FORT Updates: From Plains to Peaks - Vol. 2 | Issue 3
FORT Research Zoologist Erin Muths receives the 2024 Rocky Mountain Stewardship Award for her substantial contributions to amphibian conservation and management in the park
Last week, Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) awarded USGS Research Zoologist Dr. Erin Muths the 2024 RMNP Stewardship Award. This award recognizes exceptional individuals and organizations that have contributed significant time and knowledge to National Park stewardship.
Dr. Ernest Valdez (USGS-FORT) and collaborators have co-organized three bat workshops for Tribal nations from the Southwest and Pacific Northwest regions
From recent collaborations with the Native American Fish and Wildlife Society, Dr. Valdez and his team were presented with a science need for additional training on bat acoustic monitoring. To address this, they are developing the Native American Acoustic Bat Monitoring Webinar Series.
FORT researchers share expertise at the 2024 Rocky Mountain Region Science Exchange
This workshop brings together USGS researchers from different centers in the Rocky Mountain Region from April 9–11 in Denver, Colorado. Talks will focus on science relating to three major themes: Cutting Edge Science, Science for a Risk-Ready Region, and Lessons Learned from Stakeholder Engagement and Science Coproduction. FORT researchers will give the following talks.
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Publications
FORT scientists have produced more than 1,500 peer reviewed publications that are registered in the USGS Publications Warehouse, along with many others prior to their work at the USGS or in conjunction with other government agencies.
Data
Our interdisciplinary, integrated science teams develop various data sets in support of the USGS mission areas. This information then aids natural resource managers in decision making and support of the complex issues they face in today's world. The data and tools listed here are official USGS data releases.
Science
Fort Collins Science Center activities support the research priorities of the U.S. Department of the Interior’s resource management bureaus as well as other Federal and State agencies, Native American Tribes, academic institutions, and non-governmental organizations. Find out more about our research and the scientists who make it all happen by reviewing our science themes.
FORT scientists to present research at Wyoming wildlife conference
The Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative (WLCI) is jointly hosting a conference with the Wyoming Chapter of The Wildlife Society (WY-TWS) from April 9-11, 2024, in Cody, Wyoming. The theme of the conference will be “Celebrating and Cultivating Diverse Relationships and Perspectives.”
The USGS One Health Approach to Infectious Diseases of Wildlife and Environmental Change
One Health is a collaborative approach – working at the local, regional, national, and global levels – with the goal of achieving optimal health outcomes recognizing the interconnection between people, animals (terrestrial and aquatic), plants, and their shared environment.
Connect
The majority of our staff call Fort Collins, Colorado their home, but work all over the United States. FORT research and support staff work from one of four duty stations: in Colorado, at the Fort Collins Science Center or Denver Federal Center; in New Mexico, at the New Mexico Landscapes Field Station; or in Florida, at the USGS Everglades Research Offices.