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~l <br />1~ ~ <br />;. <br />t•J` . <br />i liJ, <br />5~'; i <br />.n <br />~~ <br />~I <br />4.I,i ~ <br />J' i I <br />I ,{ <br />,~~ <br />~,` 1. <br />6 ~+I <br />~'~, <br />~'}'~ <br />i~ i <br />,I. <br />fl.' <br />,~ <br />•i ~ <br />i I! ~ <br />3? <br />THE USE OF THE PLANT INFORMATION NETWORK <br />(PIN) IN HIGH ALTITUDE REVEGETATION <br />P. L. Dittber~ier <br />U. S. Ftish mtd Wildlife Service, WELUT <br />G. Bryant <br />Departure>it of botany cn~d Plant Pathology <br />Colorado State (hiiversity <br />The P1anC Information Network (PIN) is a computer-based data <br />bank for rapidly retrieving and organizing information on the native <br />and naturalized vascular plants in the states of Colorado, Montana, <br />-~ and Wyoming. _ <br />PIN is not a new concept or a new development in information <br />systems. It is a new adaptation or modification of previous systems <br />1'he previous programs were called (1) TAPIR and (2) RAPIR. TAXIR is <br />program started ac [he University of Colorado as a means of recording <br />cataloging and updating herbarium information. In this system TAXIR <br />catalogued the individual specimens collected, vouchered, and records <br />in [he herbarium. RAPIR, [he Rapid Access Plan[ Information Center, <br />using [he RAPIR program in addition [n cataloging herbarium informal: <br />was also expanded [o include other taxonomic, geographic, and some <br />biological and economic information. <br />The Colorado Slate University Experiment S[ation~funded [he <br />RAPIR program foc 5 to 6 years and spent about $60,000 on its devel- <br />opment and operation. During this time, the principles involved in <br />[he project were Dr. William Klein and Dr. Robert P. Adams of the <br />Botany and Plant Pathology Department. <br />In 1974, The Office of Biological Services, of [he Fish and <br />Wildlife Service, was established. Within the Office of Biological <br />Services, four national teams were established, of which the Western <br />Energy and Land Use Team in ForC Collins, Colorado is one. The <br />Western Energy and Land Use Team began its initial staffing in 1975. <br />As the Team began to plan and develop'i[s projects the applicability <br />of RAPIR was quickly recognized as a potential tool for land use <br />managers and people making decisions and needing information about <br />plant species and. vegetation. <br />A new project was initiated which included the basic concepts ' <br />of the RAPIR system and greatly expanded its geographical coverage <br />and its informational base. At this time the name of the system was <br />52 <br />