Scientists Support Dedicated At-Risk Species Funding
The undersigned natural resource scientists and managers working in partnership with state and tribal fish and wildlife agencies stand in support of dedicated funding for the conservation of America’s at-risk fish and wildlife. We urge Congress to take up measures that work towards this goal, including the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act.
America harbors a remarkable array of fish and wildlife species, many of which face increased risk of extinction due to threats such as habitat alteration, invasive species, disease, and other problems exacerbated by the impacts of a changing climate. Over one third of these species are in need of immediate conservation action from these human-induced threats, including up to 40 percent of freshwater fish species, 42 percent of amphibian species, and 18 percent of bat species. On a global scale, a recent United Nations report detailed over 1 million species at risk of extinction, with approximately 680 vertebrate species already having gone extinct since the 1500s.
State fish and wildlife agencies operating on the front lines of this crisis have spent the past several years working to identify at-risk species and define appropriate conservation strategies to address their declines through the creation of State Wildlife Action Plans.
Unfortunately, since first mandated by Congress nearly two decades ago, State Wildlife Action Plans have remained chronically underfunded. Today, nearly 12,000 species are in need of urgent action in order to avoid costly scenarios such as Endangered Species Act listing.
Sufficient, dedicated funding for Wildlife Action Plans would provide states and tribes with the resources and certainty needed to plan long-term conservation and monitoring. This problem is exacerbated in tribal agencies, where tribal professionals have no reliable funding mechanism to work with partners on at-risk species conservation or the creation of action plans.
The passage of the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act would dramatically change this dynamic by providing state and tribal agencies with the funding needed to promote voluntary and cost-effective on-the-ground conservation work. By providing states, tribes and partner biologists funds to conserve these species today, we can avoid Endangered Species Act listings tomorrow.
Sincerely,
Alabama
Duston Ryan Duffie - Graduate Research Assistant - Mississippi State University
Loraine Harnisch - Technical Consultant - Member, The Wildlife Society
Cal Johnson - Aquatic Biolgist
Christopher A. Lepczyk – Professor - Auburn University
William Jesse Lynn - Wildlife Biologist - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Dr. William. E. Stone, CWB® - Associate Professor - Alabama A&M University
Alaska
Melanie Smith - Program Director - National Audubon Society
Andy Baltensperger - Wildlife Biologist - University of Alaska Fairbanks
Molly Robinett, PhD - Field Ecologist - National Science Foundation
Olivia Edwards - Fisheries Technician/Graduate Student - University of Alaska Fairbanks
Winifred B Kessler, PhD, CWB® - Member, The Wildlife Society
Stanley Allen Moberly - Past President of AFS - Member, American Fisheries Society
Arizona
Josh T. Avey - Terrestrial Wildlife Branch Chief - Arizona Game and Fish Department
Kara Barron - Science and Outreach Manager - Gila Watershed Partnership
Kerry Baldwin, Retired - Certified Wildlife Biologist - Wildvisions Arizona Consulting Group
Heather Bateman - Associate Professor - Member, SW Section of The Wildlife Society
Joseph Braasch - Graduate Student - University of AZ, Dept of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Russell Benford - Environmental Program Manager - Gila River Indian Community
Daniel Driscoll - Bald & Golden Eagle Biologist - American Eagle Research Institute
James Heffelfinger - Wildlife Science Coordinator - Arizona Game and Fish Department and University of Arizona
Carol Chambers – Professor – Vice President, The Wildlife Society
Thomas Hildebrandt - Wildlife Program Manager (Retired) - Arizona Game and Fish Department
Kayla Lauger – Student - Northern Arizona University
Tad C. Theimer – Professor - Northern Arizona University
Scott Lillie - Environmental consultant - Chuckwalla Consulting
Alton Livingstone - President-elect - AZ/NM American Fisheries Society
Brandon Mayer - Research specialist - Member, The Wildlife Society
Melissa Merrick, PhD - Assistant Research Scientist -The University of Arizona
Cheryl Mollohan - Certified Wildlife Biologist - Member, The Wildlife Society
Sean Murphy – Researcher - University
Samantha Novotny - Conservation Affairs Chairperson - Arizona Chapter of The Wildlife Society
Thomas H. Skinner - Wildlife Staff Officer, retired - Coronado National Forest
Melanie Tluczek - Executive Director - Gila Watershed Partnership
Selso Villegas - Director, Water Resources - Tohono O'odham Nation
David Weedman - Aquatic Habitat Program Supervisor - State biologist
Shannon Fehlberg - Conservation Biologist - Desert Botanical Garden
Rachel Harrow - Wildlife Technician - The Wildlife Society
Holly Hicks - Wildlife Biologist - Arizona Game and Fish Department
Julie Stromberg - Professor Emerita - Arizona State University
Jessica Olson - Natural Resources Planner - Columbia River Gorge Commission; Southwest Decision Resources
David R. Patton - Forest Wildlife Ecologist, Professor, Dean Emeritus - Northern AZ University
Dr. Larisa E. Harding - Statewide Small Game Program Manager - AZ Game & Fish Department
Josh T. Avey - Terrestrial Wildlife Branch Chief - Arizona Game and Fish Department
Sara Gabrielson - Graduate Student - Northern Arizona University
Faith Walker - Assistant Research Professor - Northern Arizona University
Thomas D Sisk - Olajos-Goslow Chair of Environmental Science and Policy - Northern Arizona University
Rabecca M Lausch - Graduate Student - Northern Arizona University
Alek Mendoza - Research Ecologist - Museum of Northern Arizona
Gerald W Monks - Authorized Biologist - Environmental consulting
Jeff Jenness - Adjunct Professor, GIS Analyst - Northern Arizona University
Nadine Laporte – Professor - NAU School of Forestry
Tyler Roberts - Masters student - Northern Arizona University
Jean Marie L Rieck - Biologist/NEPA planner - The Wildlife Society
Ruby Hammond - Adjunct Faculty and PhD Candidate - Northern Arizona University
Barbara Satink Wolfson - Program Coordinator, Sr. - Northern Arizona University
Bret Pasch - Assistant Professor - Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University
Jeffrey Foster - Associate Professor - Northern Arizona University
Stefan Sommer - Director of Education, Merriam-Powell Center for Environmental Research - Northern Arizona University
Sara Souther - Assistant Research Professor - ESA
Carl Seweyestewa – Forester - The Hopi Tribe
Kay Weston - Prospective Graduate Student – Member, The Wildlife Society
Arkansas
Alix Matthews - PhD Student - Arkansas State University
Allison Fowler - Wildlife Biologist - Member, The Wildlife Society
Ashley P.G. Dowling – Professor - University of Arkansas
Brad Carner - Wildlife Division Chief - Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Brian K. Wagner - Aquatic Wildlife Diversity Biologist - Arkansas Game & Fish Commission
Brett DeGregorio - Wildlife Biologist - Arkansas Fish and Wildlife Cooperative Research Unit
Casey L Brewster - PhD Candidate - University of Arkansas
