The Nevada Natural Heritage Program provides information on the known and previously reported locations and status of threatened, endangered, candidate, sensitive, and other at-risk species throughout the state, to meet the legitimate needs of land-use-planning, development, conservation, and research activities. These data are constantly updated and added to, and do not constitute and cannot replace on-site surveys, conducted by qualified biologists at appropriate times of year, to detect all species of concern actually present in an area.

Data are provided as ArcView® GIS shapefiles, ASCII text files, or in printed form, in varying degrees of detail, for areas ranging from small project sites to the entire state. Areas can be selected by a variety of criteria, including Township/Range blocks, map quadrangles, political boundaries, 8-digit hydrologic basins, ecoregions, elevation, and/or proximity to roads and water courses. For smaller sites, we also note any species or habitats of interest known within about a 6-mile buffer zone around the site. Unless a prior agreement with us is in effect, data are provided according to our standard fee schedule, and are subject to certain limitations and restrictions. All those requesting data from us are assumed to have read, understood, and agreed to abide by these fees, limitations, and restrictions. Further details and examples of data services and fees are available on-line or by contacting us.

To initiate a request, a completed and signed Data Request Form must be received by our Data Manager via fax or regular mail, after which our response time is usually 1-2 weeks. More time may be needed depending on complexity of the request and our current work load. Faster responses may be requested and will be attempted, but cannot be guaranteed. Our response will be accompanied or preceded by an invoice for any applicable fees, which are due within 30 days. NOTICE: by submitting this form to our office, you agree to the terms of this web site's privacy policy. Please read this policy first if you have any concerns.

You may obtain paper or electronic versions of the form in the following ways:

• Download the electronic form. With MS Internet Explorer 3.02+, NetScape Navigator 4.0+, and possibly other browsers, you may download and save a copy of the form on your computer, in word-processing format, from the table below. You may then make additional copies, and use your word-processor to fill out and print the form as needed (see tips farther below). The form was created using tables in MS Word XP/97 for Windows, then converted to additional formats. For best results, we recommend you download the MS Word XP version of the form, then either edit with MS Word 97 or later, or convert it from within your own favorite software. Conversions to other word processing formats from within MS Word XP/97 usually lose some of their formatting. (See PDF versions farther below for examples of correctly formatted forms.) If your word-processing software cannot read and convert MS Word XP/97 or later, then you may need to download one of the other available formats. If you are able to create a more exact copy of the MS Word XP/97 downloadable version in a different word-processing format (see tips below first for more formatting information), we would like to add it to the table, along with due acknowledgement, so that others can use it. Contact the Webmaster for further information.

• View and print PDF forms. If your browser is configured to support the Adobe PDF file format (you may need to download the free Adobe® Acrobat® Reader plug-in first), you may view and print the following, using the auto-rotate and center pages option when available, and without shrinking or expanding to fit:
• Blank Form
• Example of a completed MS Word XP/97 electronic form

If you need further assistance obtaining electronic or printed versions of the form, please contact us. If you have e-mail, we can send the electronic version of the form as a 20-52kB e-mail attachment, depending on the version. 

TIPS FOR FILLING OUT AND PRINTING THE ELECTRONIC FORM: Compatibility; Screen Appearance; Navigation and Data Entry; Text Boxes and Fitting the Form on One Page; Customizing the Form; and Printing a Completed Form.

1. Compatibility. Check the formatting of the form in your word processor against the PDF examples available above. (Don't worry that the downloaded form does not extend to the bottom of the page - space has been left for the various text boxes to expand downward as needed.) The form has been tested only in MS Word XP/97 for Windows on HP LaserJet printers, and uses the Arial font. If you are not using these word processor versions, are using a different printer as your default (select the printer you will be using first), or do not have these fonts installed (unlikely, as they are very standard), some of the formatting and spacing may be altered. In particular, check 1) the table cells (some may have been split into additional cells which need to be re-merged); 2) the vertical justification of text and blanks in table cells (it may all have been changed to top-justified, which is only correct for the text boxes [see farther below]; all other text and blanks should be bottom-justified); and 3) the caption text of blanks and text boxes (variations in font sizes may cause text to not fit and display completely; see under Printing the Completed Form below for resizing table cells).
2. Screen Appearance. In MS Word XP/97, the form is best viewed and edited using View, Print Layout or Page Layout, and then using View, Zoom to adjust the size and readability of the display. If the form appears to include strange-looking characters, you may need to Hide Non-printing Characters using the ¶ button on the toolbar (Reveal Codes or equivalent in WordPerfect). Turning these characters back on is sometimes helpful in determining where you are within the document formatting. It may also be helpful to select Table, Show Gridlines to better see the table cells you are working with. Select Table, Hide Gridlines to turn them off again.
3. Navigation and Data Entry. When entering information, avoid using the arrow keys or Tab key to navigate between blanks. Instead, use your mouse to place the typing cursor in each blank, clicking somewhere in the right-hand half of each blank. This will best ensure that you begin typing in the proper place in both centered and left-justified blanks, and do not accidentally type in hidden table cells used for formatting purposes. If an entire blank becomes highlighted after you click in it, simply press the left-arrow key once to establish the correct starting position.
4. Text Boxes and Fitting the Form on One Page. Most blanks on the form occur as table cells of fixed height and width, limiting the amount of data which can be displayed in them. For all blanks on the form, more data can be squeezed in by typing a little text first, then highlighting all of that text and selecting a smaller font size, then continuing to type (be sure not to highlight the caption text). In addition, certain blanks called text boxes will expand downward to accommodate any amount of text you type. These are the Location, Additional Limiting Criteria, and Custom Fields blanks. These text boxes are table cells with a set minimum height, but no maximum height. If the finished form extends onto more than one page, you may need to remove some extra lines, and/or reduce the font size of the text in some or all text boxes, to fit the printed form on a single page.
5. Customizing the Form. If you will be using the form frequently, you might wish to create your own working master copy of the form, filling in information that will usually not change (Organization, Mailing Address, Phone, Fax, Name, Title, etc.), then copy this working master for each form you actually fill out.
6. Printing a Completed Form. The original MS Word XP/97 version of the form has been printed successfully on an HP LaserJet 8000N, and should print successfully on most other Windows printers. Font sizes could vary slightly on other printers, possibly requiring some text and/or table cells to be re-sized before all text will display. Do not attempt to resize cells using the edges at the left or right margins of the page; each table row must be the same overall width, and this will alter the width of the row. To resize table cells in MS Word XP/97 using internal edges only, highlight the complete cells on both sides of the cell edge(s) you want to move by dragging the mouse cursor over them, then place the mouse cursor on the internal edge(s) so that the resizing cursor appears, and drag the edge one increment at a time in the desired direction until all text fits properly. Alternately, you may highlight all data in a cell and select a smaller font size until all the data display. Results may vary more widely with different word-processing software, depending on how tables, printers, and fonts are managed. Use the blank examples available on this page for comparison, and consult your software documentation as you attempt to match the format.

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