Oregon Biodiversity Information Center (ORBIC)

ORBIC’s primary mission is to track the distribution and status of all of Oregon’s flora and fauna as is possible. For species considered to be at-risk in Oregon, location and population data is managed for all of the observations and occurrences in the state.

ORBIC is Oregon's local member of the NatureServe Network of natural heritage programs, utilizing their rigorous core standards and methodologies to assess status, risk, and condition of the state's biodiversity. Standardized methods allow sharing of conservation  information across jurisdictional boundaries.

ORBIC works to answer three questions: What is it? Where is it? How is it doing?

If you are interested in learning more about our work, please contact Eleanor Gaines.

Core Work

Rare Species

Mountain with streaming white and gray cloudscape.

Natural Areas

A boat on a lake for an aquatic invasive species survey.

Invasive Species

White flower with river and mountains in the background

Mapping Natural Vegetation

Snowy plover chicks huddled together in the sand.

ORBIC Special Projects

Modeled distribution of non-native annual grasses near Monument, OR.

Data Access & Submissions