Christopher John Kellner - Professor of Wildlife Science - Arkansas Tech University
Christopher Naus – Ecologist - Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality
Daniel M. Scheiman - Bird Conservation Director - Audubon Arkansas
David G Krementz - wildlife biologist (research) emeritus - US Geological Survey
Garrick Steven Dugger, CWB - Wildlife Biologist
Jason McCallie - Wildlife Biologist - Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Jeremy Brown - Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
John D. Willson - Associate Professor of Biological Sciences - University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Joseph D Long - Wildlife Biologist - Member, Arkansas Wildlife Federation Karen Rowe - Certified Wildlife Biologist - The Wildlife Society, Arkansas Chapter
Kent Kovacs - Associate Professor - University of Arkansas
Levi Horrell - Biologist - Arkansas Game & Fish Commission
Lorin Neuman-Lee - Assistant Professor - Arkansas State University
Marson Nance - Director of Land Protection & Stewardship - Northwest Arkansas Land Trust
Matt Mourot - Assistant Regional Supervisor - Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Maureen McClung - Associate Professor of Biology - Hendrix College
Michael Cory Gray- Chief, Research Division - Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Michelle A Evans-White - Professor - University of Arkansas
Pedro Ardapple - Ozark Highlands Biologist - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Rhett Michael Raibley - Park Assistant/Avian Field Technician - AR State Parks/AR State University
Rob Willey - Statewide Habitat Coordinator - Arkansas Game & Fish Commission
Sara Harrod - PhD Candidate - Arkansas State University
Steve Lochmann – Professor - University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Teresa Turk - Retired NOAA Fisheries Scientist
Than Boves - Associate Professor of Avian Ecology - Arkansas State University
Tina Gray Teague - Professor - Arkansas State University
Virginie Rolland - Associate Professor of Wildlife Ecology - Arkansas State University
William Posey – Malacologist - Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society
California
Alan Roseto - Associate Environmental Planner - California Department of Transportation
Andrew Cawley - Mitigation Banker - Environmental Professional
Ange Darnell Baker - Senior Environmental Scientist - California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Annika Nabors - Pollination Biologist - University of CA, Div of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Ashley Estacio - Wildlife Biologist - The Wildlife Society
Benjamin N Sacks – Professor - University of California, Davis
Bill Standley - Natural Resource Specialist - The Wildlife Society
Caroline Anne Garcia -Wildlife Biologist -Southern California Chapter of The Wildlife Society
Carrie Johnson - Wildlife & Aquatic Biologist - US Forest Service
Chad Wilsey - VP and Interim Chief Scientist - National Audubon Society
Charles Holland - Regional Director - Westervelt Ecological Services
Christina Sloop - Science Advisor and CDFW Science Institute Lead -California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Cindy Dunn - Environmental Biologist III - City of San Diego
Conner Philson - PhD Student -UCLA
Cortney Flather - Spotted Owl Crew Lead - Institute for Bird Populations
David Moldoff - Senior Environmental Scientist – Member, The Wildlife Society
Debi Fanucchi - Wildlife Biologist – Member, SF Bay Area Chapter of The Wildlife Society
Denise Walker-Brown - Wildlife Biologist - California Department of Transportation
Dr. Annika Keeley - Environmental Scientist - Delta Stewardship Council
Elizabeth Meisman - Wildlife Biologist - The Wildlife Society
Emily Lund - Biologist II - Environmental Consultant
Erica Meyers - Senior Environmental Scientist - Member, American Fisheries Society
Ernesto Ruelas Inzunza - Professor and Research Scientist - Universidad Veracruzana
Gena Lasko - Senior Environmental Scientist, Aquatic Resources Specialist - American Fisheries Society
Genevieve Rozhon - Wildlife Biologist - GHD
Geoffrey Geupel - Director, Strategic Partnerships - Point Blue Conservation Science
Greg Hampton - Wildlife biologist - Ecorp consulting
Hannah lee - Biologist assistant - Endemic Environmental
Jackie Lynn Childers - Graduate Student - UC Berkeley
James Gain - Supervisor of Instructional Technology - Stanislaus Audubon Society
James Randolph Monroe - Science Teacher - Public Education & NASA
Jan Perez - Environmental Scientist - State Government
Janel L. Ortiz - Diversity Postdoctoral Fellow - University of San Diego
Jeanne Wetzel Chinn - Environmental Scientist, TWS Chair, Conservation Affairs Committee - CA State Agency, The Wildlife Society
Jennifer Elaine Smith - Associate Professor of Biology - Mills College
Jennifer Litteral - Terrestrial Biologist - The Wildlife Society, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter
Jennifer Yu DVM, MS - Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Jessie Roughgarden - Wildlife Biologist - Great Basin Institute
Joan Dudney – Postdoc - UC Davis
Joanna Wu - Project Manager and Avian Biologist - National Audubon Society
John Pearse - Professor Emeritus -Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, California
Junko Hoshi - Senior environmental scientist - CA Department of Fish & Wildlife
Kate Spear - Natural Resources Management Specialist - The Wildlife Society
Katherine Smith – PhD Post-Doctoral Researcher - UC Davis
Kelley Pepper - Sr. Environmental Scientist Specialist - Dept. of Water Resources
Kelly Fitzgerald-Holland - Senior Wildlife Biologist - GEI Consultants
Kevin Marr - Environmental Scientist -Department of Water Resources
Kevin Ohol - Wildlife Biologist - Garcia And Associates
Kim Fettke - Wildlife Ecologist/Project Manager - The Wildlife Society
Kimberly Holley - Senior Environmental Scientist - California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Kimberly Oldehoeft – Biologist - Independent
Kristen Strohm - Wildlife Biologist - Sierra Streams Institute
Laura Ann Hampton - Scientific Aid - California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Laura Bermudez - Environmental Scientist - DWR
Leo Baligad - Living coast discovery center and san Diego humane society
Lisa Fields – Ecologist - State Government
Madison Halloran - Master's Student, Fisheries Biology - Humboldt State University
Marina L Olson - Wildlife Biologist - TWS Sacramento-Shasta Chapter
Matthew Armand Meyers - Engineering Geologist - California Department of Water Resources
Matthew Bettelheim - Certified Wildlife Biologist - The Wildlife Society
Michael H. Fawcett -Owner, Fawcett Environmental Consulting- TWS Western Section, ESA, AFS
Michael Thomas – Head Environmental Scientist - California Department of Water Resources
Natalie Reeder Biologist - SF Bay Area Chapter TWS
Natasha Dvorak - Senior Biologist - The Wildlife Society
Nathan W. Feldman - Ecologist & Photographer
Patricia Valcarcel, CWB - Senior Wildlife Biologist – Member, The Wildlife Society
Pelayo Alvarez - Adjunct Professor - American River College
Peter N Dudley - Project Scientist - NOAA Fisheries
Rachael Carnes - Environmental Scientist - AEP
Rahel Sollmann - Assistant Professor - UC Davis
Rebekah Bergkoetter – Biologist - The Wildlife Society
Ricka Stoelting - Senior Biologist - Swaim Biological Inc.
Scott Jennings - Avian Ecologist - Audubon Canyon Ranch
Sean Avent - Senior Biologist - WRA Inc.
