FORT Updates: From Plains to Peaks - Vol. 1 | Issue 2
A team of USGS scientists will be participating in a new USGS Tribal Engagement Series on drought in the Colorado River Basin
USGS scientists from the Rocky Mountain and Southwest Regions and beyond will participate in a 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.
FORT Hosts 2023 SyncroSim User Conference
From September 19-22, the Fort Collins Science Center is hosting the 2023 SyncroSim User Conference.
FORT scientists present research at the 31st Conference of the North American Invasive Species Management Association in Lincoln, Nebraska
From October 16-19, 2023, FORT scientists will present their research on invasive species management in North America through conference talks, posters, and networking sessions.
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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.
Multimedia
Scroll through the images below to see more of the fascinating science projects we are conducting at the Fort Collins Science Center. These are just a handful of the many amazing shots by FORT scientists and support staff that you will find on our website.
FORT scientists publish an annotated bibliography of scientific research on a threatened species, the Gunnison sage-grouse
In 2014, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) listed Gunnison sage-grouse as threatened under the Endangered Species Act because of declining populations and increasing habitat loss. To aid conservation practitioners, a recently published U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Open-File Report compiles and summarizes 53 research products about Gunnison sage-grouse published between 2005 and 2022.
FORT scientist James Meldrum will be presenting and participating as a science advisor during the first in-person meeting of the WiRē Partner Community of Practice in Denver, Colorado, on Oct. 24-26, 2023.
The meeting will convene practitioners and scientists from 19 organizations, including local (fire protection districts), state (Colorado and Alaska), and federal (USGS, BLM, USFS) agencies and regional non-profits, for in-depth discussions around the co-production of actionable social science for supporting wildfire risk mitigation on private property.
Collaborative Research Between FORT Scientist Jill Baron and the Rocky Mountain National Park Featured in the Continental Divide Research Learning Center's September Newsletter
The Rocky Mountain National Park Continental Divide Learning Center September newsletter has an article titled "Let Me Count the Ways: How Citizen Scientists Helped a Park Measure Visitor Impacts" that highlights a collaborative research effort between FORT researcher Jill Baron and RMNP to document the impacts of visitor use on park natural resources.