State & National Partners

To make this project a reality, we are partnering with state agencies, land trusts, and other conservation groups that have developed high-quality data and rich content about important natural places. Valued and credible partners, including the Land Trust Alliance, The Nature Conservancy, state natural heritage programs, and ESRI, are contributing their expertise.

State Pilot Programs

For its initial release in late 2008, LandScope America will provide the breadth of a national conservation picture, but will also “go deep” with information about places in five pilot states — Colorado, Florida, Maine, Virginia, and Washington. The next phase will expand narrative coverage to natural places across the country. Five natural heritage programs are playing lead roles in developing and integrating state content.

• Colorado Natural Heritage Program, Colorado State University
• Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Florida State University
• Beginning with Habitat -- A Collaboration between
  Maine Natural Areas Program, Maine Dept. of Conservation
  Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
• Virginia Division of Natural Heritage, Virginia Dept. of Conservation and Recreation
  
• Washington Natural Heritage Program, Washington Dept. of Natural Resources

The Land Trust Alliance is contributing content, providing advice and expertise about the land trust community, and helping the project reach the nation’s 1,700 land trusts.

The Nature Conservancy is providing data on its ecoregional plans, and contributing to the development of other content.