Sean Lema - Associate Professor - California
Shannon Riggs DVM - Pacific Wildlife Care
Skip Moss - Conservation Scientist – Member, The Wildlife Society
Sonette Lias – Student - SD Mesa College
Stacey Frederick, MS - UC Berkeley
Stephanie Stragier - Wildlife biology technician – Bureau of Land Management
Steven Clyde Parmenter - Senior Fishery Biologist - California Department of Fish and Game
Steven J. Manley – President - Wildlife Innovations
Ted K. Raab - Senior Investigator - The Wildlife Society and Carnegie Inst for Science
Ted Torgerson - Forest Science Technician III - Humboldt Redwood Company
Thomas Gardali – Ecologist - Point Blue Conservation Science
Tonya S Bills - Wildlife Biologist - US Forest Service
Travis Longcore - Associate Adjunct Professor - UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
Tyler Grant Urban - Citizen Wildlife Scientist
Vanessa Tucker - Biologist - AECOM
Vanessa ZoBell - Graduate Student – Member, the Wildlife Society
Colorado
Allen Vitt - Terrestrial Biologist - Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Amy Seglund - Species Conservation Coordinator - Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Ana Davidson - Research Scientist - Colorado State University
Andrea Schuhmann – Ecologist - Colorado Natural Heritage Program
Angelique Curtis - Wildlife biologist - Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Arvind Panjabi - Avian conservation scientist - American ornithological society
Ashley Ficke - Fisheries Ecologist – Member, American Fisheries Society
Brian Dreher - Senior Wildlife Biologist - Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Casey Cisneros - Land Stewardship Manager - Local government
Colin Woolley - Wildlife Biologist - Western Bird Banding Association
Darrel Snyder - Research Scientist – Member, American Fisheries Society
David G Anderson – Director - Colorado Natural Heritage Program, CSU
Dr. Terry Z. Riley - Policy Director - North American Grouse Partnership
Edward Schmal - Conservation Biologist - Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Elizabeth Stevenson - Assistant Zoologist - Colorado Natural Heritage Program, CSU
Elizabeth Tasker - Botanist/Ecologist - Colorado Natural Heritage Program
Emily Bamford - Water Specialist - NOAA / CU Boulder
Eric Odell - Species Conservation Program Manager - Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Erin Tripp - Associate Professor - University of Colorado
Gary C White - Professor Emeritus - Colorado State University
Gary Miller - Wildlife Biologist - Retired, National Park Service and Colorado Division of Wildlife
Gene Stout - Certified Wildlife Biologist – Member, The Wildlife Society
Jamin Grigg - Wildlife Biologist - Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Jay M. Thompson - Fisheries Biologist - American Fisheries Society
Jennifer Timmer - Conservation delivery biologist - Bird Conservancy of the Rockies
Jeremy Siemers Zoologist - Colorado Natural Heritage Program - Colorado State University
Jessica Smith – Botanist - Colorado Natural Heritage Program
Jill Handwerk - Botany Team Lead - Colorado Natural Heritage Program
Jim N. White - Aquatic Biologist/Sec-Treas. Colorado-Wyoming Chapter of AFS - Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Joanna M Lemly - Wetland Ecologist - Colorado Natural Heritage Program
John P. Hayes - Dean, Warner College of Natural Resources - Colorado State University
John Sanderson – Director - Center for Collaborative Conservation at Colorado State University
John Sovell - Senior Resercher - Colorado State University
Jonathan H. Reitz - Wildlife Biologist - Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Julia Kintsch - Principal and Senior Ecologist - ECO-resolutions
Kathleen Griffin - Sage-Grouse Program Manager - Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Katie Rohwer - Aquatic Technitian - American Fisheries Society
Keith Babcock - Principal/Senior Wildlife Biologist - Dudek
Kenneth A. Logan - Mammals Researcher - Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Laurel Brigham - PhD Student - CU Boulder
Lindsey Brandt - Stewardship Trust Manager - Colorado State Land Board
Mark Beardsley - Ecologist - EcoMetrics
Matthew Eckert - Terrestrial Programs Supervisor - Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Meegan Flenniken - Land Conservation, Planning and Resource Division Manager - Larimer County Natural Resources
Michael Menefee - Environmental Review Coordinator - Colorado State University
Michelle Desrosiers - Wildlife Biologist - American Ornithological Society
Miguel Jimenez - Outreach Biologist - National Audubon Society
Mindy Gottsegen - Conservation Services Manager - Colorado State Land Board
Nathan Seward - Wildlife Conservation Biologist - Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Dr. Nicholas Sampalis – Member, The Wildlife Society
Quresh Latif - Biometrician
Richard P. Reading - Director of Research & Conservation - Butterfly Pavilion
Robert Schorr - Wildlife Researcher/Conservation Biologist - Colorado State University
Robert Thomas - Geospatial Program Manager - Bordercats Working Group
Sarah Doxon - Environmental Educator - NAAEE
Savanna Smith - Plant Technician - Colorado Parks & Wildlife
Seth Gallagher - Program Manager Rocky Mountain Region - Non-profit
Stefan Tangen - Tribal Resilience Liaison - Great Plains Tribal Water Alliance/North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center
Susan Panjabi – Botanist - Colorado Natural Heritage Program, Colorado State University
T. Luke George - Research Associate - Colorado State University
Terry Z Riley - Policy Director - North American Grouse Partnership
Therese Thompson MS, MPA - Western Native Trout Initiative
Tim Hogan – Curator - University of Colorado Museum of Natural History
Connecticut
Jason Vokoun - Professor and Department Head - University of Connecticut
Dr. Laura Cisneros - Assistant Extension Professor - University of Connecticut
Tanner Steeves - Wildlife Biologist - State Government Agency
Tracy Rittenhouse - Associate Professor - University of Connecticut
Delaware
Jeffrey Buler, Ph.D. - Associate Professor of Wildlife Ecology - University of Delaware
District of Columbia
Bruce A. Stein, Ph.D. - Chief Scientist and Associate Vice President - National Wildlife Federation
Christopher Round - Senior Scientist - Booz Allen Hamilton and George Mason University
Jonathan Mawdsley - Science Advisor - Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
Joseph A. Burns - Certified Wildlife Biologist - Federal agency
Katherine Edwards - Certified Wildlife Biologist – Member, The Wildlife Society
Seth Mott - Wildlife Biologist - Retired, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Florida
Ad Platt - Vice President for Operations - The Longleaf Alliance
Alison Pager – Student - UF Chapter of The Wildlife Society
Betsie Rothermel - Associate Research Biologist - Archbold Biological Station
Chad Allison - Avon Park Air Force Range Sentinel Landscape Partnership Coordinator - Central Florida Regional Planning Council
Chad Hanson - Policy Analyst - Non-governmental Organization
Christine Angelini - Assistant Professor - University of Florida
Fabio Prior Caltabellotta - Postdoctoral Associate - University of Florida
Fernando Mondaca Fernàndez - PhD - Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua
I Jack Stout - Professor Emeritus of Biology - The Wildlife Society, Ecological Society of America
Jennifer Rehage - associate professor - Florida International University
Katherine Lawlor - Biological Scientist
Madison Hall – Dr - University of Central Florida
Maria Auxiliadora Sabando – Teacher - Florida International University
Mary Christman - Owner/Manager - MCC Statistical Consulting
Michelle Smurl – Director - Zoo
Natalie Montero – Biologist - University
Nathan Johnson – Biologist - University of Florida
Robert J Sousa - BSA National Fishing Committee, Emeritus Vice Chair- BSA and USFWS Retired
Timothy Breault - Certified Wildlife Biologist - US Fish and Wildlife Service and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, retired
Tonya Wiley – President - Havenworth Coastal Conservation
Whalen Dillon - Postdoctoral Researcher - University of Florida
Georgia
Dawn A. Sherry - Professor of Biology, Chair Dept Natural Sciences - Middle Georgia State University
Dr. Michel T Kohl - Assistant Professor of Wildlife Management - University of Georgia
Elizabeth Pusch - Microbiologist
Gail Morris - Research Associate - Jones Center at Ichauway
Jace Nelson - Research Professional II - University of Georgia
Jennifer Jelincic - Wildlife Biologist – Member, The Wildlife Society
Joseph Colbert - Wildlife Biologist - State Government
Justin Stilwell - Veterinary Pathologist - University of Georgia
Paige Howell - Postdoctoral Research Associate - University of Georgia
Randy Ficarrotta – Biologist - Consultant
Rebecca Anne Brown - Retired Environmental Educator – Member, American Fisheries Society
Robert Bringolf - Associate Dean - University of Georgia
Hawaii
Afsheen Siddiqi - Wildlife Biologist - The Wildlife Society
Chad Wilhite - Graduate Assistant - University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
Devin Fraleigh - Field Technician - University of Hawaii
Melissa Chimera - Pacific Fire Exchange – Coordinator PFX
Idaho
Chrysann Jaeger - Recreation Program Assistant - The Wildlife Society member
Eric Stark - Fisheries Biologist - Idaho Fish and Game
Erica Hansen - Land Steward and Staff Biologist - The Wildlife Society
Gretchen Fitzgerald-Teel - Natural Resource Specialist - Bureau of Reclamation
Jonathan D. Ebel, Ph.D. - Research Biologist - Shoshone-Bannock Tribes' Fish and Wildlife Dept.
