Tuesday, March 9, 2010The Checklist of Montana Dragonflies & Damselflies

The Montana Natural Heritage Program (MTNHP) and Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks (MTFWP) are pleased to announce The Checklist of Montana Dragonflies & Damselflies brochure. With 53 dragonfly species and 29 damselfly species included, this checklist represents the most current information available for Odonates in the state. This checklist provides information on distribution, abundance and seasonal occurrence for each species. Hard copies of this brochure are available, free to the public, at the MTNHP office within the Montana State Library, as well as at the MTFWP HQ office in Helena. A digital version can be downloaded from the MTNHP web site at the link below.

The Checklist of Montana Dragonflies & Damselflies

Thursday, February 18, 2010MTNHP Annual Report for 2009

The Montana Natural Heritage Program is pleased to announce the publication of its 2009 Annual Report. The report summarizes program activities, data products, and data delivery highlights during the 2009 calendar year.

View the MTNHP 2009 Annual Report

Tuesday, February 2, 2010Checklist of Montana Vascular Plants

The Montana Natural Heritage Program is pleased to announce the publication of A Checklist of Montana Vascular Plants. This initial list comprises over 2,500 species reported for the state of Montana and it is expected to be updated periodically as new information becomes available.

View the New Checklist of Montana Vascular Plants

Wednesday, January 27, 2010Outdoor Bat Detection Video

The Montana Natural Heritage Program's bat detection work is featured in a recent Montana Outdoors Report.

View the video on the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks website.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010Data Services Survey

The Montana Natural Heritage Program is conducting a short survey of individuals who have recently received Species of Concern project reviews or data transfers from the Program. The survey is intended to gather basic information on the value and quality of the information and services you recently received. It is short and should not take more than a few minutes to complete.

• Read more about the survey here...
• Proceed directly to the survey!

Thursday, November 12, 2009New Species of Concern Report

The Montana Natural Heritage Program is pleased to announce a new Species of Concern (SOC) Report. This new on-line report replaces our previous Species of Concern web search as well as the printed Species of Concern reports.

• View Animal Species of Concern Report
• View Plant Species of Concern Report

The new reports provide:

• All of the narrative information found in the printed reports.
• Up-to-date status information for SOC species.
• Lists of species additions and deletions over time.
• Enhanced search and filtering functions for generating custom reports.
• Ability to save and print reports to an Adobe PDF file.
• Additional information for the species including documented county occurrences, habitats for animals, and additional status information for plants and birds.

Please Note: This new report is optimized for MS Windows Internet Explorer 8, Google Chrome, and FireFox. There is a known issue that may cause a slower response in Internet Explorer 6 and 7.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009New Maps & Charts in the Montana Field Guide

We recently added new maps and charts to the species accounts in the Montana Field Guide. Check out the Greater Sage Grouse example to see the new maps and charts.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009Celebrating Sue Crispin's Service

Today we’re celebrating and honoring Sue Crispin's 29 years of service with The Nature Conservancy and the NatureServe / Heritage Network. Read more about Sue here.