Field station member overlooking a bend in the Rio Grande in Bandelier National Monument.
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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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Field station member overlooking a bend in the Rio Grande in Bandelier National Monument.
Adult Lahontan cutthroat trout
Lahontan cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi) is a federally listed threatened species. Ninety-seven percent of their range are small headwater streams in the Great Basin of North America.
Lahontan cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi) is a federally listed threatened species. Ninety-seven percent of their range are small headwater streams in the Great Basin of North America.
Scientist holding brown treesnake
A USGS scientist holds an invasive brown treesnake.
A USGS scientist holds an invasive brown treesnake.
Landscape after a fire
Burned area following the Mullen fire in 2020 in southern Wyoming. Invasive annual grasses may be becoming more abundant at higher elevations after disturbances like fire, and tools are needed to accurately map potential invasions across topographic gradients. Photo by Janet Prevéy (USGS).
Burned area following the Mullen fire in 2020 in southern Wyoming. Invasive annual grasses may be becoming more abundant at higher elevations after disturbances like fire, and tools are needed to accurately map potential invasions across topographic gradients. Photo by Janet Prevéy (USGS).
Post-Fire Landscape
Snag fall after the 2011 Las Conchas Fire, which burned over 150,000 acres in New Mexico.
Snag fall after the 2011 Las Conchas Fire, which burned over 150,000 acres in New Mexico.
Fisher Mesa
Fisher Mesa as viewed from the west slopes of the La Sal Mountains, UT. Photo by Andreas Wion (USGS).
Fisher Mesa as viewed from the west slopes of the La Sal Mountains, UT. Photo by Andreas Wion (USGS).
Field intern prepares to sample fire-scarred stump near the Mogollon Rim in Arizona
Field intern prepares to sample fire-scarred stump near the Mogollon Rim in Arizona. Photo by Melanie Wright (USGS).
Field intern prepares to sample fire-scarred stump near the Mogollon Rim in Arizona. Photo by Melanie Wright (USGS).
Setting up NABat stationary monitoring
Setting up NABat stationary monitoring
Photo Credit: Paul Cryan, USGS
Setting up NABat stationary monitoring | Photo Credit: Paul … | Flickr
Setting up NABat stationary monitoring
Photo Credit: Paul Cryan, USGS
Setting up NABat stationary monitoring | Photo Credit: Paul … | Flickr
Mule deer crossing road
NPS image by Adams. A mule deer stands at the side of a road at Grand Teton National Park.
NPS image by Adams. A mule deer stands at the side of a road at Grand Teton National Park.
Fire scar sample
Tree-ring fire scars from a ponderosa pine in northern New Mexico. The years indicate the year the tree burned and scarred, and the letters indicate the position of the fire scar in the tree ring (D = spring dormant and EE = early earlywood). Photo by Ellis Margolis (USGS)
Tree-ring fire scars from a ponderosa pine in northern New Mexico. The years indicate the year the tree burned and scarred, and the letters indicate the position of the fire scar in the tree ring (D = spring dormant and EE = early earlywood). Photo by Ellis Margolis (USGS)
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Bat, bird, and insect activity can be monitored with pairs of thermal-imaging cameras mounted on the wind turbines, and automatically recorded to a computer inside the base of the turbine.
Bat, bird, and insect activity can be monitored with pairs of thermal-imaging cameras mounted on the wind turbines, and automatically recorded to a computer inside the base of the turbine.
Big sagebrush with rainbow in southeast Oregon
Big sagebrush with rainbow at the SageSTEP project Five Creeks study site north of Steens Mountain in southeast Oregon. Photo by Steve Hanser (USGS).
Big sagebrush with rainbow at the SageSTEP project Five Creeks study site north of Steens Mountain in southeast Oregon. Photo by Steve Hanser (USGS).
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.
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.
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.
Native sunflowers in a Kansas Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) field
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
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
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.
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
A false-color aerial photo illuminates the stark contrast between irrigated center pivot cropland and dryland agriculture in eastern Washington