Julie Heath - Professor of Biological Sciences - Boise State University
Keats Conley, Ph.D. - Research Biologist - Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Fish and Wildlife Department
Lisette Waits - Distinguished Professor, President Elect National Association of University Fish and Wildlife Programs
Robert Unnasch - Chief Scientist - Sound Science LLC
Shawn Young - Fish Biologist - Kootenai Tribe of Idaho
Stacey Nerkowski - PhD Candidate - University of Idaho
Tim Reynolds - Senior Research Ecologist - PaTT Enterprises
Tracey N Johnson - Assistant Professor of Habitat Ecology - University of Idaho
Illinois
Allison Frederick - Public Affairs Manager - Lake County Forest Preserve District
Anastasia Rahlin - Assistant Scientist - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Auriel M.V. Fournier - Director, Forbes Biological Station, Wetland Bird Ecologist - Illinois Natural History Survey
Chris Phillips - Principal Research Scientist - Illinois Natural History Survey, University of Illinois
Daniel Robert Ludwig - Animal Ecologist - Illinois Department of Natural Resouces, retired
David Philipp - Fisheries Biologist - Fisheries Conservation Foundation
Gary Glowacki - Wildlife Ecologist II - Lake County Forest Preserve District
Greg Whitledge – Professor - Southern Illinois University
Jason DeBoer - Large River Fisheries Ecologist - Illinois Natural History Survey
Joanne Crawford - Wildlife Biologist - The Wildlife Society
John Crawford - Wildlife Ecologist - National Great Rivers Research & Education Center
Julie E. Claussen - Fisheries Biologist - Fisheries Conservation Foundation
Kimberly Klazura -Dr. - Veterinary
Marc A. Sala - Assistant Professor of Medicine - Northwestern University
Mark A. Davis - Conservation Biologist - Illinois Natural History Survey
Michael Ward – Professor - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Ralph Edward DeWalt - Aquatic Entomologist - University of Illinois, Illinois Natural History Survey
Randy Smith - Wetland Wildlife Program Manager - Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Randy W Sauer - Regional Fisheries Administrator - IL Dept of Natural Resources
Richard King - Distinguished Research Professor - Northern Illinois University
Roger Klocek - Aquatic Biologist - Roger Klocek LLC
Yong Cao - Research Scientist/Stream Ecologist - University of Illinois
Indiana
Abby-Gayle Prieur - Graduate Research Assistant - Purdue University
Ashley Higdon - Associate Wildlife Biologist - Indiana State Parks
Brianna Ciara - Special Projects Coordinator and Aquatic Biologist - Indiana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society
Cathy Weakland - Associate Professor of Biology - Bethel University
Clarissa Starbuck - Postdoctoral research associate - Indiana State University
John S Castrale - Nongame Bird Biologist - The Wildlife Society, Ind. Div. Fish/Wildlife
Joseph Drake - Ph.D. Candidate - UMass - Amherst; TWS
Lauren Ann Blair - Veterinarian
Mark Pyron – Professor - Ball State University
Morgan Sussman - Outreach Specialist - Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Iowa
Daniel Adams - Graduate Research Assistant - Iowa State University
Gary S. Casper, Ph.D. – Director - Great Lakes Ecological Services
Jeffery Kopaska – President - North Central Division of the American Fisheries Society
Jordan Giese - Ph.D. Student - Iowa State University
Kansas
Benjamin C Neely - Fisheries Biologist 2 - American Fisheries Society
Bradley Rueschhoff - Private Lands Biologist - State Government
Carol Baldwin - Extension Associate - Kansas State University
Chris Steffen – Biologist - Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism
Chris Steffen – Biologist - Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism
David Edds - Professor Emeritus, Biological Sciences - Emporia State University
Jordan Hofmeier - Aquatic Ecologist – Member, Kansas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society
Kaera Utsumi - Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Master's Student - University of Kansas
Lucas Kowalewski - Fisheries Biologist – Member, American Fisheries Society
Mark A. Shaw - District Fisheries Biologist – Member, KS AFS
Kentucky
Dan Figert - Assistant Director - Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife
Austin Tank - Environmental Educator – Member, The Wildlife Society
Brian N Clark - Chief of Staff - Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources
Charles W Logsdon - Wildlife biologist – Member, The Wildlife Society
Andrew J Stump - Fisheries Biologist - Invasive Species Management
James Bryan Cobban - Wildlife Biologist - Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife
Hunter Loyall - Fish and Wildlife Technician 2 - Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves
Brendan Calhoun – Student - Murray State University
Joshua C Lillpop - Natural Areas and Recovery Branch Manager - Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves
Kate Slankard - Wildlife Biologist - Kentucky Wildlife Society
John Morgan - Small Game Coordinator - KY Fish and Wildlife
Nathan Gregory - Regional Coordinator/Wildlife Biologist - Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
Keely Kohen - Interim Technician - Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources
John Roy MacGregor - State Herpetologist, Kentucky Wildlife Diversity Program - Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
Jason Martin - Conservation Educator – Member, The Wildlife Society
Megan E. Martin - Graduate Research Assistant - Mississippi State University
Chris Leftwich - Biologist/Cheif Operations Officer - Copperhead Environmental Consulting, Inc.
Courtney Renee Hayes - Graduate Student - Eastern Kentucky University
Jennifer Koslow - Associate Professor - Eastern Kentucky University
Courtney Hayes - Graduate Student - Biological Organization of Graduate Students at Eastern Kentucky University
Theodore Brancheau - MS Biology Student and Graduate Assistant - Eastern Kentucky University
Ashleigh Cable - PhD Candidate - University of Tennessee Knoxville
Nathan D. Hooven - Graduate Assistant - Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Kentucky
Michaela Rogers - Graduate Student - Eastern Kentucky University
Chris Knabel - Environment Technician - Stantec
Terri Brunjes - wildlife biologist - KY Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
Cody M. Rhoden - Small Game Biologist - Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
Zack Meuth - Environmental Scientist – Member, The Wildlife Society
Sarah Ann Tomke - Ph.D. Candidate - University of Kentucky
Loren Taylor - Avian Biologist - Kentucky Chapter of The Wildlife Society
Kyle Sams - Wildlife Biologist - Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources
Isabel Pacios Palma PhD - Doñana Biological Station
Elizabeth Lindemann - Laboratory Team Lead – Member, The Wildlife Society
Katherine Terry – Biologist - KY Chapter of The Wildlife Society
Steve Bloemer - Certified Wildlife Biologist – Member, The Wildlife Society
Andrea Darracq - Assistant Professor - Murray State University
Jacob R. Pease - Graduate Assistant - Murray State University
Morgan Anderson – Student - The Wildlife Society at Murray State University
Gage Barnes - Undergraduate Student – Member, The Wildlife Society
Eric Darracq - Certified Wildlife Biologist – Member, The Wildlife Society
L. Scott Harp - Wildlife Biologist, Regional Coordinator - KY Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
Micah Perkins - Professor of Biology - KY Chapter of the Wildlife Society
Eric Williams - Public Lands Wildlife Biologist - KY Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
Robert Michael Morton - Wildlife Biologist - Retired
Bradley Aaron Hartman - Fisheries Biologist - Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
Louisiana
D. Allen Rutherford - Director and Professor - Louisiana State University
Maine
Allen R. Starr - Assistant Regional Wildlife Biologist - ME Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Amy Meehan - Wildlife Biologist - ME Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Benjamin Simpson - Wildlife Biologist - Penobscot Indian Nation DNR
Brad Zitske - Wildlife Biologist - ME Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Bryn E.H. Evans – MSc - University of Maine
Carla M Skinder - President of Friends of Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge
Charles S. Todd - Endangered Species Coordinator - ME Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Danielle E. D'Auria - Wildlife Biologist - ME Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
David Howatt - Resource Supervisor - ME Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Francis Brautigam - Director, Fisheries & Hatcheries - State
Gabriel Pelletier - Associate Wildlife Biologist - Stantec inc.
