Wild horse in the Frisco Herd Management Area, Utah.
Wild horse in the Frisco Herd Management Area, Utah.A wild horse stands in the Frisco Herd Management Area, Utah. Photo by E. Long (USGS)
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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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Wild horse in the Frisco Herd Management Area, Utah.
Wild horse in the Frisco Herd Management Area, Utah.
Wild horse in the Frisco Herd Management Area, Utah.A wild horse stands in the Frisco Herd Management Area, Utah. Photo by E. Long (USGS)
Wild horses in the Frisco Herd Management Area, Utah
Wild horses in the Frisco Herd Management Area, UtahWild horses of the Frisco Herd Management Area, Utah.
Photo by E. Long (USGS).
Wild horses in the Frisco Herd Management Area, Utah
Wild horses in the Frisco Herd Management Area, UtahWild horses of the Frisco Herd Management Area, Utah.
Photo by E. Long (USGS).
Green Landscape
Landscape with invasive annual grasses. Photograph by FORT biologist Janet Prevéy (USGS).
Landscape with invasive annual grasses. Photograph by FORT biologist Janet Prevéy (USGS).
Cheatgrass
Photograph of cheatgrass by Fort Collins Science Center biologist Janet Prevéy (USGS).
Photograph of cheatgrass by Fort Collins Science Center biologist Janet Prevéy (USGS).
Burned landscape
Photograph of a post-fire landscape by Fort Collins Science Center biologist Janet Prevéy (USGS).
Photograph of a post-fire landscape by Fort Collins Science Center biologist Janet Prevéy (USGS).
USGS scientists participate in a panel as part of the Tribal Engagement Series
USGS scientists participate in a panel as part of the Tribal Engagement SeriesUSGS scientists lead a panel at the USGS Open House held in Albuquerque at the Southwest Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) on Tuesday September 26, as part of a series of Tribal engagement events
USGS scientists participate in a panel as part of the Tribal Engagement Series
USGS scientists participate in a panel as part of the Tribal Engagement SeriesUSGS scientists lead a panel at the USGS Open House held in Albuquerque at the Southwest Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) on Tuesday September 26, as part of a series of Tribal engagement events
Panel Discussion at USGS ASIST Project Tribal Drought Issues Open House, Albuquerque, NM, Sept. 26, 2023
Panel Discussion at USGS ASIST Project Tribal Drought Issues Open House, Albuquerque, NM, Sept. 26, 2023Photograph of Panel Discussion at USGS ASIST Project Open House related to Drought Issues in Tribal Lands in and near the Colorado River Basin, held at the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico, September 26, 2023
Panel Discussion at USGS ASIST Project Tribal Drought Issues Open House, Albuquerque, NM, Sept. 26, 2023
Panel Discussion at USGS ASIST Project Tribal Drought Issues Open House, Albuquerque, NM, Sept. 26, 2023Photograph of Panel Discussion at USGS ASIST Project Open House related to Drought Issues in Tribal Lands in and near the Colorado River Basin, held at the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico, September 26, 2023
Table at Tribal Engagement Serise
USGS table at the USGS Open House held in Albuquerque at the Southwest Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) on Tuesday September 26, as part of a series of Tribal engagement events on drought
USGS table at the USGS Open House held in Albuquerque at the Southwest Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) on Tuesday September 26, as part of a series of Tribal engagement events on drought
Hedgehog galls on a chinquapin oak tree leaf
Hedgehog galls (Acraspis prinoides) on the underside of a chinquapin oak. Photo by Ian Pearse (USGS).
Hedgehog galls (Acraspis prinoides) on the underside of a chinquapin oak. Photo by Ian Pearse (USGS).
Bullet galls on a bur oak stem
A bullet gall (Discholcaspis quercusmamma) on a bur oak stem. Photo by Ian Pearse (USGS).
A bullet gall (Discholcaspis quercusmamma) on a bur oak stem. Photo by Ian Pearse (USGS).
Oak flake galls on an oak tree leaf
Oak flake gall wasp (Neuroterus quercusverrucarum) galls on the underside of an oak tree leaf. Photo by Ian Pearse (USGS)
Oak flake gall wasp (Neuroterus quercusverrucarum) galls on the underside of an oak tree leaf. Photo by Ian Pearse (USGS)
WLCI Tour at Littlefield Creek
USGS scientist Jason Alexander, a fluvial geomorphologist with the Wyoming Montana Water Science Center, explains how he used sediment traps to evaluate sediment deposition in Littlefield Creek (Carbon County, Wyoming). Photo by Patrick Anderson (USGS).
USGS scientist Jason Alexander, a fluvial geomorphologist with the Wyoming Montana Water Science Center, explains how he used sediment traps to evaluate sediment deposition in Littlefield Creek (Carbon County, Wyoming). Photo by Patrick Anderson (USGS).
