rare species, as well as to maintain an ever-growing database of GIS-mapped locations for these species. The CNDDB is a "natural heritage program" and is part of a nationwide network of similar programs overseen by NatureServe (formerly part of The Nature Conservancy). All natural heritage programs provide location and natural history information on special status plants, animals, and natural communities to the public, other agencies, and conservation organizations. The data help drive conservation decisions, aid in the environmental review of projects and land use changes, and provide baseline data helpful in recovering endangered species and for research projects.

Linked science activities

None specified

Collaborators

None specified

Activity status

1 Awarded / Initiating (2007)
2 In progress / Ongoing (2007 - 2018)
3 Complete

Funding summary

Total allocated funding: $0

Location

Subbasins

Delta regions

Geographic tags

WALNUT GROVE , WALTHALL , WEST SACRAMENTO , WETHERBEE LAKE , YOLANO , BRANNAN-ANDRUS , CACHE HAAS AREA , CENTRAL STOCKTON , DLIS-12 [PARADISE CUT] , DLIS-20 [YOLO BYPASS] , DLIS-21 , DLIS-22 [RIO VISTA] , EGBERT TRACT , EHRHEARDT CLUB , GLANVILLE , GLIDE DISTRICT , GRAND ISLAND , HASTINGS TRACT , KASSON DISTRICT , LIBERTY ISLAND , LISBON DISTRICT , LITTLE EGBERT TRACT , MAINTENANCE AREA 9 NORTH , MAINTENANCE AREA 9 SOUTH , MCCORMACK-WILLIAMSON TRACT , MCMULLIN RANCH , MERRITT ISLAND , MIDDLE & UPPER ROBERTS ISLAND , MOSSDALE ISLAND , NETHERLANDS , PARADISE JUNCTION , PEARSON DISTRICT , PESCADERO DISTRICT , PETERS POCKET , RANDALL ISLAND , RECLAMATION DISTRICT 17 , RIVER JUNCTION , RYER ISLAND , SHERMAN ISLAND , STARK TRACT , STEWART TRACT , SUTTER ISLAND , TWITCHELL ISLAND , TYLER ISLAND , UNION ISLAND EAST , UPPER ANDRUS ISLAND

Products and outputs

Title	Description	Views
California Natural Diversity Database (CNDDB) Data Use Guidelines	Guidelines for the access and use of the CNDDB's G	6
Biogeographic Information and Observation System (BIOS)	BIOS is a system designed to enable the management	2
California Natural Diversity Database (CNDDB)	The California Natural Diversity Database (CNDDB)	16
RareFind 5	RareFind 5 is an Internet application that allows	1
RareFind 5 User Guide	RareFind 5 is an Internet application that allows	0
CNDDB Maps and Data (website)	Links users to the sites where they can download C	12
CNDDB Online Field Survey Form (Online FSF)	The Online Field Survey Form (Online FSF) is an on	0
CNDDB Online Field Survey Form (Online FSF) User Guide	The Online Field Survey Form (Online FSF) is an on	0
CNDDB: A Natural Heritage Program for Rare Species and Vegetation	An 2001 article about the CNDDB. It provides the h	2
CNDDB Key Facts	In many cases, the staff that are tasked with prov	3

Type and context

Science action area

Unspecified

Management themes

Native species management

Science themes

Habitat changes , Species

Types

None specified

Science functions

None specified

Management actions

Population enhancement of listed species

Science Topics

Mudflats , Intertidal / transition zones , Above-highwater refugia , Main channels , Sloughs , Backwater , Submerged aquatic vegetation , Floating aquatic vegetation , Seasonally flooded , Open water , Managed ponds , Riparian wildlife , Forests , Non-forested vegetation , Delta islands , Pacific flyway , Chinook Salmon , Steelhead Trout , Green sturgeon , White Sturgeon , Delta Smelt , Longfin Smelt , Sacramento Splittail , Pelagic fish , Benthos , Salt marsh harvest mouse , Waterfowl , Shorebirds , Gulls , Giant garter snake , California tiger salamander , Insects , Mollusks , Crustaceans , Striped bass , Corbicula/Potamocorbula , Nutria , Water hyacinth , Brazilian waterweed , Spongeplant , Giant reed , Yellow star thistle , Saltwater / freshwater marshes , Habitat , Other species , Fish , Mammals , Birds , Amphibians and reptiles , Invertebrates , Invasive / non native species , Non-resident / overwintering birds

Lead implementing organization

California Department of Fish and Wildlife [CDFW]

Partner implementing organizations

The Nature Conservancy , NatureServe

Funding organizations

None specified

Funding programs

None specified

Funding sources

None specified