The Natural Resource Projects Inventory (NRPI) began as a collaborative effort between UC Davis Information Center for the Environment (ICE) and the California Biodiversity Council (CBC) in 1995. In response to a growing need for more project related data on California's natural resources, existing inventories* were synthesized into one database and thousands of new projects have been added through individual online entries and electronic database transfers. Today, NRPI is the most comprehensive statewide database of its kind in California with over 6,000 natural resource projects searchable on the Internet. These projects include watershed conservation and acquisition, restoration and noxious weed eradication, assessment, planning, and scientific studies. Projects are linked to CERES California Environmental Information Clearinghouse (CEIC), GeoFinder, California Digital Atlas and Google Maps. *Existing inventories included:
- the Watershed Projects Inventory (WPI)
- the California Ecological Restoration Projects Inventory (CERPI)
- the California Noxious Weed Control Projects Inventory
