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FORT scientists present research at the Integrated Monitoring in Bird Conservation Regions (IMBCR) 15th Annual Partners Meeting

By Fort Collins Science Center January 16, 2024

Biologists Adrian Monroe and Nick Van Lanen are giving presentations on two projects at the Integrated Monitoring in Bird Conservation Regions (IMBCR) 15th Annual Partners Meeting on January 22 in Fort Collins, CO.

Monroe will provide an introduction and update to their project studying grassland bird responses to habitat under a changing climate and Van Lanen will present on an optimization framework for targeting conifer removal which balances cross-ecosystem tradeoffs.

For more information, please see the related project pages or contact amonroe@usgs.gov and nvanlanen@usgs.gov.

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