County Natural Heritage Inventories showcase WPC's conservation science efforts by combining and presenting information
on unique plants, animals, natural ecological communities, and other important natural resources in Western Pennsylvania. These projects identify, map and discuss important places within a county; prioritize them based upon their attributes; and provide recommendations regarding their management and protection.
Download our County Natural Heritage Inventory Brochure
County Inventories are designed to inform the residents of a county about their living heritage and give them a tool to use in planning the future of their communities. County and municipal planners; federal, state and local agencies; businesses; environmental consultants; developers; local conservation organizations; and many other people and groups use these studies to help make land-use decisions within their counties. With increasing emphasis on planning within the state, these studies will become more and more important for considering the resources of the commonwealth wisely and comprehensively.