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Celebrate 50 Years With Us
Happy 50 years of protecting the plants, animals, and ecosystems that create wonder and sustainability in our natural world! For half a century, NatureServe has partnered with incredible supporters like you to prevent extinctions and secure a healthy future through innovative biodiversity conservation practices.
In celebration of NatureServe's 50th anniversary, join us as we galvanize support for threatened plants, animals, and ecosystems that, without our protection, could disappear forever and threaten the rich biodiversity on our planet.
Photo by Adam Cushen (iNaturalist.org).
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Adopt-a-Species
In honor of NatureServe's 50th anniversary, we're releasing a special, limited-time species for adoption: the blue-spotted salamander. Celebrate this occasion by adopting the very creature that inspired our logo! By doing so, you'll also contribute to NatureServe's vital mission of protecting biodiversity, ensuring that we continue to thrive for the next 50 years and beyond.
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Biodiversity and Climate Change
Biodiversity is significantly impacted by the far-reaching effects of climate change. Biodiversity is closely connected to the wellbeing of both people and the environment; however, the significance of climate change on the natural world is often misunderstood and overlooked.
Click the button below to learn how climate change affects biodiversity in areas that might be near and dear to you, and what NatureServe is doing to better understand this relationship.
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The connection between biodiversity and public health is more apparent than ever. Reflecting on the countless benefits that healthy ecosystems and rich biodiversity provide us, take action today to protect their future.
Sustaining Gifts
By making an automatic gift each month, our sustaining donors ensure that NatureServe is consistently growing its far-reaching efforts to preserve biodiversity—every day of the year.
Adopt-A-Species
Now you can become a biodiversity champion and adopt a native plant or animal. In addition to being recognized on your chosen species' page on NatureServe Explorer, you will be supporting the expert staff at NatureServe who ensure that critical data on the taxonomy, distribution, and conservation status of species and ecosystems are accurate and available to conservation decision-makers.
Heritage Circle
When you include NatureServe in your estate plans, you play a key role in ensuring that the plants, animals, and places you care about will be enjoyed by future generations. As part of our Heritage Circle, your investment in NatureServe is an investment in the future of biodiversity.
Oak - Beech / Heath Forest. Photo by Sam Sheline, NatureServe.
Chocolate Lily (Fritillaria biflora). NatureServe Global Status: Vulnerable (G3). Photo by M.E. Sanseverino.
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias). NatureServe Global Status: Secure (G5). Photo by Diana Robinson.
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