To view the maps and satellite photos of the Earth on this page you will need Google Earth software. If you don't have Google Earth you can download it here.
It's free -- and it's fascinating. Using Google Earth you can zoom in on the BioGems, look at them from various perspectives, even rotate the Earth as you fly over them (who doesn't want that power?).
If you're not familiar with Google Earth, and with mapping programs in general, you may prefer to take this photo-and-video tour of the BioGems.
United States
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Cumberland Plateau
Florida's Emerald Coast
Redrock Wilderness
Tongass National Forest
Western Arctic Reserve
Yellowstone/Greater Rockies
CanadaCastle-BigHornHeart of the Boreal Forest
Latin America
Patagonia Coast
Tahuamanu Rainforest
Upper Gulf of California
The boundaries of some BioGems, such as the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge or the Tongass National Forest, are set by government sources. In others, NRDC selected the boundary to offer a general view of the area on which our BioGems campaign focuses -- these boundaries are not exact.