Henry Jones - Wildlife Biologist – ME Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
James Nelson - Professor Wildlife Emeritus – Member, The Wildlife Society
Jennifer Vashon - Senior Wildlife Biologist - Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Joseph Roy - Environmental Scientist - Private Consultant
Joshua Matijas - Assistant Regional Wildlife Biologist - ME Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Kevin Gallant - IFW Resource Biologist - Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Laura Minich Zitske - Wildlife Ecologist - Maine Audubon
Lee Edward Kantar - State Moose Biologist - Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Leigh Eric Hoar III - Lands Management Biologist - Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Mark A. Caron - Wildlife Biologist - Maine Dept. Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
Matthew Lubejko - Fisheries Planner and Research Coordinator - ME Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Nick Kalejs - Fisheries Biologist - Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Phillip DeMaynadier - Supervisory Wildlife Biologist - ME Dept. of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
Ray B. Owen, Jr. - Professor of Wildlife Ecology Emeritus - University of Maine
Ray Owen - Emeritus Professor of Wildlife Ecology - University of Maine
Rebecca Settele - Wildlife Biologist - Maine Department of Inland Fish and Wildlife
Sally Stockwell - Director of Conservation - Maine Audubon
Sarah Boyden - Regional Wildlife Biologist - Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Sarah Haggerty - Conservation Biologist - Maine Audubon
Shevenell Webb - Small Mammal Biologist - Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Stephen Dunham - Regional Wildlife Biologist - Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Susan Colvin - Assistant Professor - Academia
Tammy Cloutier - Environmental Studies PhD Candidate - Antioch University New England
Walter Jakubas, Ph.D. - Mammal Group Leader - ME Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Maryland
Brenda M. Soler-Figueroa - Marine Ecologist – Universidad de Puerto Rico
Emily Cohen - Assistant Professor – University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
Hannah Clipp - Associate Wildlife Biologist - West Virginia University
Jason Blackburn - Biologist - Retired
Pete Marra – Director, Georgetown Environment Initiative - Georgetown University
Steve Sheffield Dr. - Bowie State University
Thomas M. Franklin - Retired wildlife professional - Past President, The Wildlife Society
William K. Hamilton - Manager, Natural Resources Stewardship Programs - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
Massachusetts
Caleb Slater - Anadromous Fish Project Leader - Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
Chalis Bird - Wildlife Biologist - Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
Hal Weeks Ph.D. - retired
Joanna Grand - Senior Spatial Ecologist - National Audubon Society
Kevin Clyne - Remote Sensing Research Assistant - University of New Brunswick
Leslie David Smith – Professor - Smith College
Riley Secor - Candidate for BA in marine science/biology - Boston University
Ruth Haas-Castro – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Steven Mattocks - Fisheries Biologist - Massachusetts
Michigan
Aaron Switzer - Natural Resource Manager - State Government
Al Stewart - Wildlife Biologist and Upland Game Bird Program Leader - Michigan DNR
Alexandra Locher - Associate Professor - Grand Valley State University
Amanda Chambers - Aquatic Biologist - Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
Amy L. Russell - Associate Professor - Grand Valley State University
Andrew Scott Briggs - Fisheries Research Biologist - Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Ashley Lynn Archer - Graduate Research Assistant and Scientist - The Wildlife Society Native Peoples Wildlife Management Working Group Chair
Barbara Avers - Waterfowl and Wetland Specialist - Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Bartolomeo Gorgoglione - Assistant Professor - Michigan state university
Brad Jensen - Executive Director - Huron Pines
Brent A. Rudolph, Ph.D. - Chief Conservation and Legislative Officer - Ruffed Grouse Society and American Woodcock Society
Cameron James Dole - Departmental Technician - Michigan DNR
Chad Stewart - Deer Management Specialist - Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Charlie Booher - Researcher - Michigan State University
Christopher Hoving - Adaptation Specialist – Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Clay Buchanan - Wildlife Biologist - Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Cleyo Harris - Fisheries Biologist - Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Cody Norton - Large Carnivore Specialist - Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Cody Salzmann - Fisheries Technician - Michigan DNR
Cory Kovacs - Fisheries Biologist - Michigan DNR-Fisheries Division
Daelyn Woolnough - Research Assistant Professor - Central Michigan University
Dana Infante - Associate Professor - Michigan State University
Daniel Hayes – Professor - Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University
David R. Dortman – Biologist - Dortman Environmental LLC
Dr. Jan-Michael Hessenauer - Fisheries Research Biologist - Michigan DNR
Dwayne Robert Etter - Wildlife Research Specialist - Michigan Dept Nat Resources
Eric McCluskey - Postdoctoral Researcher - Grand Valley State University
Erik Enbody - Postdoctoral Researcher - Uppsala University
Erin Tracy - M.S. - Michigan State University
Franklin Zomer - Inland Fisheries Biologist - Bay Mills Indian Community
Gary J. Roloff – Professor - Michigan State University
Grace L Parikh - Research scientist - Michigan Technological University
Jake T. Kvistad - Ph.D. Student - Central Michigan University
James Dexter - Fisheries Chief - Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Jennifer A. Moore - Associate Professor - Grand Valley State University
Jennifer A. Moore – Professor - Grand Valley State University
Jennifer Johnson - Fisheries Biologist - Michigan DNR
Jessica Mistak - Habitat Management Unit Supervisor - Michigan DNR
Joe Rathbun - Aquatic ecologist (retired) - Michigan Dept. of Environmental Quality
John A. Niewoonder - Field Operations Manager - Michigan DNR, Wildlife Division
Julie A. Craves - Visiting Research Scientist - University of Michigan
Julie Shafto - Creel Biologist – Michigan DNR
Kendra Cheruvelil – Professor - Michigan State University
Kerry J. Fitzpatrick, PhD - Wildlife Habitat Specialist - Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Kesiree Thiamkeelakul - Resource Analyst - Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Kristin M. Wildman - Wildlife Biologist - Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Kristopher R Snyder - Fisheries Research Technician - Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Kyle Marc Point - Waterfowl Banding Technician - Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Matthew P Ihnken - Fish and Wildlife Biologist - The Wildlife Society
Michael J. Monfils - Science Coordinator - University scientist, Member of The Wildlife Society
Michael Parker - Wildlife Biologist - Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Monique Ferris - Wildlife Biologist - State government
Nathaniel Marshall – PhD - University of Michigan
Nicole M. Watson - Graduate Teaching Assistant, PhD Candidate - Michigan State University
Noelle Thompson - Graduate Student - The Wildlife Society
Patrick Hanchin - Natural Resource Manager - Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Patrick Lederle PhD - Wildlife Biologist - Michigan State University
Paul Phillip Stowe - Natural Resources Manager 12/Fish Hatchery Biologist - Michigan DNR
Peter Albers PhD - Retired USGS Research Scientist
Rachel Leightner - Wildlife Outreach Coordinator - Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Randall M. Claramunt - Lake Huron Basin Coordinator - Michigan DNR
