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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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a male greater sage-grouse with ruffled feathers stands in sagebrush
Male greater sage-grouse
Male greater sage-grouse
Male greater sage-grouse

Male greater sage-grouse in sagebrush. Photo by Tatiana Gettleman (US Geological Survey).

Male greater sage-grouse in sagebrush. Photo by Tatiana Gettleman (US Geological Survey).

View from the sky looking seaward over a river mouth that is dumping large volumes of sediment and creating a delta.
Turbid Coastal Plume of the Elwha River, Washington
Turbid Coastal Plume of the Elwha River, Washington
Turbid Coastal Plume of the Elwha River, Washington

The turbid waters of the Elwha River and the coastal waters of the Strait of Juan de Fuca mix directly offshore of the river mouth, forming a large coastal plume.  This plume is easily identified by the cloudiness of the water (or "turbidity") resulting from sediment discharged by the river.  Two large dams on the Elwha River were incrementally r

The turbid waters of the Elwha River and the coastal waters of the Strait of Juan de Fuca mix directly offshore of the river mouth, forming a large coastal plume.  This plume is easily identified by the cloudiness of the water (or "turbidity") resulting from sediment discharged by the river.  Two large dams on the Elwha River were incrementally r

View from the sky looking inland at a river mouth that is flowing into open waters heavily laden with sediment in contrast.
Turbid Coastal Plume of the Elwha River, Washington
Turbid Coastal Plume of the Elwha River, Washington
Turbid Coastal Plume of the Elwha River, Washington

The turbid waters of the Elwha River and the coastal waters of the Strait of Juan de Fuca mix directly offshore of the river mouth, forming a large coastal plume.  This plume is easily identified by the cloudiness of the water (or "turbidity") resulting from sediment discharged by the river.  Two large dams on the Elwha River are being incrementally r

The turbid waters of the Elwha River and the coastal waters of the Strait of Juan de Fuca mix directly offshore of the river mouth, forming a large coastal plume.  This plume is easily identified by the cloudiness of the water (or "turbidity") resulting from sediment discharged by the river.  Two large dams on the Elwha River are being incrementally r

Lava tube opening/possible bat roost with pine forest above.
Lava tube opening/possible bat roost with pine forest above.
Lava tube opening/possible bat roost with pine forest above.
Lava tube opening/possible bat roost with pine forest above.

Opening of a large lava tube at El Malpais National Monument in western New Mexico and likely roost for bats, 2011.

View from sandstone bluff overlooking extinct lava flows at El Malpais National Monument, New Mexico.
View from sandstone bluff overlooking extinct lava flows at El Malpais
View from sandstone bluff overlooking extinct lava flows at El Malpais
Photo of a group of bats huddled together
Roosting Bats
Roosting Bats
Roosting Bats

A group of Rafinesque big-eared bats (and one southeastern myotis) found roosting in a bridge. Photo by Andrea Schuhmann (USGS).

A group of Rafinesque big-eared bats (and one southeastern myotis) found roosting in a bridge. Photo by Andrea Schuhmann (USGS).

a photo of two groups of small bats huddled along a wooden beam
Roosting southeastern myotis bats
Roosting southeastern myotis bats
Roosting southeastern myotis bats

A group of southeastern myotis bats found roosting in a bridge. Photo by Andrea Schuhmann (USGS).

A group of southeastern myotis bats found roosting in a bridge. Photo by Andrea Schuhmann (USGS).

photo of male greater sage-grouse displaying with sagebrush in the background
Male greater sage-grouse on lek
Male greater sage-grouse on lek
Male greater sage-grouse on lek

Male greater sage-grouse displaying on a lek in Nevada. Photo by Tatiana Gettleman (USGS).

Male greater sage-grouse displaying on a lek in Nevada. Photo by Tatiana Gettleman (USGS).

The remains after the Las Conchas fire in New Mexico, 2011.
The remains after the Las Conchas fire, NM
The remains after the Las Conchas fire, NM
The remains after the Las Conchas fire, NM

A USGS scientist surveying the remains after the Las Conchas fire in New Mexico, 2011.

Image: Coal Mine
Coal Mine
Coal Mine
Coal Mine

Coal mine in Saskatchewan, Canada. Photo taken by USGS personnel on a Civil Air Patrol flight.

Coal mine in Saskatchewan, Canada. Photo taken by USGS personnel on a Civil Air Patrol flight.

photo of multiple larger birds displaying in brush
Lekking male greater sage-grouse
Lekking male greater sage-grouse
Lekking male greater sage-grouse

Lekking male greater sage-grouse in a sagebrush ecosystem. Photo by Tatiana Gettelman. 

Photo of a lone female Greater Sage-grouse in a field.
Greater Sage-grouse.
Greater Sage-grouse.
Greater Sage-grouse.

Photo of a lone female Greater Sage-grouse in a field by Tatiana Gettleman (USGS).

Photo of a lone female Greater Sage-grouse in a field by Tatiana Gettleman (USGS).

A brown treesnake on frangipangi blossoms, by Bjorn Lardner, USGS.
A brown treesnake on frangipangi blossoms
A brown treesnake on frangipangi blossoms
A brown treesnake on frangipangi blossoms

A brown treesnake crawls on some frangipangi blossoms in Guam. 

two birds flapping their wings at each other in a field of sagebrush
Male sage-grouse fighting
Male sage-grouse fighting
Male sage-grouse fighting

Male greater sage-grouse fighting in a field of sagebrush. Photo by Tatiana Gettelman (USGS).

Male greater sage-grouse fighting in a field of sagebrush. Photo by Tatiana Gettelman (USGS).

Invasive brown treesnake
Invasive brown treesnake
Invasive brown treesnake
Invasive brown treesnake

Brown treesnakes were a major contributor to the loss of nine of 11 native forest birds on Guam.

Brown treesnakes were a major contributor to the loss of nine of 11 native forest birds on Guam.

Image: Bison at Large
Bison at Large
Bison at Large
Bison at Large

Older Bison who was very friendly and thought he was going to be fed.

Older Bison who was very friendly and thought he was going to be fed.

A brown treesnake in a tree in Guam. Photo by Bob Reed, USGS.
A brown treesnake in a tree in Guam.
A brown treesnake in a tree in Guam.
A brown treesnake in a tree in Guam.

This is an image of a brown treesnake in a tree in Guam, taken in 2009.

A brown treesnake in a Streptopelia bitorquata (island collared dove) nest. Yona, Guam, 2009.
A brown treesnake in a Streptopelia bitorquata nest
A brown treesnake in a Streptopelia bitorquata nest
A brown treesnake in a Streptopelia bitorquata nest

A brown treesnake in a Streptopelia bitorquata (island collared dove) nest. Yona, Guam, 2009. Photo by James Stanford, USGS.

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