CNDDB - Plants and Animals

CNDDB-related Plant Information

• Special Vascular Plants, Bryophytes, and Lichens List (PDF) (January 2025)
• Endangered, Threatened, and Rare Plants List (PDF) (January 2025)
• Changes to the CNDDB Special Vascular Plants, Bryophytes, and Lichens List (PDF) (January 2025)
• The CNDDB and CNPS Cooperative Relationship and Rare Plant Status Review Process (PDF) (August 2020)
• Protocols for Surveying and Evaluating Impacts to Special Status Native Plant Populations and Natural Communities (PDF) (March 2018)
• Guidelines for Conservation of Sensitive Plant Resources Within the Timber Harvest Review Process and During Timber Harvesting Operations (PDF) (July 2005)

CNDDB-related Animal Information

• Special Animals List (PDF) (January 2025)
• Endangered and Threatened Animals List (PDF) (January 2025)
• The CNDDB Review Process for Creating the Special Animals List (PDF) (May 2022)
• General Information for Submitting Avian Detections to the CNDDB (PDF) (December 2010)
• Spotted Owl Observations Database Information

Other Information Sources

Plants

• CDFW Native Plant Program
• CDFW Vegetation Classification and Mapping Program (VegCAMP)
• California Native Plant Society
• Jepson Interchange
• Calflora
• Mitigation Guidelines Regarding Impacts to Rare, Threatened and Endangered Plants – CNPS Rare Plant Scientific Advisory Committee

Animals

• Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, and Mammals - Life History Notes and Range Maps
• Special Status Invertebrate Species Accounts

Photographs and Maps

• CalPhotos - UC Berkeley Digital Library Project. A collection of photos of plants, animals, fossils, people, and landscapes from around the world.
• BIOS - Online USGS topo maps and much more. If you have data in decimal degrees, deg/min/sec, or UTM, you can use BIOS to map your location using NAD83, the datum used by the CNDDB. Print out the map and mail with your field survey form to the CNDDB.