Field intern prepares to sample fire-scarred stump near the Mogollon Rim in Arizona. Photo by Melanie Wright (USGS).
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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.
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Field intern prepares to sample fire-scarred stump near the Mogollon Rim in Arizona
Field intern prepares to sample fire-scarred stump near the Mogollon Rim in Arizona. Photo by Melanie Wright (USGS).
Setting up NABat stationary monitoring
Setting up NABat stationary monitoring
Photo Credit: Paul Cryan, USGS
Setting up NABat stationary monitoring | Photo Credit: Paul … | Flickr
Setting up NABat stationary monitoring
Photo Credit: Paul Cryan, USGS
Setting up NABat stationary monitoring | Photo Credit: Paul … | Flickr
Fire scar sample
Tree-ring fire scars from a ponderosa pine in northern New Mexico. The years indicate the year the tree burned and scarred, and the letters indicate the position of the fire scar in the tree ring (D = spring dormant and EE = early earlywood). Photo by Ellis Margolis (USGS)
Tree-ring fire scars from a ponderosa pine in northern New Mexico. The years indicate the year the tree burned and scarred, and the letters indicate the position of the fire scar in the tree ring (D = spring dormant and EE = early earlywood). Photo by Ellis Margolis (USGS)
Big sagebrush with rainbow in southeast Oregon
Big sagebrush with rainbow at the SageSTEP project Five Creeks study site north of Steens Mountain in southeast Oregon. Photo by Steve Hanser (USGS).
Big sagebrush with rainbow at the SageSTEP project Five Creeks study site north of Steens Mountain in southeast Oregon. Photo by Steve Hanser (USGS).
USGS scientist conducting agricultural research
USGS scientist conducting agricultural research
USGS scientist conducting agricultural research
Agricultural field and wetland
Agricultural field and wetland
Select CRP fields for on-site assessments
This map shows the distribution of select Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) fields for on-site assessments.
This map shows the distribution of select Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) fields for on-site assessments.
Recently plowed crop field in Kansas suffering from wind erosion
Abandoned center-pivot irrigated cropland results in destabilized sandy soils that are badly eroded by wind. An example of a recently plowed field in Kansas.
Abandoned center-pivot irrigated cropland results in destabilized sandy soils that are badly eroded by wind. An example of a recently plowed field in Kansas.
Native sunflowers in a Kansas Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) field
Native sunflowers in a Kansas Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) field
Native sunflowers in a Kansas Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) field
Blue Vane trap in Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) field
Blue Vane trap in Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) field
Blue Vane trap in Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) field
USDA Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) field planted for pollinators
USDA Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) field planted for pollinators
USDA Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) field planted for pollinators
Using telemetry to track movement, habitat use and dispersal of frogs
Using telemetry to track movement, habitat use and dispersal of frogs in an Iowa wetland.
Using telemetry to track movement, habitat use and dispersal of frogs in an Iowa wetland.
A false-color aerial photo
A false-color aerial photo illuminates the stark contrast between irrigated center pivot cropland and dryland agriculture in eastern Washington
A false-color aerial photo illuminates the stark contrast between irrigated center pivot cropland and dryland agriculture in eastern Washington
Members of the Wildfire Research (WiRe) Team
Pictured are members of the Wildfire Research (WiRe) Team, a nonprofit organization that works with wildfire practitioners to help communities adapt to wildfires. (Public domain.)
Pictured are members of the Wildfire Research (WiRe) Team, a nonprofit organization that works with wildfire practitioners to help communities adapt to wildfires. (Public domain.)
Wildfire mitigation before image
This photo was taken just before wildfire mitigation efforts. The WiRe (Wildfire Research Team) conducts research on these mitigation efforts and other components of wildfires and communities. More can be learned on their website.
This photo was taken just before wildfire mitigation efforts. The WiRe (Wildfire Research Team) conducts research on these mitigation efforts and other components of wildfires and communities. More can be learned on their website.
Wildfire mitigation after image
This photo was taken just after wildfire mitigation efforts. The WiRe (Wildfire Research Team) conducts research on these mitigation efforts and other components of wildfires and communities. More can be learned on their website.
This photo was taken just after wildfire mitigation efforts. The WiRe (Wildfire Research Team) conducts research on these mitigation efforts and other components of wildfires and communities. More can be learned on their website.
Hibernating little brown bat
A little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus) with white-nose syndrome hibernating in a Virginia cave during late spring of 2016.
A little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus) with white-nose syndrome hibernating in a Virginia cave during late spring of 2016.
Pinyon pine near Glade Park, CO
Pinus edulis on a rocky outcrop near Colorado National Monument. Photo by Andreas Wion (USGS).
Pinus edulis on a rocky outcrop near Colorado National Monument. Photo by Andreas Wion (USGS).
The Molecular Ecology Lab at the Fort Collins Science Center
The Molecular Ecology Lab at the Fort Collins Science Center
The Molecular Ecology Lab at the Fort Collins Science Center