Sara Oyler-McCance and Jenny Fike in the FORT Molecular Ecology Lab, where they complete research on the genetics and genomics of natural resources.
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Here, you'll find images related to research going on at the Fort Collins Science Center. Our team of scientists are working on multiple areas of environmental interest, ranging from land conservation effectiveness to invasive reptiles.
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Sara Oyler-McCance and Jenny Fike in the Molecular Ecology Lab
Sara Oyler-McCance and Jenny Fike in the FORT Molecular Ecology Lab, where they complete research on the genetics and genomics of natural resources.
Sara Oyler-McCance working in the Molecular Ecology Lab
Sara Oyler-McCance uses a pipette to complete research in the FORT Molecular Ecology Lab.
Sara Oyler-McCance uses a pipette to complete research in the FORT Molecular Ecology Lab.
Researchers look at genetic data in the Molecular Ecology Lab
FORT researchers Sara Oyler-McCance and Jenny Fike discuss genetic data in the Molecular Ecology Lab.
FORT researchers Sara Oyler-McCance and Jenny Fike discuss genetic data in the Molecular Ecology Lab.
Point-of-use assay for brown treesnake detection
Exposure with a UV-B light of CRISPR-Cas12a-processed samples after a reaction time of 30 minutes. Those that are illuminated are positive for brown treesnake DNA, those that are not illuminated contain negative controls (no brown treesnake DNA). Photo by Adam Perez (USGS).
Exposure with a UV-B light of CRISPR-Cas12a-processed samples after a reaction time of 30 minutes. Those that are illuminated are positive for brown treesnake DNA, those that are not illuminated contain negative controls (no brown treesnake DNA). Photo by Adam Perez (USGS).
Great Dismal Swamp
The Great Dismal Swamp Wildlife Refuge spans Virginia and North Carolina. Photo by Craig Stricker (USGS).
The Great Dismal Swamp Wildlife Refuge spans Virginia and North Carolina. Photo by Craig Stricker (USGS).
The Cottonwood Common Garden in 2025
Researchers, including Jonathan Friedman (pictured here) planted cottonwoods in this Common Garden plot in 2005, and since have monitored the growth and phenology of these trees. Every year since 2017, they cut back the trees to remove the confounding effect of age.
Researchers, including Jonathan Friedman (pictured here) planted cottonwoods in this Common Garden plot in 2005, and since have monitored the growth and phenology of these trees. Every year since 2017, they cut back the trees to remove the confounding effect of age.
Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Stable Isotope Laboratory
Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Stable Isotope Laboratory. Photo by Craig Stricker (USGS).
Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Stable Isotope Laboratory. Photo by Craig Stricker (USGS).
Green and Yampa River Data Collection
Working with the National Park Service Northern Colorado Plateau Network we are analyzing data from over 20 sites along the Green and Yampa rivers in Utah and Colorado, integrating annual data from thousands of 1-m2 plots, including plant species occurrence, surface elevation and percentage of time under water.
Working with the National Park Service Northern Colorado Plateau Network we are analyzing data from over 20 sites along the Green and Yampa rivers in Utah and Colorado, integrating annual data from thousands of 1-m2 plots, including plant species occurrence, surface elevation and percentage of time under water.
Wild horses of the Conger Herd Management Area
Wild horses of the Conger Herd Management Area, Utah. Photo by Sarah King (Colorado State University).
Wild horses of the Conger Herd Management Area, Utah. Photo by Sarah King (Colorado State University).
Wild horses of the Frisco HMA
Wild horses stand in sagebrush landscape in the Frisco Herd Management Area, Utah. Photo by E. Long.
Wild horses stand in sagebrush landscape in the Frisco Herd Management Area, Utah. Photo by E. Long.
Cinnamon teal wearing a tracking backpack
Cinnamon teal with a GPS tracking backpack that weighs 10 grams, making it much more successful in staying on longer than heavier tracking devices.
Cinnamon teal with a GPS tracking backpack that weighs 10 grams, making it much more successful in staying on longer than heavier tracking devices.
