CNDDB News Blog

California is a biodiversity hotpot. A large part of California’s biodiversity is a result of the exceptional number of native plant species in the state. California currently boasts over 6,500 native plant taxa with about 30% of those plants occurring nowhere else in the world. In conjunction with the large number of native plants in California comes a large number of rare plants as well. The CNDDB currently tracks nearly 2,400 rare plant taxa.

To celebrate this amazing array of botanical diversity, the California State Legislature designated the third week of April to be California Native Plant Week. See the California Native Plant Society website for activities in your area or simply venture outside for a hike to take in and appreciate all the native plant diversity California has to offer!

The Spotted Owl Observations Database Management Framework (PDF) is now available. It provides information on key database topics including:

• Database contents
• Database limitations
• Activity center information
• Addressing data issues
• Contributing Data
• Barred Owl Observations Database

The framework may be updated to reflect future changes to spotted owl management or regulatory guidelines. Substantial updates will be announced here on the CNDDB News page.