An agricultural barn with farming equipment stored outside in Colorado.
Mark Vandever
Mark Vandever is a Rangeland Management Specialist at the Fort Collins Science Center.
Since 2005, his research has focused on the impacts of Farm Bill programs on wildlife habitat across the Great Plains. Other research includes plant-pollinator relationships, environmental stressors to amphibians, and vegetation responses to land management practices.
Professional Experience
2005 to present: Rangeland Management Specialist, U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins, Colorado
Education and Certifications
M.Ag. Colorado State University, 2007
B.S. Range and Forest Management, Colorado State University, 1997
Science and Products
Social and Economic Analysis (SEA) Branch
Agricultural Practices
Pesticide Exposure to Native Bees in Agricultural Landscapes
Native Pollinators in Agricultural Ecosystems
Conservation Practices in Agriculturally Dominated Landscapes
Plant and insect pollinator diversity data from Conservation Reserve Program fields across an agricultural gradient in eastern Iowa
Characteristics, presence of erosional features, and cover of vegetation and bare ground on fields formerly enrolled in grassland, wetland, and wildlife practices of the Conservation Reserve Program in the central and western United States from 2017 to 20
Percent vegetation cover, bare ground and presence of erosional features on managed Conservation Reserve Program fields across central and western United States, 2016-2019
Images and Identifications of Wild Bees Collected in Eastern Iowa, 2019
Pesticide residues in passive samplers and bee tissue from Conservation Reserve Program fields across an agricultural gradient in eastern Iowa, USA, 2019 (ver 2.0, October 2023)
Presence of erosional features and cover of grasses, forbs, and bare ground on fields enrolled in grassland, wetland, and wildlife practices of the Conservation Reserve Program in the central and western United States from 2016 to 2018
Native Bee Genera in Colorado Conservation Reserve Program Fields, Collected from 2012-2014
Amphibian Occupancy and Effects of Habitat Use on Pesticide Exposure in Iowa Wetlands
An agricultural barn with farming equipment stored outside in Colorado.
A bumble bee in an alfalfa field.
A bumble bee in an alfalfa field.
USGS technicians check bee traps from a harvested wheat field in Colorado. Credit: Mark Vandever, USGS.
USGS technicians check bee traps from a harvested wheat field in Colorado. Credit: Mark Vandever, USGS.
A USGS technician checks bee traps from a harvested wheat field in Colorado. Credit: Mark Vandever, USGS.
A USGS technician checks bee traps from a harvested wheat field in Colorado. Credit: Mark Vandever, USGS.
A native bee pollinates a prickly pear cactus in Colorado. Credit: Mark Vandever, USGS.
A native bee pollinates a prickly pear cactus in Colorado. Credit: Mark Vandever, USGS.
A blue bee trap is located in a Colorado grassland. These are used to collect bee specimens for lab study. Credit: Mark Vandever, USGS.
A blue bee trap is located in a Colorado grassland. These are used to collect bee specimens for lab study. Credit: Mark Vandever, USGS.
A macrophotography image showing a native bee pollinating a native flower.
A macrophotography image showing a native bee pollinating a native flower.
Comparing modern identification methods for wild bees: Metabarcoding and image-based morphological taxonomic assignment
Mid-contract management alters conservation reserve program vegetation in the central and western United States
Conserved grasslands support similar pollinator diversity as pollinator-specific practice regardless of proximal cropland and pesticide exposure
Rangeland Ecosystem Services: Connecting nature and people
Persistence and quality of vegetation cover in expired Conservation Reserve Program fields
Wild bee exposure to pesticides in conservation grasslands increases along an agricultural gradient: A tale of two sample types
Evaluating establishment of conservation practices in the Conservation Reserve Program across the central and western United States
Diversity and abundance of wild bees in an agriculturally dominated landscape of eastern Colorado
Factors influencing anuran wetland occupancy in an agricultural landscape
Exploring the amphibian exposome in an agricultural landscape using telemetry and passive sampling
Placement of intracoelomic radio transmitters and silicone passive sampling devices in northern leopard frogs (Lithobates pipiens)
Amphibians, pesticides, and the amphibian chytrid fungus in restored wetlands in agricultural landscapes
Science and Products
Social and Economic Analysis (SEA) Branch
Agricultural Practices
Pesticide Exposure to Native Bees in Agricultural Landscapes
Native Pollinators in Agricultural Ecosystems
Conservation Practices in Agriculturally Dominated Landscapes
Plant and insect pollinator diversity data from Conservation Reserve Program fields across an agricultural gradient in eastern Iowa
Characteristics, presence of erosional features, and cover of vegetation and bare ground on fields formerly enrolled in grassland, wetland, and wildlife practices of the Conservation Reserve Program in the central and western United States from 2017 to 20
Percent vegetation cover, bare ground and presence of erosional features on managed Conservation Reserve Program fields across central and western United States, 2016-2019
Images and Identifications of Wild Bees Collected in Eastern Iowa, 2019
Pesticide residues in passive samplers and bee tissue from Conservation Reserve Program fields across an agricultural gradient in eastern Iowa, USA, 2019 (ver 2.0, October 2023)
Presence of erosional features and cover of grasses, forbs, and bare ground on fields enrolled in grassland, wetland, and wildlife practices of the Conservation Reserve Program in the central and western United States from 2016 to 2018
Native Bee Genera in Colorado Conservation Reserve Program Fields, Collected from 2012-2014
Amphibian Occupancy and Effects of Habitat Use on Pesticide Exposure in Iowa Wetlands
An agricultural barn with farming equipment stored outside in Colorado.
An agricultural barn with farming equipment stored outside in Colorado.
A bumble bee in an alfalfa field.
A bumble bee in an alfalfa field.
USGS technicians check bee traps from a harvested wheat field in Colorado. Credit: Mark Vandever, USGS.
USGS technicians check bee traps from a harvested wheat field in Colorado. Credit: Mark Vandever, USGS.
A USGS technician checks bee traps from a harvested wheat field in Colorado. Credit: Mark Vandever, USGS.
A USGS technician checks bee traps from a harvested wheat field in Colorado. Credit: Mark Vandever, USGS.
A native bee pollinates a prickly pear cactus in Colorado. Credit: Mark Vandever, USGS.
A native bee pollinates a prickly pear cactus in Colorado. Credit: Mark Vandever, USGS.
A blue bee trap is located in a Colorado grassland. These are used to collect bee specimens for lab study. Credit: Mark Vandever, USGS.
A blue bee trap is located in a Colorado grassland. These are used to collect bee specimens for lab study. Credit: Mark Vandever, USGS.
A macrophotography image showing a native bee pollinating a native flower.
A macrophotography image showing a native bee pollinating a native flower.