USGS Open House Photo Gallery

The new USGS Fort Collins Science Center Building, August 23, 2002.

USGS Director Chip Groat spoke of collaboration opportunities at the FORT building dedication ceremony, held August 23, 2002.

Dennis B. Fenn, currently Director of the Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center and former Chief Biologist, was instrumental in clearing the way for the collocation effort.

USGS Central Region Director Tom Casadevall shares a laugh with the audience at the FORT building dedication ceremony.

The new fabrication shop, shared by the USGS and ARS, made an ideal exhibit hall.

Open house visitors peruse the exhibits in the new fabrication shop, shared by the USGS and ARS.

U.S. Senator Wayne Allard was an early supporter of the collocation effort.

CSU President Albert C. Yates supported the effort figuratively and literally: he leased to GSA the land on which to create the NRRC.

Going for that visual identity!

Left to Right: USGS Director Chip Groat, U.S. Sen. Wayne Allard, FORT Assistant Director Duane Asherin, and USGS Regional Director Tom Casadevall.

Left to Right: U.S. Sen. Wayne Allard, FORT Director Doug Posson, USGS Director Chip Groat, and FORT Assistant Director Duane Asherin.

Assistant Center Director Duane Asherin and Central Region Facilities Manager Denice Kepler led project oversight for the new facility.

The Fort Collins Science Center leadership team with USGS Director Chip Groat in front of the new FORT headquarters. Standing (l to r): Joan Thiebaud, Cathy Jorgensen, Director Groat, Patty Stevens, Duane Asherin, Michele Banowetz, Doug Posson. Kneeling (l to r): Dave Hamilton, Zack Bowen, Tom Stohlgren.