History of the Fort Collins Science Center U.S. Geological Survey

Product Type: Open-file Report

Year: 2006

Author(s): O'Shea, T.J. (Compiler)

Suggested Citation:
O'Shea, T.J. (Compiler). 2006. History of the Fort Collins Science Center U.S. Geological Survey: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1336. 27 p.

Abstract

The U.S. Geological Survey’s Fort Collins Science Center (“the Center”) has been a nucleus of research, technology development, and associated scientific activities within the Department of the Interior for more than 30 years. The Center’s historical activities are deeply rooted in federal biological resources research and its supporting disciplines, particularly as they related to the needs of the U.S. Department of the Interior and its resource management agencies. The organizational framework and activities of the Center have changed and adapted over the years in response to shifts in the scientific issues and challenges facing the U.S. Department of the Interior and with the development of new strategies to meet these challenges. Thus, the history of the Center has been dynamic…