Natural Heritage Information Centre
The Natural Heritage Information Centre (NHIC) compiles, maintains and distributes information on natural species, plant communities and spaces of conservation concern in Ontario. This information is stored in a spatial database used for tracking this information. The Centre also has a library with conservation-related literature, reports, books, and maps, which are accessible for conservation applications, land use planning, and natural resource management. The NHIC website makes much of this information available through the internet. To learn more about the NHIC please visit the About Us section of the web page.
Latest News...NHIC Newsletter, Winter 2009.
The winter 2009 edition of the Natural Heritage Information Centre newsletter is now available for viewing and/or download here
Latest News…revised NHIC Rare Plant List March 2009
The 4th edition of “Rare Vascular Plants of Ontario” is now available for viewing and/or download here
NHIC Data Sensitivity Training, Spring 2009.
The Natural Heritage Information Centre will be hosting 3 Data Sensitivity Training sessions in Peterborough, May 12, 13 and 14. Each session runs from 10:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Cost is $50, to recover cost of training materials, lunch, and computer room. Training is open to government staff, conservation authorities, non-governmental environmental agencies and municipalities. Please contact Wasyl Bakowsky (wasyl.bakowsky@ontario.ca) with your preferred training date. A maximum of 20 people per day can be accommodated.Updates...
For GIS users, the rare species locations for linking to the 1km shapefile were last updated on June 3rd 2009 here.