· Rare and Extirpated Biota of Kentucky (July 2005)  A listing of species monitored in the Kentucky Natural Heritage Program database sorted by organism type and listing the scientific name, common name, state status and federal status of the organism. 
2004 list  | 2001 list  | 2000 list  | 1999 list  

· Ecological Communities of Kentucky (Jan. 2006)  A listing of monitored ecological communities.

· Report of Monitored Species and Communities of Kentucky with Habitat and Numbers of Occurrences by EO Rank (Feb. 2006)  Similar to the Rare and Extirpated Biota report above, except this report also includes a general description of the preferred habitat of the species, if known, and the number of occurrences on record in our database by element occurrences (eo) rank.

· County Report of Monitored Species and Communities of Kentucky (July 2008)  A listing of species and exemplary ecological communities monitored in the Kentucky Natural Heritage Program database, sorted by county. Listings include the taxonomic group, scientific name, common name, state and federal statuses, heritage program G (global) and S (state) ranks (both are indices of a species' rarity), and a breakdown of the number of extant, historic, obscure, extirpated and unmappable records we have in the database for a particular species.
Note: County data are also available in a single text file for use with database and GIS applications. County data are current as of the report date listed above. The data are in a comma delimited text file format. KSNPC_cntydata.txt (to download right click the link and select "Save Target As")

· Individual County Reports of Monitored Species and Communities of Kentucky (July 2008) Same as the previous report except these reports are broken into separate county reports.

· County Report of Monitored Species and Communities of Kentucky with Habitat Included (July 2008)  Same as the County Report, above, except this report also includes a general description of the preferred habitat of the species, if known.

· The Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission's Biennial Report (Jan. 2007)  The report features the commission's ongoing work to inventory and monitor rare species and ecological communities, preserve the few remaining undisturbed natural areas and educate Kentuckians on the value of nature preserves and biodiversity protection. KSNPC's Biennial Report for January 2007 is not available in printed form.
2005 Biennial Report  | 2003 Biennial Report  

· Rare Plant Legislation Report (Jan. 2006)  Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission's Report on Kentucky's Native Flora, Status and Trends in Rare Plants. Submitted to Governor Ernie Fletcher and the 2006 Kentucky General Assembly. Legislation related to this can be found at Kentucky Revised Statutes - KRS Chapter 146.600 - 146.619.

Visit KSNPC's Bookstore for a list of additional publications. Items in KSNPC's technical series are available for purchase, including the seventh and newest item in our technical series, A Guide to the Freshwater Mussels of Kentucky.