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Considering current ecosystem condition in restoration planning

Considering current ecosystem condition in restoration planning

Restoration planning requires managers to weigh the potential benefits and costs of restoration action at a site. Sometimes, managers use structured...

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Saline Lake Ecosystems IWAA February 2025 Seminar

Saline Lake Ecosystems IWAA February 2025 Seminar

On February 26th the Saline Lakes Ecosystems project science leads will be discussing their projects and plans for the 2025 field season. The science...

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Fort Collins Science Center 2024: A Year in Review

Fort Collins Science Center 2024: A Year in Review

2024 was another successful year for the Fort Collins Science Center. Below are highlights of the many new products and accomplishments from our...

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Fort Collins Science Center hosts the Third Annual Big Rivers Data Integration Workshop

Fort Collins Science Center hosts the Third Annual Big Rivers Data Integration Workshop

The Fort Collins Science Center hosted the Third Annual Big Rivers Data Integration Workshop December 4-5 combining efforts by scientists at FORT...

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Ecological benefits and risks of fuel breaks vary across the sagebrush biome

Ecological benefits and risks of fuel breaks vary across the sagebrush biome

Fuel breaks – strips of land managed for reduced flammability – are designed to aid wildfire suppression and management. However, construction of fuel...

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Researchers map rates of change in invasive annual grass cover and corresponding management implications across the sagebrush biome

Researchers map rates of change in invasive annual grass cover and corresponding management implications across the sagebrush biome

The continued proliferation of invasive annual grasses could re-shape ecosystems by diminishing native vegetation and increasing the spread and...

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Explore forty-two years of field notes from the Loch Vale watershed, Rocky Mountain National Park

Explore forty-two years of field notes from the Loch Vale watershed, Rocky Mountain National Park

USGS recently released 42 years (1981-2023) of scanned field notebooks from long-term research and monitoring in the Loch Vale Watershed, Rocky...

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Don’t eat that cookie! We need it for science.

Don’t eat that cookie! We need it for science.

How scientists use “tree cookies” and “root cookies” to study ecosystems

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Stopping invaders at the doorstep: FORT researchers launch version 4.0 of the Invasive Species Habitat Tool

Stopping invaders at the doorstep: FORT researchers launch version 4.0 of the Invasive Species Habitat Tool

In a new version of the Invasive Species Habitat Tool (INHABIT 4.0), USGS scientists worked with resource managers to update the tool with occurrence...

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USGS Scientists Facilitate Stakeholder Engagement During Coproduction of BLM National Monument Science Strategies, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area

USGS Scientists Facilitate Stakeholder Engagement During Coproduction of BLM National Monument Science Strategies, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area

Working closely with BLM staff, USGS scientists organized a kickoff meeting for stakeholders to encourage participation in drafting a new Science...

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FORT scientists facilitate staff engagement in BLM National Monument Science Strategies, Cotoni-Coast Dairies

FORT scientists facilitate staff engagement in BLM National Monument Science Strategies, Cotoni-Coast Dairies

Scientists from the Fort Collins Science Center organized a site visit with staff from the BLM Central Coast Field Office in California to encourage...

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