Submit Data to the Conservation Data Centre

The BC Conservation Data Centre (BC CDC) relies on environmental professionals and knowledgeable naturalists to help build its database of the locations of species and ecological communities at risk in B.C.

Appropriate data may be:

• Incorporated into the CDC data systems as a new record(s)
• Used to update an existing record(s)

All species and ecosystem data is valuable information that can be used to help assess the status of a species or ecosystem. Some data may also be used for mapping purposes.

Mapping of species and ecological communities at risk are prioritized based on various factors including, but not limited to, conservation status rank. For this reason, not all data submitted will result in a timely mapped element occurrence. However, all data submissions are appreciated and important for accurate status assessments.

The BC CDC uses many sources of data and information to inform its work, including museum specimens and herbaria, published reports and citizen science platforms. We encourage you to share your data with the Province so we can most easily access your observation.

How to Submit Data

Use the methods listed below to submit data to the Province's data systems.  This ensures that your data will be available through provincial data tools and layers, to support many uses and users.  Note that CDC staff will review these data sources when a species or ecological community become a priority for mapping or status assessment.

To bring your data submission to the attention of the CDC, and for time sensitive submissions, please send an additional email to the CDC team.