SAIN - Mapping Service (Wide) Oriental Bittersweet Maps
SAIN Web Map Services Tutorial
A tutorial is available to assist users with using the SAIN Live Maps and Data mapping applications. The tutorial is divided into three sections; click on any section to view the tutorial.
Oriental Bittersweet in North Carolina: A Controversy
In 2004, as part of its Regional Invasive Plant project, SAIN produced a map showing where oriental bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) has been found to occur in several surveys of mountainous western North Carolina. Information on the map was used in a meeting held to resolve a disagreement between natural resource managers and craft makers who use the vine for wreaths and floral arrangements.
The NBII Program is administered by the Biological Informatics Office of the U.S. Geological Survey
