Fort Collins Science Center
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Scroll through the images below to see more of the fascinating science projects we are conducting at the Fort Collins Science Center. These are just a handful of the many amazing shots by FORT scientists and support staff that you will find on our website.
Crista Straub USGS Fort Collins Science Center
Crista Straub USGS Fort Collins Science Center
Native sunflowers in a Kansas Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) field
Native sunflowers in a Kansas Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) field
Blue Vane trap in Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) field
Blue Vane trap in Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) field
USDA Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) field planted for pollinators
USDA Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) field planted for pollinators
Using telemetry to track movement, habitat use and dispersal of frogs
Using telemetry to track movement, habitat use and dispersal of frogs in an Iowa wetland.
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
USGS scientist conducting agricultural research
USGS scientist conducting agricultural research
Agricultural field and wetland
Agricultural field and wetland
Select CRP fields for on-site assessments
This map shows the distribution of select Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) fields for on-site assessments.
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.