Muddy Creek Reach
Muddy Creek reach showing bank erosion and the development of a point sandbar that is being stabilized by vegetation (Carbon County, Wyoming). Photo by Patrick Anderson.
Muddy Creek reach showing bank erosion and the development of a point sandbar that is being stabilized by vegetation (Carbon County, Wyoming). Photo by Patrick Anderson.
WLCI Field Site in Carbon County, WY
Similar nearby headwater streams are being evaluated to determine how shifts in habitat availability and connectivity in drought years affect fish populations (Carbon County, Wyoming). Photo by Patrick Anderson (USGS).
Similar nearby headwater streams are being evaluated to determine how shifts in habitat availability and connectivity in drought years affect fish populations (Carbon County, Wyoming). Photo by Patrick Anderson (USGS).
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Vegetation growth is assisting the Muddy Creek channel in becoming deeper and narrower (Carbon County, Wyoming). Photo by Patrick Anderson (USGS)
Vegetation growth is assisting the Muddy Creek channel in becoming deeper and narrower (Carbon County, Wyoming). Photo by Patrick Anderson (USGS)
Burrowing rodents leave casts along Littlefield Creek
Burrowing rodents leave casts along Littlefield CreekSmall rodents disturb surface soil on banks which contribute to fine sediments in the upper reaches of Littlefield Creek (Carbon County, Wyoming). Photo by Patrick Anderson (USGS).
Burrowing rodents leave casts along Littlefield Creek
Burrowing rodents leave casts along Littlefield CreekSmall rodents disturb surface soil on banks which contribute to fine sediments in the upper reaches of Littlefield Creek (Carbon County, Wyoming). Photo by Patrick Anderson (USGS).
Constructed wetland complex associated with Muddy Creek near Dad, Wyoming.
Constructed wetland complex associated with Muddy Creek near Dad, Wyoming.Constructed wetland complex associated with Muddy Creek near Dad, Wyoming. USGS science indicates that the development of the wetland complex and changes to livestock grazing management practices have greatly reduced severe bank erosion and stream headcutting over the last few decades. Photo by Patrick Anderson (USGS)
Constructed wetland complex associated with Muddy Creek near Dad, Wyoming.
Constructed wetland complex associated with Muddy Creek near Dad, Wyoming.Constructed wetland complex associated with Muddy Creek near Dad, Wyoming. USGS science indicates that the development of the wetland complex and changes to livestock grazing management practices have greatly reduced severe bank erosion and stream headcutting over the last few decades. Photo by Patrick Anderson (USGS)
Attendees of the first Pacific Northwest Native American Workshop on Bats
Attendees of the first Pacific Northwest Native American Workshop on BatsThis workshop was attended by 30 individuals from the Yakama Nation, Quinault Indian Nation, Kalispel Tribe, Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe, Umatilla Tribe, Yurok Tribe, Snoqualmie Tribe, Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, Colville Tribe, White Mountain Apache, Pueblo of Isleta, Navajo Nation and the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, as well as sister agencies within D
Attendees of the first Pacific Northwest Native American Workshop on Bats
Attendees of the first Pacific Northwest Native American Workshop on BatsThis workshop was attended by 30 individuals from the Yakama Nation, Quinault Indian Nation, Kalispel Tribe, Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe, Umatilla Tribe, Yurok Tribe, Snoqualmie Tribe, Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, Colville Tribe, White Mountain Apache, Pueblo of Isleta, Navajo Nation and the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, as well as sister agencies within D
PReSET Infographic
Process map of the application of the Prioritizing Restoration of Sagebrush Ecosystems Tool (PReSET) within the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Area.
Process map of the application of the Prioritizing Restoration of Sagebrush Ecosystems Tool (PReSET) within the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Area.
USGS researcher Janet Prevey deploys timelapse camera to capture cheatgrass phenology
USGS researcher Janet Prevey deploys timelapse camera to capture cheatgrass phenologyWe are deploying timelapse cameras across elevational and latitudinal gradients to capture variation in cheatgrass phenology.
USGS researcher Janet Prevey deploys timelapse camera to capture cheatgrass phenology
USGS researcher Janet Prevey deploys timelapse camera to capture cheatgrass phenologyWe are deploying timelapse cameras across elevational and latitudinal gradients to capture variation in cheatgrass phenology.
Post-fire plant surveys on plots that were surveyed prior to burning in recent fires
Post-fire plant surveys on plots that were surveyed prior to burning in recent firesMeasuring invasive annual plant abundance in post-fire plots. Photo by Janet Prevéy (USGS).
Post-fire plant surveys on plots that were surveyed prior to burning in recent fires
Post-fire plant surveys on plots that were surveyed prior to burning in recent firesMeasuring invasive annual plant abundance in post-fire plots. Photo by Janet Prevéy (USGS).