Welcome to the Fort Collins Science Center

...Developing and disseminating science-based information and tools needed for understanding the Nation’s biological resources in support of effective decision making.

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Fiscal Year 2010 Science Accomplishments

Driving Directions

Seeing the Forest and the Trees

Learn how Meritorious Award recipient Dr. Craig Allen has linked climate change and forest die-off in the U.S. Southwest to forest changes worldwide.

Landsat Survey

Understanding the value of the imagery provided by Landsat satellites is essential as future land-imaging initiatives move forward.

High Throughput Computing

FORT scientists are using High Throughput and Performance Computing to distribute and run highly complex analytical processes.

Molecular Ecology Lab

FORT’s Molecular Ecology Lab develops scientifically rigorous research programs to resolve conservation biology & natural resource management issues.

Cranes and Drones

Reaching for the sky: Using a “Raven” to count Cranes

Bats on the Brink

White-nose syndrome threatens the survival of hibernating cave bats in North America.

Herding Sparrows

Learn more about the winter sparrow research conducted by Dr. Janet M. Ruth, USGS Fort Collins Science Center.

Tailor-Made

FORT's Information Science Branch develops Web-based applications to meet data sharing and management needs of natural resource clients and partners.

The Effects of Wind Energy Development

As the Nation strives to lessen its dependence on foreign oil the ecological effects of wind energy development remain largely undocumented.

Resource for Advanced Modeling (RAM)

Learn more about the USGS Fort Collins Science Center's Resource for Advanced Modeling (RAM) - a collaborative workspace for modeling habitat.

In the News

Sage-grouse Team Works on New Connectivity Map and Genetics

FORT scientists Sara Oyler-McCance and Colorado State University scientist/USGS cooperator Brad Fedy, along with members of the Range-wide Interagency Sage-grouse Conservation Team, participated in a scoping meeting in Denver, CO, on 25-26 January 2012 to develop a seamless range-wide connectivity map for Greater Sage grouse to help partners better plan and implement conservation actions to benefit sage grouse. Concurrent with this effort, Dr. Oyler-McCance and Dr. Fedy are leading a separate large-scale genetics project across Wyoming to assess population connectivity. They will provide technical expertise in genetics and landscape ecology to this new effort. Scoping topics included protocols for data collection and analyses, range-wide sampling strategy, genetic sampling, updates from state sage-grouse biologists, and identifying potential partners.

Analysis of Population Connectivity in Wyoming Greater Sage-grouse