Randall Thomas Knapik - Ph.D. - Michigan State University
Robert Jason DeVries – Professor - Grand Valley State University
Russ Mason – Michigan DNR Executive in Residence and Adjunct Professor - Michigan DNR
Ryan Boyer - District Biologist (Michigan and Indiana) - The National Wild Turkey Federation
Samantha Betances - MS student - Michigan State University
Sara Harrington – Foster Wildlife Laboratory Assistant - Michigan DNR
Sara Thomas - Fisheries Manager - Michigan DNR
Sarah Saunders - Quantitative Ecologist - National Audubon Society
Scott Hanshue - Senior Fisheries Management Biologist - Michigan DNR Fisheries Division
Serena Lake - Great Lakes Fisheries Research Technician - American Fisheries Society
Seth Herbst - Natural Resource Manager - Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Shannon Carvey - MSc Student - University of New Brunswick, Saint John
Shelby Hiestand - Wildlife Biologist - Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Steve Carson – Biologist - Michigan DNR
Thomas M. Cooley - Wildlife Biologist Specialist/Pathologist - Michigan DNR, Wildlife Disease Lab
Vicki L Sawicki - Program Coordinator - North Country Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area
William Keiper - Aquatic Biologist - Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
William Wellenkamp - Fisheries Research Boat Captain - Michigan DNR
Minnesota
Aidan Goblirsch - University of Mary
Camilla Correll - Water Resources Engineer - Environmental Consultant
Christopher E. Smith - Wildlife Ecologist - Wildlife Research & Consulting Services, LLC
Daniel Larkin - Assistant Professor - University of Minnesota
David Xonner – Dept of Natural Resources Administrative Officer - Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians
David E Price - Wildlife Biologist - Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians
Edgar Rudberg, Ph.D. – CEO - CD3, General Benefit Corporation
Edie Evarts – President - Minnesota Chapter of American Fisheries Society
Elena West - Postdoctoral Researcher - University of Minnesota
Eric S. Michel - Ungulate Research Scientist - Minnesota DNR, Div of Fish and Wildlife
Francesca Cuthbert – Professor - University of Minnesota
Jodie Provost - Certified Wildlife Biologist – North Central Section of The Wildlife Society
John Fieberg - Associate Professor - University of Minnesota
Kristin Hall - Conservation Focus Area Coordinator - The Wildlife Society and Society for Conservation Biology
Laura Lukens - National Monitoring Coordinator - Monarch Joint Venture
Mark Hove - Research Associate - University of Minnesota
Moses Ong - Assistant Hatchery Supervisor – Member, American Fisheries Society
Ryan Christopher Grow - Fisheries specialist - Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
William Severud - Postdoctoral Associate - University of Minnesota
Mississippi
Andrea L. Cooper - Communications Biologist - Ducks Unlimited
Andy Kouba – Professor - Mississippi State University
Beth Baker - Assistant Extension Professor - Mississippi State University
Bradley Richardson - Ph.D. Candidate - Mississippi State University
Carolina Baruzzi – MSc -Mississippi State University
Christopher Ryan Ayers – Instructor - Mississippi State University
Eric Dibble - Professor Emeritus - Mississippi State University
Howard Randall Robinette - Professor Emeritus - Mississippi State University
J. Dale James - Director Conservation Science & Planning - Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
James E. Miller - Professor Emeritus - Mississippi State University
Jessica Lewis - Environmental Scientist - Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
Kasea L Price - Laboratory Technician II - Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
Lucas Pensinger - Graduate Research Assistant – Louisiana State University
Makayla Brister - Graduate Research Assistant
Miranda Huang - Graduate Assistant - Mississippi State University
Nicky Faucheux - Ph. D. Student - Mississippi State University
Dr. Paul C Burr - Mississippi State University
Phillip Daniel Jones - Research Associate - Mississippi State University
Raymond Iglay - Assistant Research Professor - Mississippi State University
Ron J Johnson - Professor Emeritus - Clemson University
Shannon Westlake - Graduate Research Assistant - Mississippi State University
Stacy L Hines (Adams) - Instructor - Mississippi State University
Thomas Moorman - Chief Scientist - Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
Missouri
Brandon Brooke - Fisheries Research Technician - University of Missouri
Dr. Robin Verble - Associate Professor of Biological Sciences - Missouri University of Science and Technology
Jacob Schwoerer - Laboratory Analyst- Water Environment Federation
Jacob Westhoff - Adjunct Assistant Professor - University of Missouri
Jen Backer - Associate Instructor - Maryville University
Joanna Whittier - Assistant Research Professor - University of Missouri
Ralph W. Tingley - Research Associate - Missouri Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Reina Tyl - Resource Scientist - The Wildlife Society
Stephen Eder - Fisheries Division Chief, Retired - Missouri Department of Conservation
Thomas Joseph Chilton - Environmental Specialist - Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Montana
Andrea Litt - Associate Professor - Montana State University
Andrew Whiteley - Associate Professor - University of Montana
Anna Moeller - Research Assistant - University of Montana
Brian Tornabene - PhD student in Wildlife Biology - University of Montana
Carl J Yeoman - Associate Professor - Montana State University
Chad Bishop - Director of Wildlife Biology - University of Montana
Charlotte R. Milling, PhD - Postdoctoral Researcher - The Ohio State University
Christopher Rotar - Graduate Research Assistant – Member, American Fisheries Society
Corey Baker – Ecologist - Consultant
Dennis Longknife Jr - Climate Change Coordinator - Tribe-Fort Belknap Indian Community
Diane M. Brooks - Research Scientist - University of Montana
Elizabeth Ehlers - PhD Student/Ecologist - University of Montana
Elizabeth Jean Painter - PhD student - University of Montana
Ellen Pero - PhD Research Assistant, Boone & Crockett Fellow - University of Montana
Ellen Pero - PhD Research Assistant - University of Montana
Emily Kopania - Graduate Student - Academic research
Emily Munday - Veterinary student
Erick Greene - Professor - University of Montana
Gael Bissell – President - Flathead Audubon Society
Hayley Glassic - Graduate Research Assistant – Member, American fisheries Society
James Vaughan Branch - Master's Student, Boone & Crockett Fellow - University of Montana
Jane Park Roybal - Conservation Biologist - MT/WY Tribal Fish & Wildlife Commission
Janene Lichtenberg - Chair/Faculty - Salish Kootenai College
Jeffrey Good - Associate Professor - University of Montana
Jesse DeVoe - Research Associate - Montana State University
Jessica Alexander - Wildlife biologist - Little Dog Wildlife
John Beaver – Ecologist - WESTECH Environmental
Kaitlyn M Reintsma - PhD Student - University of Montana
Kaitlyn Reintsma - Ms. - University of Montana
Kathryn E Khumalo, PhD - Senior Program Officer - World Wildlife Fund
Kenneth Loonam - Research Assistant - University of Montana
Lance B. McNew - Associate Professor - The Wildlife Society & Society for Range Management
Marc Terrazas - Fisheries Scientist - Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
Maria Kupper - University of Montana
Matthew Comer - Wildlife Biologist - The Wildlife Society
Matthew Jones - Postdoctoral Researcher - Arizona State University
Michael Colter Chitwood - Research Scientist - University of Montana
Nicholas Ehlers - Science teacher - Montana conservation corps
Nikea Ulrich - PhD Student - University of Montana
Ronald W. Pierce - Fisheries biologist - Retired
Shannon Hilty - Wildlife Biologist - Montana State University
Shea Coons - Master's student - University of Montana
Sophie Osborn - Wildlife Biologist & Science Writer
