In the 2012 President's Budget Request, the National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) is terminated. As a result, all resources, databases, tools, and applications within this web site will be removed on January 15, 2012. For more information, please refer to the NBII Program Termination page.
The Mountain Prairie Information Node provides access to information about biological resources in the mountains and prairies of the north-central United States that contributes to the collaborative conservation of these resource, including tools and processes that facilitate data integration. The Mountain Prairie Node works with regional and national partners to provide access to geospatial products and data. More information about these projects can be found by using the links below, or by visiting the MPIN Live Maps and Data page.
Children's Butterfly Site, an educational website for children that includes photographs, coloring book pages, and life cycle information for butterflies and moths.
PrairieMap, a geospatial data clearinghouse supporting research, management, and conservation of prairie grassland ecosystems in western North America.
Whirling Disease Maps & Data, which includes an interactive map for the whirling disease parasite's known distribution in the US, and a searchable repository of metadata, datasets, and projects funded by the Whirling Disease Initiative.
Yellowstone GIS Data, downloadable GIS data layers of the Greater Yellowstone Region.
The NBII Program is administered by the Biological Informatics Program of the U.S. Geological Survey