Scientists tend to insect traps in the wetlands of the Prairie Pothole region on North Dakota. They are all wetlands in Southeast/Central ND - Stutsman and Kidder counties, ND in grassland and on farms.
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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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Scientists tend to insect traps
Scientists tend to insect traps in the wetlands of the Prairie Pothole region on North Dakota. They are all wetlands in Southeast/Central ND - Stutsman and Kidder counties, ND in grassland and on farms.
Scientists work on insect traps in the Prairie Pothole region
Scientists work on insect traps in the Prairie Pothole region of North Dakota. This work was done in the wetlands in Southeast/Central ND - Stutsman and Kidder counties, ND in grassland and on farms.
Scientists work on insect traps in the Prairie Pothole region of North Dakota. This work was done in the wetlands in Southeast/Central ND - Stutsman and Kidder counties, ND in grassland and on farms.
Two field technicians use chainsaws to sample fire scarred stump
2016 Interns Rachel and Pat use a chainsaw to sample the fire history from a ponderosa pine stump. This is one of over 300 samples they will collect this year in an effort to create a reconstruction of the fire history of the Jemez Mountains.
2016 Interns Rachel and Pat use a chainsaw to sample the fire history from a ponderosa pine stump. This is one of over 300 samples they will collect this year in an effort to create a reconstruction of the fire history of the Jemez Mountains.
Laying Ground Cable to Measure Permafrost
USGS scientist Burke Minsley and project partners from the U. Alaska Fairbanks lay ground cable to measure permafrost depth at Nome Creek site north of Fairbanks, Alaska.
USGS scientist Burke Minsley and project partners from the U. Alaska Fairbanks lay ground cable to measure permafrost depth at Nome Creek site north of Fairbanks, Alaska.
Colony of bats.
Bats benefit from maintaining a close-knit roosting group because they increase reproductive success and it is important for rearing pups.
Bats benefit from maintaining a close-knit roosting group because they increase reproductive success and it is important for rearing pups.
Old-growth ponderosa pine in the Monument Canyon Research Natural Area
Old-growth ponderosa pine in the Monument Canyon Research Natural Area, New Mexico.
Old-growth ponderosa pine in the Monument Canyon Research Natural Area, New Mexico.
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CAUTION: GROUSE ON ROAD sign in a sagebrush landscape. Photo by Jessica Shyvers (USGS).
CAUTION: GROUSE ON ROAD sign in a sagebrush landscape. Photo by Jessica Shyvers (USGS).
A fire burns along the ground in a ponderosa pine forest, New Mexico
Prescribed fires, such as this one, are used by land managers to restore ponderosa pine forests to more resilient conditions. We are fortunate to be able to occasionally participate in such burns because we are co-located with land managers.
Prescribed fires, such as this one, are used by land managers to restore ponderosa pine forests to more resilient conditions. We are fortunate to be able to occasionally participate in such burns because we are co-located with land managers.
Craig D. Allen with NPR iconic science reporter Chris Joyce.
Craig D. Allen with NPR iconic science reporter Chris Joyce, doing an interview for a radio show on NPR.
Craig D. Allen with NPR iconic science reporter Chris Joyce, doing an interview for a radio show on NPR.
Stagecoach Lake, Steamboat, Colorado
Sunset at Stagecoach Lake, Steamboat, Colorado
Sunset at Stagecoach Lake, Steamboat, Colorado
Cloudscape in a BLM wilderness study area.
Cloudscape in a BLM wilderness study area. Photo courtesy of BLM.
Cloudscape in a BLM wilderness study area. Photo courtesy of BLM.
Tegu Lizard
This is a photo of a black and white tegu lizard. This species has invaded the Everglade and other parts of the Southeastern US.
This is a photo of a black and white tegu lizard. This species has invaded the Everglade and other parts of the Southeastern US.
Sunrise field work
Field station member hikes in southern Bandelier National Monument, overlooking Cochiti Reservoir
Field station member hikes in southern Bandelier National Monument, overlooking Cochiti Reservoir
Boy in a meadow of wildflowers near Fulford, CO.
Boy in a meadow of wildflowers near Fulford, CO. Summer of 2014.
Boy in a meadow of wildflowers near Fulford, CO. Summer of 2014.
A lone wind turbine.
This is an image of a wind turbine in a corn field taken in Wyoming in the summer of 2014.
This is an image of a wind turbine in a corn field taken in Wyoming in the summer of 2014.
Bat being swabbed for bacteria and fungi at El Malpais Ntl. Monument
Research Wildlife Biologist, Ernie Valdez, is holding that is being swabbed for bacteria. Early findings of this research have shown that natural occurring bacteria on bats produce secondary metabolites that that may serve as natural defenses against the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans; the cause of white-nose syndrome that kills hibernating bats.
Research Wildlife Biologist, Ernie Valdez, is holding that is being swabbed for bacteria. Early findings of this research have shown that natural occurring bacteria on bats produce secondary metabolites that that may serve as natural defenses against the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans; the cause of white-nose syndrome that kills hibernating bats.
Long-eared bat (Myotis evotis) held for microbiota study, El Malpais.
Research Wildlife Biologist, Ernie Valdez, holds a long-eared bat (Myotis evotis) that will be swabbed for bacteria that may serve as natural defenses against white-nose syndrome.
Research Wildlife Biologist, Ernie Valdez, holds a long-eared bat (Myotis evotis) that will be swabbed for bacteria that may serve as natural defenses against white-nose syndrome.
Wind Turbines During Approaching Storm
A field of wind turbines in Wyoming with a storm rolling in.
A field of wind turbines in Wyoming with a storm rolling in.
Wheat Field Wind Turbines in Wyoming
Wheat field wind turbines in Wyoming.
Wheat field wind turbines in Wyoming.
Bat emergence, Paul Cryan, USGS photo.
Mexican free-tailed bats that emerged from Bracken Cave in Texas fly among the trees in the early evening sky.
Mexican free-tailed bats that emerged from Bracken Cave in Texas fly among the trees in the early evening sky.
An agricultural barn with farming equipment stored outside in Colorado
An agricultural barn with farming equipment stored outside in Colorado.
An agricultural barn with farming equipment stored outside in Colorado.