Tanner Humphries - M.S. Student - University of Montana
Tom McDonald - Fish & Wildlife Biologist - Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes
Tyler James Clark - Ph.D. Candidate - University of Montana
Victoria Dreitz - Faculty - University of Montana
Wilson Wright - Ecological statistician - Montana State University
Nebraska
Alie Mayes - Biologist
Carl Wolfe – Certified Wildlife Biologist - The Wildlife Society
Emily Hutchinson - Ms. - UNL Wildlife Club member
Eric Zach - Agricultural Program Manager – Member, Nebraska Chapter of The Wildlife Society
Jennifer Fruend - Assistant Professor of Biology - Concordia University Nebraska
Jennifer Grauer - Wildlife Biologist - Nebraska Game & Parks Commission
Julie Fowler - Graduate Student - University of Nebraska
Kelly Corman - Wildlife Biologist - The Wildlife Society
Kyle Schumacher - Coordinating Wildlife Biologist - Northern Prairies Land Trust
Larkin Andrew Powell - Professor of Conservation Biology - University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Mark T Porath - Aquatic Habitat Program Manager - Nebraska
William L. Vodehnal - Certified Wildlife Biologist - Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
Nevada
Allison Chaney - Biologist - Nevada Division of Natural Heritage
Elin Pierce, PhD – Wildlife Biologist – Bureau of Land Management
Jennifer Newmark - Wildlife Biologist – Member, The Wildlife Society
John Mulhouse - Program Manager - The Great Basin Institute
Kristin Szabo – Administrator - Nevada Division of Natural Heritage
Melinda Stevens - Wildlife Biologist - The Wildlife Society
Tessa Behnke - PhD Student - University of Nevada, Reno
Trinity N. Smith - Associate Wildlife Biologist - Humboldt State University
New Hampshire
Amy Villamagna - Associate Professor - Plymouth State University
Brett Amy Thelen - Science Director - Harris Center for Conservation Education
Carol R Foss - Senior Advisor for Science and Policy - New Hampshire Audubon
Catherine Callahan - GIS Coordinator - TWS Member
Christian J. Martin - Senior Conservation Biologist - New Hampshire Audubon
Jaclyn Comeau - Wildlife Scientist II - Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department
Jared Lamy - Graduate Student - Plymouth State University
John A. Litvaitis - Emeritus Professor of Wildlife Ecology - University of New Hampshire
John Kanter - Senior Wildlife Biologist - National Wildlife Federation
Rebecca Suomala – Biologist – New Hampshire Audubon
New Jersey
Allison Shaw - GIS and Data Manager
Jena Moon - Zone Biologist – US Fish and Wildlife Service
Juan Guerra - Senior Horticulturist - Municipalty
Kathleen Clark - Supervising Biologist - NJ Dept of Environmental Protection
Kennet Able - Distinguished Professor Emeritus - Rutgers University
Kurt Sigler – Student - The Wildlife Society
Zoe Lieb – MSc - University of Kent
New Mexico
Brent E. Thompson - Wildlife Biologist – Member, The Wildlife Society
Casey Cardinal - Wildlife Biologist - TWS Southwest Section
James M. Ramakka - Certified Wildlife Biologist - Retired-Bureau Land Management
Jenna Stanek – Ecologist - Los Alamos National Laboratory
Jessica Fort - Wildlife Biologist - Navajo Nation Dept of Fish and Wildlife
Kristine Johnson - Research Associate Professor - University of New Mexico
Nelson Luna - Director/Biologist, Pueblo of Zuni Fish and Wildlife Department - Native American Fish & Wildlife Society
Stephen Andersen - Biological technician - Bureau of Land Management
Virginia Seamster - Zoologist/Wildlife Biologist – Member, The Wildlife Society
Walter Haussamen - Retired Wildlife Biologist - Retired New Mexico Dept. of Game and Fish
New York
Alex Wolf - Conservation Scientist - Conservation non-profit
Asante Crews – Student - Brown University
Brady L Simmons - Urban ecologist - NYC Dept of Parks and Recreation
Brooke Bateman - Senior Scientist, Climate - National Audubon Society
Cole Scrivner - Ecologist/Wildlife Biologist - The Wildlife Society
David Strayer - Distinguished Senior Scientist Emeritus - Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Georgina Cullman – Ecologist - NYC Parks
Gerald P Rasmussen - Supervisor of Natural Resources (retired) – Member, The Wildlife Society
Isabel Hannes - Research Scientist - University at Buffalo
Jacques Rinchard - Associate Professor - The College at Brockport
Kenneth V Rosenberg - Senior Research Associate - Cornell University Lab of Ornithology
Meriel Brooks, Ph.D. - Program Director, MS Environmental Studies - Prescott College
Michelle L Stantial - Ph.D. Candidate - SUNY-ESF
Nicole Madden - Fish and Wildlife Tech 1 - NYS DEC
Norman Budd Veverka - Director of Land Management - Mianus River Gorge, Inc./TWS
Timothy Demers - Wildlife Technician - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation
Timothy Watson - Wildlife Biologist - New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Viviana Ruiz-Gutierrez - Research Associate - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
North Carolina
Aimee Tomcho - Conservation Biologist - National Audubon Society
Andy Wood - Conservation Ecologist - Coastal Plain Conservation Group
Ann Berry Somers - Senior Lecturer in Biology - University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Anna Prinz - Wildlife Biologist - The Wildlife Society
Bryn H. Tracy - Retired Fishery Biologist - North Carolina Chapter of AFS
Carson Wood - Natural Resource Manager - Non-profit
Christopher Moorman – Professor - North Carolina State University
Colleen Olfenbuttel - Black Bear and Furbearer Biologist - The Wildlife Society
Dan Hannon - Wildlife Data Manager - North Carolina Natural Heritage Program
David Dudek - Certified Wildlife Biologist, Retired College Instructor -Haywood Community College
Falyn LeAnn Owens - Extension Wildlife Biologist - North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
Frederick S. Scharf - Professor - UNCW
Gerald Pottern - senior biologist - Mogensen Mitigation Inc, environmental consulting
Heather Maguire - Environmental Educator - Cradle of Forestry
Henry Veggian - Assistant Professor of Teaching - University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Ileana E. Clavijo - Associate Professor of Biology, Retired - Retired from Univ. NC Wilmington
Jamie Harrelson - Private Lands Technician - Audubon
Jeff Hall - Wildlife Biologist - NC Wildlife Resources Commission
Jeffrey Marcus - NC Longleaf Applied Scientist - The Nature Conservancy
John Caveny - Natural Resource Management Specialist - Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation
Joseph Folta - PhD Candidate - SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry
Keith Ashley - Fisheries Scientist - Retired NC Wildlife Resources Commission
Kerrick W Robinson - Social Scientist - North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission/AFS Member
Lauren Danielle Pharr -Ms. – Member, The Wildlife Society
Lincoln Larson - Assistant Professor - North Carolina State University
Matthew Florez - Associate Wildlife Biologists - The Wildlife Society
Michael J Baranski - Emeritus Professor of Biology - Catawba College
Michael LaVoie - Natural Resources Manager - Eastern Band Cherokee Indians
Michael M Gangloff - Associate Professor - Appalachian State University
Nicholas Andrew Shaver - Conservation Technician Supervisor - NC Wildlife Resources Commission
Nils Peterson – Professor - NC State University
Noelle Rizzardi - Natural Resources Assistant – Member, The Wildlife Society
Rainee Tetreault - Lead Environmental Lab Tech - Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Russell M. Oates - Chief, Division of Migratory Bird Management - US Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska Region (retired) USFWS (retired)
Ryan Bollinger - Longleaf Implementation Team Consul - The Longleaf Alliance
Sean Bloom - Biologist and GIS Director - Catawba Lands Conservancy
Trevor Gage Walker - Wildlife Resources Technician - NC Wildlife Resources Commission
North Dakota
Kaylan Kemink - Manager of Conservation Planning - Ducks Unlimited Inc.
