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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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intern in field gear poses with a tree stump
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
golden eagle next to a pond, with trail camera information displayed in a bar on the bottom of the screen
Golden eagle sits next to a pond in photo captured by a trail camera - cloned
Golden eagle sits next to a pond in photo captured by a trail camera - cloned
Golden eagle sits next to a pond in photo captured by a trail camera - cloned

Golden eagle next to pond, captured by a trail camera next to a pond in the Conger Herd Management Area, Utah.

two pronghorn next to a pond, with trail camera information displayed in a bar on the bottom of the screen
Pronghorn captured by a trail camera
Pronghorn captured by a trail camera
Pronghorn captured by a trail camera

Pronghorn captured by a trail camera next to a pond in the Conger Herd Management Area, Utah.

three horses in a pond, with trail camera information displayed in a bar on the bottom of the screen
Wild horses bathing in a pond in photo captured by a trail camera
Wild horses bathing in a pond in photo captured by a trail camera
Wild horses bathing in a pond in photo captured by a trail camera

Wild horses bath in a pond, captured by a trail camera next to a pond in the Conger Herd Management Area, Utah.

bobcat at night, with trail camera information displayed in a bar on the bottom of the screen
Bobcat photo captured by a trail camera
Bobcat photo captured by a trail camera
Bobcat photo captured by a trail camera

Bobcat captured by a trail camera next to a pond in the Conger Herd Management Area, Utah.

A mule deer buck stands at a roadside
Mule deer crossing road
Mule deer crossing road
Mule deer crossing road

NPS image by Adams. A mule deer stands at the side of a road at Grand Teton National Park.

A pumpjack at an active drilling site near Farmington, NM
A pumpjack on an active oil or gas drilling site in New Mexico
A pumpjack on an active oil or gas drilling site in New Mexico
A pumpjack on an active oil or gas drilling site in New Mexico

A pumpjack on an active oil or gas drilling site near Farmington, New Mexico. Photo by Mike Duniway, USGS, SBSC.

View of fire scars in a tree ring sample, with seasonality and year labeled
Fire scar sample
Fire scar sample
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)

Microscopic view of tree rings, with a scale bar of 0.5 mm
Tree rings
Tree rings
Tree rings

Microscopic view of tree rings from a ponderosa pine in northern New Mexico. Photo by Ellis Margolis (USGS).

Microscopic view of tree rings from a ponderosa pine in northern New Mexico. Photo by Ellis Margolis (USGS).

Bat, bird, and insect activity can be monitored with pairs of thermal-imaging cameras mounted on the wind turbines (a), and automatically recorded to a computer inside the base of the turbine (b). (From Cryan et al., Animals 2022, 12(1)
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Wind_turbines_thermal_cams_UV_lights_P_Cryan.JPG
Wind_turbines_thermal_cams_UV_lights_P_Cryan.JPG

Bat, bird, and insect activity can be monitored with pairs of thermal-imaging cameras mounted on the wind turbines, and automatically recorded to a computer inside the base of the turbine. 

Bat, bird, and insect activity can be monitored with pairs of thermal-imaging cameras mounted on the wind turbines, and automatically recorded to a computer inside the base of the turbine. 

sky with double rainbow above a plateau and field of sagebrush
Big sagebrush with rainbow in southeast Oregon
Big sagebrush with rainbow in southeast Oregon
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).

a man in dark green USGS gear kneels next to a large black drone in the middle of a road, cones and trees in the background
USGS scientist setting up an uncrewed aircraft system (UAS)
USGS scientist setting up an uncrewed aircraft system (UAS)
USGS scientist setting up an uncrewed aircraft system (UAS)

FORT scientist Chris Holmquist-Johnson leverages uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS), such as the one shown here, to advance hydrological research through innovative aerial data collection. As a certified UAS Instructor for the Department of the Interior (DOI), he also leads training programs to expand UAS capabilities among DOI scientists.

FORT scientist Chris Holmquist-Johnson leverages uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS), such as the one shown here, to advance hydrological research through innovative aerial data collection. As a certified UAS Instructor for the Department of the Interior (DOI), he also leads training programs to expand UAS capabilities among DOI scientists.

Select CRP fields for on-site assessments
Select CRP fields for on-site assessments
Select CRP fields for on-site assessments
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. 

A false-color aerial photo illuminates the stark contrast between irrigated center pivot cropland and dryland agriculture in eas
A false-color aerial photo
A false-color aerial photo
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

Wind erosion in Kansas
Recently plowed crop field in Kansas suffering from wind erosion
Recently plowed crop field in Kansas suffering from wind erosion
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. 

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