In 1992, the Center moved its headquarters to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette research park in Lafayette, Louisiana. 1993 - Secretary Bruce Babbitt consolidated research in several bureaus of the Department of the Interior to form the National Biological Survey, an agency designed to foster scientific understanding and technologies. 1995 - the National Biological Survey became the National Biological Service. 1996 - The National Biological Service became the Biological Resources Division of the U. S. Geological Survey. The NWRC is one of 16 science centers of the Biological Resources Division of the U. S. Geological Survey .
Studies take place throughout the Southeast, Texas, and Mexico.
Current field stations and project offices are located in Florida, Texas, and Louisiana. Return to About NWRC .