Fort Collins Science Center Fiscal Year 2011 Science Accomplishments

The Fort Collins Science Center (FORT) is a multi-disciplinary research and development center of the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) located in Fort Collins, Colo. Organizationally, FORT is within the USGS Rocky Mountain Area, although our work extends across the Nation and into several other countries. FORT research focuses on needs of the land- and water-management bureaus within the U. S. Department of the Interior (DOI), other Federal agencies, and the needs of State and non-government organizations. As a Science Center, we emphasize a multi-disciplinary science approach to provide information for resource-management decisionmaking. FORT?s vision is to maintain and continuously improve the integrated, collaborative, world-class research needed to inform effective, science-based land management.