This guide will help you become a better observer of wildlife, and help you understand the needs of different wildlife species and where they might be found on the land. You also will learn how to conduct your own inventory of different wildlife species and to monitor changes in their numbers over time. Finally, you will learn about statewide and national wildlife monitoring programs where your skills, knowledge, and data collection can contribute to broader wildlife studies.

Basic NRI Table 1 - revised 2011, taken from 2001 NRI Guide

Step by step guide for communities interested in incorporating wildlife into their natural resources inventories.

NH Method 2011

A table showing the recommended maps to included in a Natural Resource Inventory, used by communities in New Hampshire. 

Download the maps created for the town of Bradford, NH's natural resource inventory (2009)

Learn about identifying and describing natural resources in a local setting in a natural resources inventory.  Communities will gain a strong foundation for land conservation planning and more informed decision making about natural resources.

Materials related to the Natural Resource Inventory completed by the town of Gilmanton, NH (2004)

NRI done for town of Springfield, NH in 2008.