Researcher holds a wood frog in Rocky Mountain National Park. Photo by Erin Muths (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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Wood frog in Rocky Mountain National Park
Researcher holds a wood frog in Rocky Mountain National Park. Photo by Erin Muths (USGS).
Young boreal toad in Rocky Mountain National Park
One-year old boreal toad in Rocky Mountain National Park. Photo by Erin Muths (USGS).
One-year old boreal toad in Rocky Mountain National Park. Photo by Erin Muths (USGS).
Greater sage-grouse displaying in Bodie Hills, California
Greater sage-grouse displaying in Bodie Hills, CaliforniaA male greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) displaying on a lek in the Bodie Hills, California.
Greater sage-grouse displaying in Bodie Hills, California
Greater sage-grouse displaying in Bodie Hills, CaliforniaA male greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) displaying on a lek in the Bodie Hills, California.
Prescribed Fire
Three firefighters use drip torches to light a surface fire in a ponderosa pine forest, Bandelier National Monument
Three firefighters use drip torches to light a surface fire in a ponderosa pine forest, Bandelier National Monument
Sagebrush on the Taos Plateau
The Taos Plateau in the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument, New Mexico. Photo by Ellis Margolis (USGS).
The Taos Plateau in the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument, New Mexico. Photo by Ellis Margolis (USGS).
Santa Fe Watershed
The Santa Fe watershed, which is a primary water supply for Santa Fe, NM. Photo by Ellis Margolis (USGS).
The Santa Fe watershed, which is a primary water supply for Santa Fe, NM. Photo by Ellis Margolis (USGS).
Repeat photos of a burned pinyon-juniper woodland in the Jemez Mountains, New Mexico
Repeat photos of a burned pinyon-juniper woodland in the Jemez Mountains, New MexicoRepeat photos from the Jemez Mountains, New Mexico in 1994, 2011, and 2021, illustrating ecological transformations in a former Piñon-Juniper woodland in response to warmer drought, insect outbreaks, and severe fire.
Repeat photos of a burned pinyon-juniper woodland in the Jemez Mountains, New Mexico
Repeat photos of a burned pinyon-juniper woodland in the Jemez Mountains, New MexicoRepeat photos from the Jemez Mountains, New Mexico in 1994, 2011, and 2021, illustrating ecological transformations in a former Piñon-Juniper woodland in response to warmer drought, insect outbreaks, and severe fire.
Argentine black and white tegus can survive the winter
Argentine black and white tegus can survive the winterArgentine black and white tegus (Salvator merianae) can survive the winter under semi-natural conditions well beyond their current invasive range.
Argentine black and white tegus can survive the winter
Argentine black and white tegus can survive the winterArgentine black and white tegus (Salvator merianae) can survive the winter under semi-natural conditions well beyond their current invasive range.
Big sagebrush landscape in northeast UT
Big sagebrush landscape under blue skies in northeast Utah. Photo by Steve Hanser (USGS)
Big sagebrush landscape under blue skies in northeast Utah. Photo by Steve Hanser (USGS)
Ruby Lake National Wildlife Reserve
Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge lies at the southern end of Ruby Valley in northeast Nevada. For more information visit the Ruby Lake NWR website.
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Water Resources Mission Area, Land Management Research Program, Water Availability and Use Science Program, Climate Adaptation Science Centers, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Fort Collins Science Center, Nevada Water Science Center, Oregon Water Science Center, Utah Water Science Center, Western Ecological Research Center (WERC), Saline Lakes Ecosystems Integrated Water Availability Assessment
Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge lies at the southern end of Ruby Valley in northeast Nevada. For more information visit the Ruby Lake NWR website.
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Water Resources Mission Area, Land Management Research Program, Water Availability and Use Science Program, Climate Adaptation Science Centers, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Fort Collins Science Center, Nevada Water Science Center, Oregon Water Science Center, Utah Water Science Center, Western Ecological Research Center (WERC), Saline Lakes Ecosystems Integrated Water Availability Assessment
Timelapse camera imagery of cheatgrass growing over time
Timelapse camera imagery of cheatgrass growing over timeTimelapse camera imagery of cheatgrass growing over time after the Mullen fire in southern Wyoming. These images provide precise dates of green-up, flowering, and senescence of cheatgrass which can be paired with local climate data to create phenological predictions.
Timelapse camera imagery of cheatgrass growing over time
Timelapse camera imagery of cheatgrass growing over timeTimelapse camera imagery of cheatgrass growing over time after the Mullen fire in southern Wyoming. These images provide precise dates of green-up, flowering, and senescence of cheatgrass which can be paired with local climate data to create phenological predictions.
Rio Grande Overlook - For Carousel
Field station member overlooking a bend in the Rio Grande in Bandelier National Monument.
Field station member overlooking a bend in the Rio Grande in Bandelier National Monument.
Adult Lahontan cutthroat trout
Lahontan cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi) is a federally listed threatened species. Ninety-seven percent of their range are small headwater streams in the Great Basin of North America.
Lahontan cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi) is a federally listed threatened species. Ninety-seven percent of their range are small headwater streams in the Great Basin of North America.
Tree cross-section showing fire scars
A conifer section showing tree rings and fire scars, with dates of each fire scar noted. Ellis Margolis (USGS).
A conifer section showing tree rings and fire scars, with dates of each fire scar noted. Ellis Margolis (USGS).
Scientist holding brown treesnake
A USGS scientist holds an invasive brown treesnake.
A USGS scientist holds an invasive brown treesnake.
Green river in the Ouray National Wildlife Refuge
Unmanned aircraft system (UAS) photo of the Green River in Ouray National Wildlife Refuge.
Unmanned aircraft system (UAS) photo of the Green River in Ouray National Wildlife Refuge.
Landscape after a fire
Burned area following the Mullen fire in 2020 in southern Wyoming. Invasive annual grasses may be becoming more abundant at higher elevations after disturbances like fire, and tools are needed to accurately map potential invasions across topographic gradients. Photo by Janet Prevéy (USGS).
Burned area following the Mullen fire in 2020 in southern Wyoming. Invasive annual grasses may be becoming more abundant at higher elevations after disturbances like fire, and tools are needed to accurately map potential invasions across topographic gradients. Photo by Janet Prevéy (USGS).
Wild horses captured by a trail camera
Wild horses captured by a trail camera next to a pond in the Conger Herd Management Area, Utah.
Wild horses captured by a trail camera next to a pond in the Conger Herd Management Area, Utah.
Horses drink from a pond in photo captured by a trail camera
Horses drink from a pond in photo captured by a trail cameraHorses drinking, captured by a trail camera next to a pond in the Conger Herd Management Area, Utah.
Horses drink from a pond in photo captured by a trail camera
Horses drink from a pond in photo captured by a trail cameraHorses drinking, captured by a trail camera next to a pond in the Conger Herd Management Area, Utah.
Fisher Mesa
Fisher Mesa as viewed from the west slopes of the La Sal Mountains, UT. Photo by Andreas Wion (USGS).
Fisher Mesa as viewed from the west slopes of the La Sal Mountains, UT. Photo by Andreas Wion (USGS).
Post-Fire Landscape
Snag fall after the 2011 Las Conchas Fire, which burned over 150,000 acres in New Mexico.
Snag fall after the 2011 Las Conchas Fire, which burned over 150,000 acres in New Mexico.