BDB Programs
CNDDB Links
- CNDDB Quick Viewer
- CNDDB and Spotted Owl Data Viewer
- RareFind 3
- RareFind 4
- CNDDB Training
- Monthly CNDDB Data
Department of Fish & Wildlife
Biogeographic Data Branch
1807 13th Street, Suite 202
Sacramento, CA 95811
(916) 322-2493 • Email BDB
RareFind Links
RareFind 3 © Features
Key information on California's rare plants, animals and natural communities, including:
- Legal status
- Location information
- Dates observed
- Ecological descriptions
- Land ownership
- Population information
- Data sources
- Flexible report writing - several existing report/list templates that output to a printer or PDF/Word file
- Cross tabulation option for data analysis
- Subscription includes CNDDB GIS spatial data set for use in ArcView 3.x or ArcGIS
- Six-month CD update; monthly data updates via downloads available
- Standalone software
RareFind 3 contains over 67,000 records on more than 2,500 rare native plants, animals, and natural communities in a convenient, searchable database. Offering all textual data associated with the Department of Fish and Wildlife's California Natural Diversity Database, RareFind 3 can either be used as a standalone research tool or linked with GIS software such as ArcView or ArcGIS for greater flexibility.