Fort Collins Science Center (FORT)

2150 Centre Ave., Building C
Fort Collins, CO 80526-8118
Phone: 970-226-9100
Fax: 970-226-9230
http://www.fort.usgs.gov/

Samples of Invasives-related research at FORT:

• Brown Treesnake Research Strategies - (Principal Investigator: Gordon Rodda)
  
  
• Determinants of Native and Invasive Riparian Plant Distributions - (Principal Investigator: Johnathan Friedman)
  
  
• Developing Ecological Forecasting Models With High Performance Computing (in partnership with NASA) - (Principal Investigator: Tom Stohlgren)
  
  
• Documenting, Forecasting and Mapping Invasive Species for Early Detection / Rapid Assessment (Principal Investigator - Thomas J. Stohlgren)
  
  
• Interactions of Climate Change and Other Environmental Factors on Invasive Plant Infestation in the Arid West - (Principal Investigator: Gregor Auble)
  
  
• Leadership and Coordination (BRM) Mapping Tamarisk and the Cactus Moth - (Principal Investigator: Tom Stohlgren)
  
  
• NBII Invasive Species Information Node - (Principal Investigator: Catherine Jarnevich)
  
  
• Restoration of Tamarix-Dominated Riparian Ecosystems in Western North America (Principal Investigator - Pat Shafroth)
  
  
• Revegetation/Restoration Following Tamarisk Control - (Principal Investigator: Pat Shafroth)
  
  
• USGS Brown Treesnake Project (Principal Investigators - Gordon H. Rodda and Robert N. Reed)

	Fort Collins Science Center: National Institute of Invasive Species Science (NIISS) (Fact Sheet in PDF) - The National Institute of Invasive Species Science (www.NIISS.org) is a consortium of governmental and nongovernmental partners, led by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), whose aim is to provide reliable information and advanced decision support tools for documenting, understanding, predicting, assessing, and addressing the threat of invasive species in the United States.