Fort Collins Science Center Project

Research and Technical Support Services for the (Fort Collins, CO), Columbia Environmental Research Center (Columbia, MO), and Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center (Bozeman, MT) in the Central Region, USGS - Biological Resources Division

The mission of Fort Collins Science Center is to develop, integrate, and provide ecological knowledge necessary to understand the causes and predict the consequences of change in order to improve the conservation and management of natural resources in interior western landscapes.

The Columbia Environmental Research Center provides leadership and scientific information for the USGS by addressing national and international environmental contaminant issues, and assessing effects of habitat alteration on aquatics ecosystems.

IAPWS provides research and technical support services to assist the BRD's natural resource activities. These services are provided at three science centers through fixed price and labor hours task orders. Task order support is provided for administration and management, biological/ecological research, information management, computer operations, and GIS and remote sensing. The goal of these activities is to maintain the ecosystem health and assist in the identification and preservation of endangered species and their habitats.

The performance of biological/ecological research studies in the field, lab and office including statistical analysis and scientific writing is the main focus of the Centers. IAPWS also designs, develops and maintains web-based natural resource management systems that provide real-time information from base sources.