Science Features

Science Features are a great way to find out about the science activities conducted at the FORT both in the past and today. Written in plain english, science features highlight the exciting work conducted everyday by FORT Scientists.

Energy, Land Use, and Sagebrush Ecosystems: Finding the Delicate Balance

Understanding the impacts of land use changes and practices on sagebrush ecosystems is crucial as our Nation expands and escalates efforts to develop domestic energy sources. In the face of these changes, there is an immediate and all-pervading need to discover how best to limit the impacts to already compromised, sensitive species and habitats in Wyoming’s wildlife-rich landscape.

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America's Wild Horses and Burros: Research for Management

Wild horse and burro managers are under increasing pressure to produce accurate and reliable population estimates of these nomadic animals. In order to plan any management removals, the BLM requires estimates of population size and growth, sex and age classification, and population modeling.

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