Steven E Hanser
Since 2019, Steve has served as the Deputy Center Director of the Fort Collins Science Center.
Before his current position at the Fort Collins Science Center, Steve was the Sagebrush Ecosystem Program Specialist in the Ecosystems Mission Area where he led the USGS effort to provide research and technical assistance on sage-grouse and sagebrush ecosystem management to the Department of the Interior, DOI bureaus, State wildlife agencies, and other partners. This work focused on inter-agency coordination, setting multi-agency research priorities, developing high-profile information syntheses, increasing outreach and communication opportunities, and improving multi-agency data sharing tools. Prior to his position in Reston, Steve spent 13 years working in the field at the USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center in Boise, ID where he focused on using geospatial tools and field-based measures to improve the understanding of the multi-scale environmental drivers of wildlife populations.
Professional Experience
Deputy Center Director, Fort Collins Science Center, U. S. Geological Survey, Ft. Collins, CO: June 2019 - Present
Chief, Invasive Species Science Branch (Acting), U. S. Geological Survey, Ft. Collins, CO: July 2022 - Present
Chief, Ecosystem and Landscape Dynamics Research Branch (Acting), U. S. Geological Survey, Ft. Collins, CO: July 2019 - January 2022
Chief, Decision Support Science and Tools Branch (Acting), U. S. Geological Survey, Ft. Collins, CO: April 2019 - June 2020
Sagebrush Ecosystem Program Specialist (Acting), U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA: June 2019 - Sept 2019
Sagebrush Ecosystem Program Specialist, U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA: January 2015 – June 2019
Wildland Fire Science Coordinator (Acting), U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA: July 2014 - Oct 2014
Wildlife Biologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Boise, ID: 2002-2015
Biological Science Technician, U.S. Geological Survey, Boise, ID: 2002
GIS Intern, City of Pocatello, Pocatello, ID: 2002
Graduate Research Assistant, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID: 1999–2002
Research Technician, Iowa State University, Ames, IA: 1998-1999
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Iowa Cooperative Research Unit, Ames, IA: 1998-1999
Education and Certifications
M.S. Biology, Idaho State University, 2002
Geotechnologies Post-baccalaureate Certification, Idaho State University, 2002
B.S. Biology, Iowa State University, 1999
Science and Products
Introduction: An ecoregional assessment of the Wyoming Basins
Chapter 2: Sagebrush-associated species of conservation concern
Chapter 1: Study area description
Influences of the human footprint on sagebrush landscape patterns: Implications for sage-grouse conservation
Influences of environmental and anthropogenic features on greater sage-grouse populations, 1997-2007
Native and exotic plants of fragments of sagebrush steppe produced by geomorphic processes versus land use
Chapter 5: Greater sage-grouse: General use and roost site occurrence with pellet counts as a measure of relative abundance
Chapter 6: Detectability adjusted count models of songbird abundance
Chapter 7: Occurrence and abundance of ants, reptiles, and mammals
Chapter 8: Occurrence of large and medium-sized mammals: Occurrence but not count models predict pronghorn distribution
Chapter 4: A sampling and analytical approach to develop spatial distribution models for sagebrush-associated species
Chapter 3: Changes to the Wyoming Basins landscape from oil and natural gas development
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Introduction: An ecoregional assessment of the Wyoming Basins
Chapter 2: Sagebrush-associated species of conservation concern
Chapter 1: Study area description
Influences of the human footprint on sagebrush landscape patterns: Implications for sage-grouse conservation
Influences of environmental and anthropogenic features on greater sage-grouse populations, 1997-2007
Native and exotic plants of fragments of sagebrush steppe produced by geomorphic processes versus land use
Chapter 5: Greater sage-grouse: General use and roost site occurrence with pellet counts as a measure of relative abundance
Chapter 6: Detectability adjusted count models of songbird abundance
Chapter 7: Occurrence and abundance of ants, reptiles, and mammals
Chapter 8: Occurrence of large and medium-sized mammals: Occurrence but not count models predict pronghorn distribution
Chapter 4: A sampling and analytical approach to develop spatial distribution models for sagebrush-associated species
Chapter 3: Changes to the Wyoming Basins landscape from oil and natural gas development
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.