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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.
FORT Geneticist Jennifer Fike teaches 6th graders from Compass Community Collaborative School about extracting DNA from strawberries. Photo by Emma Dietrich (USGS).
FORT Geneticist Jennifer Fike teaches 6th graders from Compass Community Collaborative School about extracting DNA from strawberries. Photo by Emma Dietrich (USGS).
A wild horse stands in the Frisco Herd Management Area, Utah. Photo by E. Long (USGS)
A wild horse stands in the Frisco Herd Management Area, Utah. Photo by E. Long (USGS)
Wild horses of the Frisco Herd Management Area, Utah.
Photo by E. Long (USGS).
Wild horses of the Frisco Herd Management Area, Utah.
Photo by E. Long (USGS).
Sagebrush and conifers in the Frisco Herd Management Area, Utah. Photo by L. Prevot (USGS).
Sagebrush and conifers in the Frisco Herd Management Area, Utah. Photo by L. Prevot (USGS).
Photograph of a post-fire landscape by Fort Collins Science Center biologist Janet Prevéy (USGS).
Photograph of a post-fire landscape by Fort Collins Science Center biologist Janet Prevéy (USGS).
Landscape with invasive annual grasses. Photograph by FORT biologist Janet Prevéy (USGS).
Landscape with invasive annual grasses. Photograph by FORT biologist Janet Prevéy (USGS).
Photograph of cheatgrass by Fort Collins Science Center biologist Janet Prevéy (USGS).
Photograph of cheatgrass by Fort Collins Science Center biologist Janet Prevéy (USGS).
USGS scientists lead a panel at the USGS Open House held in Albuquerque at the Southwest Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) on Tuesday September 26, as part of a series of Tribal engagement events
USGS scientists lead a panel at the USGS Open House held in Albuquerque at the Southwest Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) on Tuesday September 26, as part of a series of Tribal engagement events
USGS table at the USGS Open House held in Albuquerque at the Southwest Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) on Tuesday September 26, as part of a series of Tribal engagement events on drought
USGS table at the USGS Open House held in Albuquerque at the Southwest Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) on Tuesday September 26, as part of a series of Tribal engagement events on drought
Photograph of Panel Discussion at USGS ASIST Project Open House related to Drought Issues in Tribal Lands in and near the Colorado River Basin, held at the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico, September 26, 2023
Photograph of Panel Discussion at USGS ASIST Project Open House related to Drought Issues in Tribal Lands in and near the Colorado River Basin, held at the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico, September 26, 2023
Hedgehog galls (Acraspis prinoides) on the underside of a chinquapin oak. Photo by Ian Pearse (USGS).
Hedgehog galls (Acraspis prinoides) on the underside of a chinquapin oak. Photo by Ian Pearse (USGS).
A bullet gall (Discholcaspis quercusmamma) on a bur oak stem. Photo by Ian Pearse (USGS).
A bullet gall (Discholcaspis quercusmamma) on a bur oak stem. Photo by Ian Pearse (USGS).
Oak flake gall wasp (Neuroterus quercusverrucarum) galls on the underside of an oak tree leaf. Photo by Ian Pearse (USGS)
Oak flake gall wasp (Neuroterus quercusverrucarum) galls on the underside of an oak tree leaf. Photo by Ian Pearse (USGS)
USGS scientist Jason Alexander, a fluvial geomorphologist with the Wyoming Montana Water Science Center, explains how he used sediment traps to evaluate sediment deposition in Littlefield Creek (Carbon County, Wyoming). Photo by Patrick Anderson (USGS).
USGS scientist Jason Alexander, a fluvial geomorphologist with the Wyoming Montana Water Science Center, explains how he used sediment traps to evaluate sediment deposition in Littlefield Creek (Carbon County, Wyoming). Photo by Patrick Anderson (USGS).
Muddy Creek reach showing bank erosion and the development of a point sandbar that is being stabilized by vegetation (Carbon County, Wyoming). Photo by Patrick Anderson.
Muddy Creek reach showing bank erosion and the development of a point sandbar that is being stabilized by vegetation (Carbon County, Wyoming). Photo by Patrick Anderson.
Similar nearby headwater streams are being evaluated to determine how shifts in habitat availability and connectivity in drought years affect fish populations (Carbon County, Wyoming). Photo by Patrick Anderson (USGS).
Similar nearby headwater streams are being evaluated to determine how shifts in habitat availability and connectivity in drought years affect fish populations (Carbon County, Wyoming). Photo by Patrick Anderson (USGS).
Vegetation growth is assisting the Muddy Creek channel in becoming deeper and narrower (Carbon County, Wyoming). Photo by Patrick Anderson (USGS)
Vegetation growth is assisting the Muddy Creek channel in becoming deeper and narrower (Carbon County, Wyoming). Photo by Patrick Anderson (USGS)
Small rodents disturb surface soil on banks which contribute to fine sediments in the upper reaches of Littlefield Creek (Carbon County, Wyoming). Photo by Patrick Anderson (USGS).
Small rodents disturb surface soil on banks which contribute to fine sediments in the upper reaches of Littlefield Creek (Carbon County, Wyoming). Photo by Patrick Anderson (USGS).
Constructed wetland complex associated with Muddy Creek near Dad, Wyoming. USGS science indicates that the development of the wetland complex and changes to livestock grazing management practices have greatly reduced severe bank erosion and stream headcutting over the last few decades. Photo by Patrick Anderson (USGS)
Constructed wetland complex associated with Muddy Creek near Dad, Wyoming. USGS science indicates that the development of the wetland complex and changes to livestock grazing management practices have greatly reduced severe bank erosion and stream headcutting over the last few decades. Photo by Patrick Anderson (USGS)
This workshop was attended by 30 individuals from the Yakama Nation, Quinault Indian Nation, Kalispel Tribe, Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe, Umatilla Tribe, Yurok Tribe, Snoqualmie Tribe, Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, Colville Tribe, White Mountain Apache, Pueblo of Isleta, Navajo Nation and the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, as well as sister agencies within D
This workshop was attended by 30 individuals from the Yakama Nation, Quinault Indian Nation, Kalispel Tribe, Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe, Umatilla Tribe, Yurok Tribe, Snoqualmie Tribe, Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, Colville Tribe, White Mountain Apache, Pueblo of Isleta, Navajo Nation and the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, as well as sister agencies within D
Measuring invasive annual plant abundance in post-fire plots. Photo by Janet Prevéy (USGS).
Measuring invasive annual plant abundance in post-fire plots. Photo by Janet Prevéy (USGS).