FORT Updates: From Plains to Peaks - Vol. 1 | Issue 4
In our last issue of the year, we feature a review of all the science completed by FORT researchers in 2023, along with the following: an article from National Parks magazine on Jill Baron's decades-long career monitoring pollution in Rocky Mountain National Park, a new paper from Baron and collaborators, and multiple outreach activities FORT scientists participated in or hosted this month.
FORT 2023: A Year in Review
In 2023, scientists at the Fort Collins Science Center produced more than 90 new publications and 40 new datasets, and presented their research at numerous conferences and meetings around the world. Below, we highlight some of these products and outreach events, and look forward to anticipated products in 2024.
New issue of National Parks magazine spotlights Jill Baron's decades-long research studies of air and water quality in Rocky Mountain National Park
The winter issue of National Parks, the magazine of the National Parks Conservation Association, has an article about Jill Baron written by Senior Editor Nicolas Brulliard, with photos by Emily Sierra. It describes her career studying the effects of air pollution in Loch Vale watershed.
FORT scientists host the second annual Big Rivers Data Integration Workshop
From December 5–6 the Fort Collins Science Center hosted the second annual Big Rivers Data Integration Workshop, combining efforts by scientists at FORT and the NPS Northern Colorado Plateau Network to integrate ecological and hydrologic data on the Green River, Utah.
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Publications
FORT scientists have produced more than 1,500 peer reviewed publications that are registered in the USGS Publications Warehouse, along with many others prior to their work at the USGS or in conjunction with other government agencies.
Data
Our interdisciplinary, integrated science teams develop various data sets in support of the USGS mission areas. This information then aids natural resource managers in decision making and support of the complex issues they face in today's world. The data and tools listed here are official USGS data releases.
Connect
The majority of our staff call Fort Collins, Colorado their home, but work all over the United States. FORT research and support staff work from one of four duty stations: in Colorado, at the Fort Collins Science Center or Denver Federal Center; in New Mexico, at the New Mexico Landscapes Field Station; or in Florida, at the USGS Everglades Research Offices.
Research Ecologist Jill Baron coauthors study finding no effect of road proximity on nitrogen deposition in a complex, mountainous terrain
Excess reactive nitrogen from vehicle emissions has the potential to negatively impact ecosystems, through increased soil acidification, biodiversity loss, or other cascading effects. A new paper out in the journal Water, Air, Soil Pollution describes an unexpected finding from a study of local vehicle emissions and nitrogen deposition in Rocky Mountain National Park.
FORT Research Economist Aaron Enriquez to present research on salmon economics in a meeting at the University of Alaska Anchorage
USGS Research Economist Aaron Enriquez was invited to travel to the University of Alaska Anchorage to participate in a series of meetings with researchers working on topics related to marine Arctic resilience, adaptations, and transformations.
FORT Research Ecologist Sarah Carter invited to participate in workshop informing the City of Boulder's Nature-Based Climate Solutions iniative
Sarah Carter was invited to participate in a workshop held December 14th by the City of Boulder, in conjunction with Boulder County, focused on informing the development of methodologies and tools that can be used to prioritize work to combat desertification on agricultural lands and grasslands in and around Boulder County.