Land Management
Land Management
Learn more about FORT research on land management.
Land management research in support of the Department of the Interior
Land management research in support of the Department of the Interior
FORT researchers provide sound science to support the Department of the Interior in its efforts to streamline reliable energy development, enhance cost efficiency in public lands management, and manage fire-prone habitats for public safety.
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Seeing the Forest and the Trees
The recent recipient of two major awards, Craig D. Allen, a research ecologist with the U.S. Geological Survey Fort Collins Science Center, has loved trees since childhood. He is now considered an expert of world renown on the twin phenomena of forest changes and tree mortality resulting from warming and drought, and in 2010 was twice recognized for his scientific contributions. In March 2010, he...
Pygmy Rabbit Distribution and Abundance Relative to Ongoing Energy Development in Wyoming
USGS scientists investigated the impact of oil and gas development on distribution of pygmy rabbit in Wyoming.