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A few of our key partnerships with government agencies are described below. This selection is not intended to be exhaustive, but highlights a representative group of NatureServe's current partnerships.

U.S. National Biological Information Infrastructure
The National Biological Information Infrastructure (www.nbii.gov), a program of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), is an effort to improve online access to data and information about the biological resources of the United States. NatureServe and the NBII are working together to make information about at-risk species and ecosystems more broadly available, and are exploring opportunities for establishing NatureServe as a national-level NBII node. The NBII has supported the establishment of key NatureServe web resources, including the online directory of natural heritage programs. With support from the USGS, NatureServe is working in partnership with the NBII to increase the online availability of species and ecosystem data held by NatureServe and its natural heritage member programs.

National Park Service and U.S. Geological Survey
NatureServe is a primary partner in the joint U.S. Geological Survey and National Park Service effort to classify, describe, and map ecological communities in more than 250 national park units across the United States. These maps are used for such applications as park management and planning, education and interpretation, fire management, research, and habitat modeling.

Launched in 1995, the project makes use of the NatureServe-developed National Vegetation Classification as the basis for its maps. This landmark program is one of the first to provide both nationally consistent and fine-scale descriptions of vegetation for a federal agency, and to use national vegetation standards for its data products. To date, work is either complete or ongoing at some 45 national parks, including Yosemite, Great Smoky Mountains, and Mount Rushmore. Work on the Everglades and at least 40 other parks is slated to begin over the next two years. See http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg.

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