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About the Conservation Registry

What is the Conservation Registry?

The Registry is an online, centralized database that records, tracks and maps on-the-ground conservation projects. The purpose of the Registry is to help users understand the context, distribution, and effectiveness of our collective efforts to protect and restore ecosystems. It is a synthesis tool that gathers project information from multiple sources. A landowner can choose to manually enter a project, while a larger organization or agency could electronically transfer data for import into the Registry. The Registry can also act as a project management tool for those agencies and organizations that do not have the resources to build their own tracking database or still track projects on paper.

The Registry captures three project types. The first type is a project designed to protect or restore habitat, fish and wildlife, or an ecological process. It can be as ambitious as replanting thousands of acres of land with native plants, reintroducing an endangered species, and restoring the hydrology of a wetland, or as simple as placing bluebird boxes along a trail. The second type of project is a change in land designation to enhance the focus on conservation management. Projects could include acquiring land for conservation purposes, designating a refuge, or recording a conservation easement. The third category includes monitoring, research and education projects tied to a location.

Background

Inspiration for the Conservation Registry emerged from a stakeholder group assisting the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife in the development of its state wildlife action plan. Defenders of Wildlife researched other databases around the world and worked with partners to determine how best to build a registry that could serve the needs of policy-makers, resource agencies, foundations, conservation groups and landowners.

Why is it important?

The Registry:

  1. Helps organizations and landowners understand the context in which they are working.
  2. Helps people determine the degree to which actions are taking place within identified priority areas.
  3. Determines if projects are effectively conserving habitat for at-risk species.
  4. Aids policy-makers and investors in understanding where public and private money is being spent.
  5. Helps conservationists find partners, funding, and advice.
  6. Helps everyone learn from the successes and challenges experienced by others doing similar projects.
  7. Demonstrates that it is possible and useful to integrate information across jurisdictions and ownerships.
  8. Tracks the implementation of state wildlife action plans across the country.

Where?

The initial Registry launch will be in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. After the system is working smoothly, it will be expanded to include other states until we have a complete nationwide rollout.

Interested in Learning More?

Do you want to learn how the Registry works? Would you like to share your data?
Please contact Gina LaRocco at or call (503) 697-3222.

Who has been involved?

With the support of registry partners, the following individuals have been responsible for the concept and core development of the Conservation Registry.

Project Oversight Team

Defenders of Wildlife

  • Sara Vickerman
  • Gina LaRocco
  • Kassandra Kelly

Research and Development

Oregon Institute for Natural Resources

  • Avi Hihinishvili
  • Moran Rosenthal
  • Jimmy Kagan

The Nature Conservancy (Oregon)

  • Michael Schindel

Design, Development and Programming

The Other Firm

  • Ty Montgomery
  • Ryan Shaw
  • Matt Lawhead
  • Brian Howard
  • Sam Miller

Registry Partners