Conservation Report
This Conservation Planning Report compiles names, descriptions, maps, locations, measurements, links and references for Natural Heritage Areas (core and supporting habitats), Important Bird Areas, State Lands, and agency designated water resources that are coincident with an area of interest defined by the user of the Pennsylvania Natural Diversity Inventory (PNDI) Conservation Reporting tool. For an overview and additional details, please be sure to visit the website at www.naturalheritage.state.pa.us and download the applicable County Natural Heritage Inventory report(s).
Conservation Report can be initiated on its own or after adding features to the map within the Make a Map section.
Draw/Edit toolbar
- Within the Map, click Conservation Report
.
- The Draw/Edit toolbar opens.
- Use the various tools available within the Draw/Edit toolbar to define the spatial parameters of the project area and click Accept.
- Within the Create Conservation Planning Report dialog, enter a Title.
- A message is displayed indicating that the Conservation Planning Report will open in a new tab and to use the browser's save functionality if you wish to save it. Click OK.
- After a minute or so, the Conservation Planning Report opens in another browser tab/window. Use the browser's functionality to save or print the document.
Make a Map
- Within the Map, Make a Map.
- Click Conservation Report .
- A prompt will ask if you would like to copy some or all of the shapes to create the project boundary. Click Yes to use the shapes previously drawn or No to utilize the Draw/Edit toolbar.
- The Details dialog of the Make a Map feature(s) are displayed. To remove a feature from the selection, from the Tasks menu, select Remove from Include List. Once removed, the option to Add to Include List becomes available in the Tasks menu.
- After completing the selection of which features to include, close the Details dialog using the
in the upper right corner.
- Within the Additional Mapping Options dialog, the number of features selected is displayed to the right of the Select From Resource
button.
- View
button: allows the user access to the Details dialog again to add/remove additional features to/from the selection.
- Select from Resource : allows the user to create a new selection (return to Step 4 for instructions).
- Click Next
to use the features as they exist or Modify 
to further modify the selected features.
- In the Draw/Edit toolbar click Accept unless further edits are needed.
- Within the Create Conservation Planning Report dialog, enter a Title.
- A message is displayed indicating that the Conservation Planning Report will open in a new tab and to use the browser's save functionality if you wish to save it. Click OK.
- After a minute or so, the Conservation Planning Report opens in another browser tab/window. Use the browser's functionality to save or print the document.