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Here, you'll find images related to research going on at the Fort Collins Science Center. Our team of scientists are working on multiple areas of environmental interest, ranging from land conservation effectiveness to invasive reptiles.
USGS scientists are testing new radio‑tracking technology mounted on small uncrewed aircraft systems (sUAS) to locate pythons more frequently, improving research data, efficiency, and staff safety.
USGS scientists are testing new radio‑tracking technology mounted on small uncrewed aircraft systems (sUAS) to locate pythons more frequently, improving research data, efficiency, and staff safety.
Researchers working in the Florida Everglades use radio telemetry to track Burmese pythons tagged with location devices.
Researchers working in the Florida Everglades use radio telemetry to track Burmese pythons tagged with location devices.
Researchers search for Burmese pythons in Florida Everglades prairie habitat. Photo by Matthew Metcalf (USGS).
Researchers search for Burmese pythons in Florida Everglades prairie habitat. Photo by Matthew Metcalf (USGS).
High resolution natural color imagery collected by uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) for mapping channel and vegetation change along a 6-mile reach of the Middle Green River at Ouray National Wildlife Refuge near Ouray, Utah from 2020-2024.
High resolution natural color imagery collected by uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) for mapping channel and vegetation change along a 6-mile reach of the Middle Green River at Ouray National Wildlife Refuge near Ouray, Utah from 2020-2024.
Mapping invasive species habitat suitability within the INHABIT application.
Mapping invasive species habitat suitability within the INHABIT application.
FORT scientists are using images like this to train artificial intelligence-based, image detection algorithms. These algorithms will be house in trail cameras to surveil natural areas for invasive tegus like the one seen in this photo.
FORT scientists are using images like this to train artificial intelligence-based, image detection algorithms. These algorithms will be house in trail cameras to surveil natural areas for invasive tegus like the one seen in this photo.
FORT scientists are using images like this to train artificial intelligence-based, image detection algorithms. These algorithms will be house in trail cameras to surveil natural areas for invasive tegus like the one seen in this photo.
FORT scientists are using images like this to train artificial intelligence-based, image detection algorithms. These algorithms will be house in trail cameras to surveil natural areas for invasive tegus like the one seen in this photo.
Photo of a ponderosa pine tree core, with growth years for each tree ring labeled above. This tree is located in a forest that was thinned in 2008 and burned by prescribed fire in 2010.
Photo of a ponderosa pine tree core, with growth years for each tree ring labeled above. This tree is located in a forest that was thinned in 2008 and burned by prescribed fire in 2010.
Interns from the University of Florida hold down a Burmese python for radio-tagging in the Florida Everglades. Photo by Matthew Metcalf (USGS).
Interns from the University of Florida hold down a Burmese python for radio-tagging in the Florida Everglades. Photo by Matthew Metcalf (USGS).
A researcher holds up a ziploc bag containing a paper towel that was used to sample the environment for tegu DNA. Researchers wear gloves and bodysuits to avoid cross-contamination between sample sites.
A researcher holds up a ziploc bag containing a paper towel that was used to sample the environment for tegu DNA. Researchers wear gloves and bodysuits to avoid cross-contamination between sample sites.
Researchers using telemetry to locate radio-collared bison in Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
Researchers using telemetry to locate radio-collared bison in Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
Researchers use binoculars to observe when bison are grazing or not in Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
Researchers use binoculars to observe when bison are grazing or not in Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
A researcher holds up a large, Argentine black-and-white tegu. USGS scientists are also testing ways to improve removal methods for tegus by trialing different baiting strategies for trapping tegus.
A researcher holds up a large, Argentine black-and-white tegu. USGS scientists are also testing ways to improve removal methods for tegus by trialing different baiting strategies for trapping tegus.
Acorns covering a section of a blue oak tree. Photo by Ian Pearse (USGS, Fort Collins Science Center).
Acorns covering a section of a blue oak tree. Photo by Ian Pearse (USGS, Fort Collins Science Center).
A researcher holds up a ziploc bag containing a paper towel that was used to sample the environment for tegu DNA. Researchers wear gloves and bodysuits to avoid cross-contamination between sample sites.
A researcher holds up a ziploc bag containing a paper towel that was used to sample the environment for tegu DNA. Researchers wear gloves and bodysuits to avoid cross-contamination between sample sites.
Sara Oyler-McCance and Jenny Fike in the FORT Molecular Ecology Lab, where they complete research on the genetics and genomics of natural resources.
Sara Oyler-McCance and Jenny Fike in the FORT Molecular Ecology Lab, where they complete research on the genetics and genomics of natural resources.
FORT researchers Sara Oyler-McCance and Jenny Fike discuss genetic data in the Molecular Ecology Lab.
FORT researchers Sara Oyler-McCance and Jenny Fike discuss genetic data in the Molecular Ecology Lab.
Sara Oyler-McCance uses a pipette to complete research in the FORT Molecular Ecology Lab.
Sara Oyler-McCance uses a pipette to complete research in the FORT Molecular Ecology Lab.
Exposure with a UV-B light of CRISPR-Cas12a-processed samples after a reaction time of 30 minutes. Those that are illuminated are positive for brown treesnake DNA, those that are not illuminated contain negative controls (no brown treesnake DNA). Photo by Adam Perez (USGS).
Exposure with a UV-B light of CRISPR-Cas12a-processed samples after a reaction time of 30 minutes. Those that are illuminated are positive for brown treesnake DNA, those that are not illuminated contain negative controls (no brown treesnake DNA). Photo by Adam Perez (USGS).
The Great Dismal Swamp Wildlife Refuge spans Virginia and North Carolina. Photo by Craig Stricker (USGS).
The Great Dismal Swamp Wildlife Refuge spans Virginia and North Carolina. Photo by Craig Stricker (USGS).
Researchers, including Jonathan Friedman (pictured here) planted cottonwoods in this Common Garden plot in 2005, and since have monitored the growth and phenology of these trees. Every year since 2017, they cut back the trees to remove the confounding effect of age.
Researchers, including Jonathan Friedman (pictured here) planted cottonwoods in this Common Garden plot in 2005, and since have monitored the growth and phenology of these trees. Every year since 2017, they cut back the trees to remove the confounding effect of age.