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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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Alaska Interior mountain range shot with snow capped mountains.
Alaska Interior Mountain Range
Alaska Interior Mountain Range
Alaska Interior Mountain Range

Alaska Interior mountain range shot with snow capped mountains. 

Alejandro Grajal-Puche shows an Argentine black-and-white tegu
Alejandro Grajal-Puche shows an Argentine black-and-white tegu
Alejandro Grajal-Puche shows an Argentine black-and-white tegu
Alejandro Grajal-Puche shows an Argentine black-and-white tegu

Alejandro Grajal-Puche shows an Argentine black-and-white tegu (Tupinambis merianae) with a radio-transmitter backpack over its pelvis. USGS photo.

Hikers in Glacier National Park use the new USGS ScienceCache geocaching mobile application.
Hikers using ScienceCache
Hikers using ScienceCache
Hikers using ScienceCache

Hikers in Glacier National Park use the new USGS ScienceCache geocaching mobile application. This scientific geocaching mobile application framework consists of a website and app to help engage geo-cachers, youth, and scientists in citizen science.

Hikers in Glacier National Park use the new USGS ScienceCache geocaching mobile application. This scientific geocaching mobile application framework consists of a website and app to help engage geo-cachers, youth, and scientists in citizen science.

Wind turbines and a rainbow towering high above trees on an island in Hawaii. Paul Cryan, USGS, Fort Collins Science Center.
Wind turbines and a rainbow towering high above trees in Hawaii
Wind turbines and a rainbow towering high above trees in Hawaii
Wind turbines and a rainbow towering high above trees in Hawaii

Wind turbines and a rainbow towering high above trees on an island in Hawaii. Paul Cryan, USGS, Fort Collins Science Center.

A landscape view of the "Devil's Backbone" near Loveland, CO
Devil's Backbone Open Space
Devil's Backbone Open Space
Devil's Backbone Open Space

A landscape view of the "Devil's Backbone" near Loveland, CO.

A sunset in western Loveland, Colorado.
Sunset in Western Loveland, CO
Sunset in Western Loveland, CO
Sunset in Western Loveland, CO

A sunset in western Loveland, Colorado. 

Erika Lozano, Marcie Cruz, and Emma Hanslowe prepare a tegu lizard
Erika Lozano, Marcie Cruz, and Emma Hanslowe prepare a tegu lizard
Erika Lozano, Marcie Cruz, and Emma Hanslowe prepare a tegu lizard
Erika Lozano, Marcie Cruz, and Emma Hanslowe prepare a tegu lizard

Erika Lozano, Marcie Cruz, and Emma Hanslowe (L-R), prepare an Argentine black-and-white tegu (Tupinambis merianae) for surgery as part of a study on cold-weather behavior on the lizards.

Erika Lozano, Marcie Cruz, and Emma Hanslowe (L-R), prepare an Argentine black-and-white tegu (Tupinambis merianae) for surgery as part of a study on cold-weather behavior on the lizards.

The South Platte River at 104th Street bridge in Denver, CO. Photo by Lindsay Reynolds, USGS.
The South Platte River at 104th Street bridge in Denver, CO.
The South Platte River at 104th Street bridge in Denver, CO.
The South Platte River at 104th Street bridge in Denver, CO.

The South Platte River at 104th Street bridge in Denver, CO. Photo by Lindsay Reynolds, USGS.

Invasive black and white tegu lizards (Salvator merianae).
Invasive black and white tegu lizards (Salvator merianae).
Invasive black and white tegu lizards (Salvator merianae).
Invasive black and white tegu lizards (Salvator merianae).

Invasive black and white tegu lizards (Salvator merianae). USGS is working on development of tools for the detection and capture of invasive reptiles in Florida.

Geographic regions and study locations of projects conducted by Ernie Valdez, from 2000 to 2015
Geographic regions of projects conducted by Ernie Valdez
Geographic regions of projects conducted by Ernie Valdez
Geographic regions of projects conducted by Ernie Valdez

Ernie Valdez’s research is generally focused in the western United States but has extended as far west at the US Territory of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Ernie Valdez’s research is generally focused in the western United States but has extended as far west at the US Territory of the Northern Mariana Islands.

USGS Scientist, Ernie Valdez, sampling for insects at Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System in southern California.
Insect sampling at Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System in CA
Insect sampling at Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System in CA
Insect sampling at Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System in CA

USGS Scientist, Ernie Valdez, sampling for insects at Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System in southern California.

Roosevelt National Forest carousel
Roosevelt National Forest Pano
Roosevelt National Forest Pano
Roosevelt National Forest Pano

Roosevelt National Forest, Colorado. Red Feather Lakes off of Deadman Road. 

Roosevelt National Forest, Colorado. Red Feather Lakes off of Deadman Road. 

Deadmans Road, Colorado carousel
Deadmans Road, Colorado
Deadmans Road, Colorado
Deadmans Road, Colorado

This photo was taken off of Deadmans Road in Red Feather Lakes, Colorado.

This photo was taken off of Deadmans Road in Red Feather Lakes, Colorado.

A damselfly on a stick in the wetlands of North Dakota.
A damselfly on a stick
A damselfly on a stick
A damselfly on a stick

A damselfly on a stick in the wetlands of North Dakota. The insect family Coenagrionidae is placed in the order Odonata and the suborder Zygoptera.

A damselfly on a stick in the wetlands of North Dakota. The insect family Coenagrionidae is placed in the order Odonata and the suborder Zygoptera.

A leopard frog in the wetlands in southeast/central North Dakota.
A leopard frog in the wetlands
A leopard frog in the wetlands
A leopard frog in the wetlands

A frog in the wetlands in southeast/central North Dakota. 

A male sage-grouse struts his stuff on his native sage steppe.
Male Sage-grouse
Male Sage-grouse
Male Sage-grouse

A male sage-grouse struts his stuff on his native sage steppe.

A male sage-grouse struts his stuff on his native sage steppe.

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