Steven E Hanser
Since 2019, Steve has served as the Deputy Center Director of the Fort Collins Science Center.
Before his current position at the Fort Collins Science Center, Steve was the Sagebrush Ecosystem Program Specialist in the Ecosystems Mission Area where he led the USGS effort to provide research and technical assistance on sage-grouse and sagebrush ecosystem management to the Department of the Interior, DOI bureaus, State wildlife agencies, and other partners. This work focused on inter-agency coordination, setting multi-agency research priorities, developing high-profile information syntheses, increasing outreach and communication opportunities, and improving multi-agency data sharing tools. Prior to his position in Reston, Steve spent 13 years working in the field at the USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center in Boise, ID where he focused on using geospatial tools and field-based measures to improve the understanding of the multi-scale environmental drivers of wildlife populations.
Professional Experience
Deputy Center Director, Fort Collins Science Center, U. S. Geological Survey, Ft. Collins, CO: June 2019 - Present
Chief, Invasive Species Science Branch (Acting), U. S. Geological Survey, Ft. Collins, CO: July 2022 - Present
Chief, Ecosystem and Landscape Dynamics Research Branch (Acting), U. S. Geological Survey, Ft. Collins, CO: July 2019 - January 2022
Chief, Decision Support Science and Tools Branch (Acting), U. S. Geological Survey, Ft. Collins, CO: April 2019 - June 2020
Sagebrush Ecosystem Program Specialist (Acting), U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA: June 2019 - Sept 2019
Sagebrush Ecosystem Program Specialist, U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA: January 2015 – June 2019
Wildland Fire Science Coordinator (Acting), U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA: July 2014 - Oct 2014
Wildlife Biologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Boise, ID: 2002-2015
Biological Science Technician, U.S. Geological Survey, Boise, ID: 2002
GIS Intern, City of Pocatello, Pocatello, ID: 2002
Graduate Research Assistant, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID: 1999–2002
Research Technician, Iowa State University, Ames, IA: 1998-1999
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Iowa Cooperative Research Unit, Ames, IA: 1998-1999
Education and Certifications
M.S. Biology, Idaho State University, 2002
Geotechnologies Post-baccalaureate Certification, Idaho State University, 2002
B.S. Biology, Iowa State University, 1999
Science and Products
A Climate Vulnerability Assessment Framework for Data-Poor Species
A Climate Vulnerability Assessment Framework for Data-Poor Species
Greater Sage-Grouse Science (2015–17): Synthesis and Potential Management Implications
SageDAT: Data and Tools To Support Collaborative Sagebrush Ecosystem Conservation and Management
Smart Energy Development: Tools for Informed Development & Successful Reclamation
Energy Development and Changing Land Uses
Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative: Baseline Synthesis
The Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative (WLCI)
Hierarchical Sage-Grouse Population Assessment Tool: Building a Foundation for True Adaptive Management
Conservation of Sagebrush Ecosystems and Wildlife
SAGEMAP
Synthesizing and analyzing long-term monitoring data: A greater sage-grouse case study
Range-wide greater sage-grouse hierarchical monitoring framework—Implications for defining population boundaries, trend estimation, and a targeted annual warning system
Sagebrush conservation strategy—Challenges to sagebrush conservation
Annotated bibliography of scientific research on greater sage-grouse published from 2015 to 2019
U.S. Geological Survey sagebrush ecosystem research annual report for 2020
Designing multi-scale hierarchical monitoring frameworks for wildlife to support management: A sage-grouse case study
U.S. Geological Survey sagebrush ecosystem research annual report for 2019
U.S. Geological Survey sage-grouse and sagebrush ecosystem research annual report for 2018
Spatial, road geometric, and biotic factors associated with Barn Owl mortality along an interstate highway
Annotated bibliography of scientific research on greater sage-grouse published since January 2015
Greater sage-grouse science (2015–17)—Synthesis and potential management implications
U.S. Geological Survey sage-grouse and sagebrush ecosystem research annual report for 2017
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
A Climate Vulnerability Assessment Framework for Data-Poor Species
A Climate Vulnerability Assessment Framework for Data-Poor Species
Greater Sage-Grouse Science (2015–17): Synthesis and Potential Management Implications
SageDAT: Data and Tools To Support Collaborative Sagebrush Ecosystem Conservation and Management
Smart Energy Development: Tools for Informed Development & Successful Reclamation
Energy Development and Changing Land Uses
Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative: Baseline Synthesis
The Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative (WLCI)
Hierarchical Sage-Grouse Population Assessment Tool: Building a Foundation for True Adaptive Management
Conservation of Sagebrush Ecosystems and Wildlife
SAGEMAP
Synthesizing and analyzing long-term monitoring data: A greater sage-grouse case study
Range-wide greater sage-grouse hierarchical monitoring framework—Implications for defining population boundaries, trend estimation, and a targeted annual warning system
Sagebrush conservation strategy—Challenges to sagebrush conservation
Annotated bibliography of scientific research on greater sage-grouse published from 2015 to 2019
U.S. Geological Survey sagebrush ecosystem research annual report for 2020
Designing multi-scale hierarchical monitoring frameworks for wildlife to support management: A sage-grouse case study
U.S. Geological Survey sagebrush ecosystem research annual report for 2019
U.S. Geological Survey sage-grouse and sagebrush ecosystem research annual report for 2018
Spatial, road geometric, and biotic factors associated with Barn Owl mortality along an interstate highway
Annotated bibliography of scientific research on greater sage-grouse published since January 2015
Greater sage-grouse science (2015–17)—Synthesis and potential management implications
U.S. Geological Survey sage-grouse and sagebrush ecosystem research annual report for 2017
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.