California

The California Information Node (CAIN) is a regional node of the National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII). The primary mission is to provide access to critical biological and natural resources information that facilitates data integration, visualization, coordination, and collaboration to support the conservation of biodiversity in California.

From the deserts to the Redwood forests, California encompasses the most diverse biological region in the West. Home to more than 36 million residents, the state faces many issues that affect the landscape, wildlife, and people. Sharing and integrating information and data holdings from multiple institutions across the region can help address these challenges.

This is a collaborative project between the University of California Davis, Information Center for the Environment, the California Department of Fish and Game, and other partners.

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	Biogeographic Information and Observation System Access biological and geographic data collected by the California Department of Fish and Game and its partner organizations through this Interactive Map.
	Butterflies of Northern California Access 83,000 individual records of 159 butterfly species collected by Dr. Art Shapiro over 34 years on transects across central California.
	Biological Inventories of the World's Protected Areas Use this searchable database containing documented, taxonomically standardized species inventories of plants and animals reported from the world's protected areas.
	California Partners in Flight Interactive Map Query and view focal bird species breeding status maps with all study areas and detailed information for each species.
	CaprICE Plant Distribution Interactive Map Examine this spatially web enabled database of plant species for California that show patterns of plant diversity, distribution ranges of individual plant species, and vegetation associations.
	CRISISCat Search the California Regional Invasive Species Information System catalog for California invasive species resources.
	CRISISMaps View data through the California Regional Invasive Species Information System interactive map display for weed observations in California and the Southwest.
	California Ecoregion Browser Identify U.S. Forest Service ecological subregions of California.
	Napa Vegetation Map Download spatial data layers and view Alliance, Class, and Formation level vegetation maps for this county.