Natural Resource Inventory (NRI)

The Natural Resource Inventory (NRI) is a living document - it catalogs what we know, both past and present about the Town's natural resources, but also recognizes that these are merely snapshots of what is an ever-evolving pattern of change. The NRI is intended to be seen as a work in progress to be added to by future observers of the flora and fauna of Ridgefield. The NRI, taken in tandem with the Town's Plan of Conservation and Develpment (POCD)  provides a blueprint for charting a more sustainable future for Ridgefield.

NRI 2023 UPDATE PROJECT - for EVENTS click here

We just finished updating the NRI. You can preview it here and go to Books on the Common on Main Street, Ridgefield to purchase a hard copy of this informative report. A companion piece to the NRI is the storymap developed by Pace University staff and students, which presents a shorter and simpler version of the report. Click here.

Some key background reports that are referenced in the NRI are presented here:

The plan is for the NRI to be updated periodically in the future. If you would like to be involved in future efforts, please email [email protected] and use these checklists  Ridgefield Species Checklists so that you can contribute to the NRI. iNaturalist training for citizen scientists is also available to assist in this effort - Click here

We will shortly be presenting downloadable versions of the full page maps in the NRI at this location.

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NRI 2012

In 2010 the commission partnered with the Metropolitan Conservation Alliance, a program of the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, to create the first-ever comprehensive NRI of the Town of Ridgefield. The Ridgefield NRI was published in April 2012. Copies of the NRI are available for review at the Conservation Commission office. Copies can also be purchased for $20/copy. The electronic version of the NRI can be viewed at the following link: The Ridgefield Natural Resource Inventory.