View from sandstone bluff overlooking extinct lava flows at El Malpais National Monument, New Mexico.
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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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View from sandstone bluff overlooking extinct lava flows at El Malpais
View from sandstone bluff overlooking extinct lava flows at El Malpais National Monument, New Mexico.
a sunset photo, both from El Malpais National Monument
Asunset photo, from El Malpais National Monument, NM.
Asunset photo, from El Malpais National Monument, NM.
Roosting Bats
A group of Rafinesque big-eared bats (and one southeastern myotis) found roosting in a bridge. Photo by Andrea Schuhmann (USGS).
A group of Rafinesque big-eared bats (and one southeastern myotis) found roosting in a bridge. Photo by Andrea Schuhmann (USGS).
Roosting southeastern myotis bats
A group of southeastern myotis bats found roosting in a bridge. Photo by Andrea Schuhmann (USGS).
A group of southeastern myotis bats found roosting in a bridge. Photo by Andrea Schuhmann (USGS).
Male greater sage-grouse on lek
Male greater sage-grouse displaying on a lek in Nevada. Photo by Tatiana Gettleman (USGS).
Male greater sage-grouse displaying on a lek in Nevada. Photo by Tatiana Gettleman (USGS).
The remains after the Las Conchas fire, NM
A USGS scientist surveying the remains after the Las Conchas fire in New Mexico, 2011.
A USGS scientist surveying the remains after the Las Conchas fire in New Mexico, 2011.
Coal Mine
Coal mine in Saskatchewan, Canada. Photo taken by USGS personnel on a Civil Air Patrol flight.
Coal mine in Saskatchewan, Canada. Photo taken by USGS personnel on a Civil Air Patrol flight.
Greater Sage-grouse.
Photo of a lone female Greater Sage-grouse in a field by Tatiana Gettleman (USGS).
Photo of a lone female Greater Sage-grouse in a field by Tatiana Gettleman (USGS).
Lekking male greater sage-grouse
Lekking male greater sage-grouse in a sagebrush ecosystem. Photo by Tatiana Gettelman.
Lekking male greater sage-grouse in a sagebrush ecosystem. Photo by Tatiana Gettelman.
A brown treesnake on frangipangi blossoms
A brown treesnake crawls on some frangipangi blossoms in Guam.
A brown treesnake crawls on some frangipangi blossoms in Guam.
Backpacking to Explore the Outdoors
Backpacking trip
Invasive brown treesnake
Brown treesnakes were a major contributor to the loss of nine of 11 native forest birds on Guam.
Brown treesnakes were a major contributor to the loss of nine of 11 native forest birds on Guam.
Petroglyphs at Agua Fria National Monument
Adjacent to rapidly expanding communities, the 71,000-acre Agua Fria National Monument is approximately 40 miles north of central Phoenix. The monument encompasses two mesas and the canyon of the Agua Fria River. Elevations range from 2,150 feet above sea level along the Agua Fria Canyon to about 4,600 feet in the northern hills.
Adjacent to rapidly expanding communities, the 71,000-acre Agua Fria National Monument is approximately 40 miles north of central Phoenix. The monument encompasses two mesas and the canyon of the Agua Fria River. Elevations range from 2,150 feet above sea level along the Agua Fria Canyon to about 4,600 feet in the northern hills.
Bison at Large
Older Bison who was very friendly and thought he was going to be fed.
Older Bison who was very friendly and thought he was going to be fed.
Upper Colorado River near Moab, Utah
The Colorado River near Moab, Utah. The entire Colorado River Basin currently supports 50 million people, and that amount is expected to increase by 23 million between 2000 and 2030. A new USGS study shows more than half of the streamflow in the Upper Colorado River Basin originates as groundwater. Photo by M. Miller.
The Colorado River near Moab, Utah. The entire Colorado River Basin currently supports 50 million people, and that amount is expected to increase by 23 million between 2000 and 2030. A new USGS study shows more than half of the streamflow in the Upper Colorado River Basin originates as groundwater. Photo by M. Miller.
A brown treesnake in a tree in Guam.
A brown treesnake in a tree in Guam. Photo by Bob Reed, USGS, 2009.
A brown treesnake in a tree in Guam. Photo by Bob Reed, USGS, 2009.
The last sheath-tailed bat photo
This photo of a Pacific sheath-tailed bat is the last good photo of this bat from Aguiguan in existence.
This photo of a Pacific sheath-tailed bat is the last good photo of this bat from Aguiguan in existence.
A brown treesnake in a Streptopelia bitorquata nest
A brown treesnake in a Streptopelia bitorquata (island collared dove) nest. Yona, Guam, 2009. Photo by James Stanford, USGS.
A brown treesnake in a Streptopelia bitorquata (island collared dove) nest. Yona, Guam, 2009. Photo by James Stanford, USGS.
A brown treesnake in a tree in Guam.
This is an image of a brown treesnake in a tree in Guam, taken in 2009.
This is an image of a brown treesnake in a tree in Guam, taken in 2009.
USGS divers in the Elwha River
USGS divers Steve Rubin and Reg Reisenbichler laying out a survey transect in the Elwha River in northern Washington.
USGS divers Steve Rubin and Reg Reisenbichler laying out a survey transect in the Elwha River in northern Washington.