Wild horses of the Frisco HMA
Wild horses in a sagebrush landscape in the Frisco Herd Management Area, Utah. Photo by L. Prevot.
Wild horses in a sagebrush landscape in the Frisco Herd Management Area, Utah. Photo by L. Prevot.
Loch Vale Watershed Field Notebook Entry from 12/14/87
A field notebook entry from 12/14/87 from data collection and equipment maintenance for long term monitoring in the Loch Vale Watershed, Rocky Mountain National Park. Screenshot taken from FieldBook19871006_19891031_p1 from https://doi.org/10.5066/P1CXWAVP.
A field notebook entry from 12/14/87 from data collection and equipment maintenance for long term monitoring in the Loch Vale Watershed, Rocky Mountain National Park. Screenshot taken from FieldBook19871006_19891031_p1 from https://doi.org/10.5066/P1CXWAVP.
Loch Vale Watershed Field Notebook Entry from 8/29/19
A field notebook entry from 8/29/19 from data collection and equipment maintenance for long term monitoring in the Loch Vale Watershed, Rocky Mountain National Park. Screenshot taken from FieldBook20190819_20201208_p1 from https://doi.org/10.5066/P1CXWAVP.
A field notebook entry from 8/29/19 from data collection and equipment maintenance for long term monitoring in the Loch Vale Watershed, Rocky Mountain National Park. Screenshot taken from FieldBook20190819_20201208_p1 from https://doi.org/10.5066/P1CXWAVP.
Loch Vale Watershed Field Notebook Entry from 3/2/10
A field notebook entry from 3/2/10 from data collection and equipment maintenance for long term monitoring in the Loch Vale Watershed, Rocky Mountain National Park. Screenshot taken from FieldBook20100112_20100413 from https://doi.org/10.5066/P1CXWAVP.
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A field notebook entry from 3/2/10 from data collection and equipment maintenance for long term monitoring in the Loch Vale Watershed, Rocky Mountain National Park. Screenshot taken from FieldBook20100112_20100413 from https://doi.org/10.5066/P1CXWAVP.
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Loch Vale Watershed Field Notebook Entry from 3/25/97
A field notebook entry from 3/25/97 from data collection and equipment maintenance for long term monitoring in the Loch Vale Watershed, Rocky Mountain National Park. Screenshot taken from FieldBook19960507_20060627_p2 from https://doi.org/10.5066/P1CXWAVP.
Entry text: 1st day of 1997 sampling
A field notebook entry from 3/25/97 from data collection and equipment maintenance for long term monitoring in the Loch Vale Watershed, Rocky Mountain National Park. Screenshot taken from FieldBook19960507_20060627_p2 from https://doi.org/10.5066/P1CXWAVP.
Entry text: 1st day of 1997 sampling
Long-term monitoring sites in the Loch Vale Watershed
A map of the locations of all sample sites within Loch Vale and additional long-term sites in Rocky Mountain National Park is included with the field notebook files. From:
A map of the locations of all sample sites within Loch Vale and additional long-term sites in Rocky Mountain National Park is included with the field notebook files. From:
Sagebrush in Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge
A sea of sagebrush in Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge. Photo by Emma Dietrich (USGS).
A sea of sagebrush in Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge. Photo by Emma Dietrich (USGS).
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
The spectacular Mojave Desert landscapes within Red Rock Canyon National Conservation area draw millions of visitors each year.
The spectacular Mojave Desert landscapes within Red Rock Canyon National Conservation area draw millions of visitors each year.
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
The spectacular Mojave Desert landscapes within Red Rock Canyon National Conservation area draw millions of visitors each year.
The spectacular Mojave Desert landscapes within Red Rock Canyon National Conservation area draw millions of visitors each year.
Cotoni-Coast Dairies Retired Mine
For most of the 1900s, sections of the Cotoni-Coast Dairies unit of the California Coast National Monument were mined for limestone and shale. Minerals were transported to the cement plant from the top of quarries through conveyer belts like this one.
For most of the 1900s, sections of the Cotoni-Coast Dairies unit of the California Coast National Monument were mined for limestone and shale. Minerals were transported to the cement plant from the top of quarries through conveyer belts like this one.