Jesse Kolar - Upland Game Management Supervisor - North Dakota Game and Fish Department
Northern Mariana Islands
Dr. Rebecca Hamner - Conservation Genetics Program Manager - CNMI Division of Fish and Wildlife
Ohio
Ashley Hansen - Environmental Resident - The Dawes Arboretum
Curtis Wagner - Fisheries Management Supervisor - American Fisheries Society, Ohio
David J Berg - Professor of Biology - Miami University
Dr Ashley Walters - Research Geneticist - Government
Gabriel Ryan Karns - Visiting Assistant Professor - The Ohio State University
Gregory Lipps - Amphibian & Reptile Conservation Coordinator - Ohio State University
Harold Lisle Gibbs - Professor of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology - Ohio State University
Ieva Roznere - Research associate - The Ohio State University
Lara Mengak - Research Associate - The Ohio State University
Macey Rowan – Student – Member, American Fisheries Society
Paul J. Pira – Biologist - Geauga Park District
Richard Phillips - Associate Professor of Biology - Wittenberg University
Taisa Dzindo - AmeriCorps member - Rural Action
Tyler Plum - Research Assistant - Nova Southeastern University
William Peterman - Assistant Professor - The Ohio State University
Oklahoma
Alin Gonzalez - Senior Research Specialist – Oklahoma State University
Ashley Knoch - PhD Candidate, ABD - Oklahoma State University
Dan Shoup - Associate Professor of Fisheries Ecology - Oklahoma State University
Landon Neumann - Graduate Student - Oklahoma State
Matt Fullerton - Wildlife Biologist - Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
Michael D. Porter - Senior Wildlife & Fisheries Consultant – Member, Wildlife Society
Scott R. Loss - Associate Professor - Oklahoma State University Timothy J. O'Connell - Associate Professor - Oklahoma State University
Oregon
Brent Barry - Wildlife Biologist - Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
Brian C Jonasson - Fisheries Biologist - American Fisheries Society
Carmen Leguizamon - Fisheries Habitat Biologist - Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
David J Shepherdson - Dep. Conservation Manager – Member, The Wildlife Society
David Ward - Senior Fisheries Biologist – Member, American Fisheries Society
Derek Broman - Wildlife Biologist - Oregon
Dr. Judith Li - Associate Professor, Retired - Oregon State University
Elizabeth Gilliam - Senior Geomorphologist - Non-profit
Gary Ivey - Research Associate - International Crane Foundation
Henry G. Lazauski - Asst. Chief Marine Biologist, Retired - AFS, Retired member
Hugh Black Jr - Director of Fish and Wildlife – Retired US Forest Service
Justin Brice - GIS Analyst - Conservation Biology Institute
Kathryn Boula - Terrestrial Ecologist/Archaeologist - Private Contractor
Kay Brown – Retired – Member, American Fisheries Society
Keith Norris - Director of Wildlife Policy & Communications - The Wildlife Society
Kenneth J. Reinecke - Ph.D., Certified Wildlife Biologist - Retired (U.S. Geological Survey)
Leah Hough - Wildlife Biologist - Oregon Chapter of the Wildlife Society
Mark Henjum - Certified Wildlife Biolgist - Oregon Dept Fish&Wildlife/USFS (retired)
Meghan Sue Martin - Postdoctoral Researcher - PDXWildlife
Nancy Renison - Retired Biologist – Arizona Game and Fish Department
Nicole Michel - Senior Quantitative Ecologist - National Audubon Society
Patricia L. Kennedy - Professor Emeritus - Oregon State University
Robert M. Hughes – Regional Aquatic Ecologist –Member, American Fisheries Society
Sarina Jepsen - Director of Endangered Species - The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
Tavis Forrester - Wildlife Research Biologist - Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife
Pennsylvania
Aaron Haines - Associate Professor of Biology - Millersville University
Andrew Wilson - Associate Professor - Gettysburg College
Byron Buckley - Wildlife Biologist
Calvin W. DuBrock - Professor (retired) - Pennsylvania State University
Diana M. Day – Biologist - American Fisheries Society
Dr. Menka Bihari – PhD - Sierra Club
Elizabeth Crisfield – Biogeographer - Strategic Stewardship Initiative
George T. Merovich, Jr. - Associate Professor - Juniata College
Grant E. Haines - PhD candidate - McGill University
James A. Hart – Mammalogist - Wildlife Specialists
Jerry Hassinger - Wildlife Biologist - PA Biological Survey
Jerry Hassinger - Wildlife Biologist - PA Biological Survey
Laurie Jean Goodrich - Director of Conservation Science - Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Association
Melissa Althouse - Wildlife Biologist – Federal Government
Reginald Hoyt - Associate Professor/Co-Chair - Delaware Valley University
Richard Jacob - PA Mycological and Protists Technical Committee
Shawn Crouse - Principal Fisheries Biologist – Member, American Fisheries Society
Susan Underkoffler – Professor - University of Florida
Tammy Colt - Wildlife Biologist – Member, The Wildlife Society
Puerto Rico
Sheila Ward – Ecologist - Affiliated Researcher, Dept. Environmental Sciences, University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedrasa
Rhode Island
Brett Still, PhD – Faculty - Natural Resources Science Dept. URI
Christian H Floyd - Teaching Professor - University of Rhode Island
Nancy E. Karraker - Associate Professor - University of Rhode Island
Peter Paton – Professor - Dept. of Natural Resources Science, Univ of Rhode Island
Scott McWilliams – Professor - University of Rhode Island
Tracy A Silvia - Sr. Environmental Scientist - TWS Member New England/Northeast
South Carolina
Amanda Avildsen - Fisheries Technician – Member, SC AFS
Anna H. Smith - Certified Wildlife Biologist - The Wildlife Society
Arnold G. Eversole - Professor emeritu - Clemson University
Beau Bauer - Wildlife Biologist - Nemours Wildlife Foundation
Catherine Bodinof Jachowski - Assistant Professor - Clemson University
Charlie Davis - Forest Ecologist - USDA -Forest Service
David Hood - Fresh Water Biologist - South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Dr. David Jachowski - Assistant Professor of Wildlife Ecology - Clemson University
Elizabeth Courtenay Miller - Wildlife Biologist III – Member, AFS
Jason C Doll - Assistant Professor of Fisheries - Francis Marion University
Jennifer Kindel - Wildlife Biologist – Member, The Wildlife Society
John Quinn - Associate Professor of Biology - Furman University
José Luis Rangel Salazar, PhD - The College of the Southern Frontier, Chiapas, Mexico
Joseph Charles Ballenger - Assistant Marine Scientist – Member, American Fisheries Society
Joseph Evans - Wildlife Biologist 2 – Member, South Carolina AFS
Kyle Barrett - Associate Professor of Wetland Ecology - Clemson University
Kyle Brumm - Graduate Student - Clemson University
Lisa Lord - SC Field Project Coordinator - The Longleaf Alliance
Maggie Smith - physician assistant - Prisma health
Mark C. Scott, Ph.D. - Wildlife Biologist - South Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Clemson University
Matt Perkinson - Wildlife Biologist - Florida Atlantic Coast Telemetry Network
Patrick Cloninger - Wildlife Biologist - South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Raymund Geroso - Wildlife Biologist - U.S. Forest Service
Richard Kaminski, Ph.D. – Director - J.C. Kennedy Waterfowl & Wetlands Conservation Center Clemson University
Tanya Darden, Ph.D - Senior Marine Scientist - American Fisheries Society
Troy Farmer - Assistant Professor - Clemson University
South Dakota
Alessandra Higa – Instructor - Oglala Lakota College
Amanda Hegg – Biologist - American Ornithological Society
Cassandra Heimerl - Wildlife Biologist - South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks
David Swanson - Professor and Director, Missouri River Institute - University of South Dakota
Donovan J Grass Rope - Conservation Officer - Lower Brule Sioux Tribe/Lower Brule Wildlife, Fish & Rec
Eileen Dowd Stukel - Senior Wildlife Biologist - Certified Wildlife Biologist, The Wildlife Society
Gary C Brundige - Natural Resources Program Manager - The Wildlife Society
Hugh Britten - Professor of Biology - U of South Dakota
James B. Stengle - Wildlife Biologist (CWB®) – Member, American Fisheries Society
Joanna Studt - Biological Consultant - Great Plains Wildlife Consulting
Joel Tigner - Biological Consultant - South Dakota Bat Working Group
Paul Coughlin - Wildlife Program Administrator - South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks
Randy Johnson - Wildlife Resource Biologist - South Dakota Department of Game Fish and Parks
Shaun M. Grassel, PhD - Wildlife Biologist - Lower Brule Sioux Tribe
Tennessee
Carla R. Hurt - Associate Professor - Tennessee Tech University
Chris Brown - Associate Professor and Chairperson - Dept. of Biology, Tennessee Tech University
David Aborn - Associate Professor - University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Ellen R. Herbert - Ecosystem Scientist - Ducks Unlimited
Greg Wathen - Special Assistant to the Director - Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
Henriette Jager - Joint Faculty Associate - University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Herbert Joseph Roberts - Vice President Pacific Bird Conservation - Pacific Bird Conservation
Justin Murdock - Associate Professor - Tennessee Tech University
Kathryn Martin - Former Malacologist and Water Quality Scientist
Katrina I Twing - Assistant Professor of Biology - Tennessee Tech University
Lee Neighbors - Wildlife Biologist - The Wildlife Society
Michael G. Brasher - Waterfowl Scientist - Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
Stefan Woltmann - Associate Professor - Austin Peay State University
W. Alan Wentz - Chief Conservation Officer (retired) - Ducks Unlimited Inc
Texas
Adam Mitchell - Assistant Professor - Tarleton State University
Alexander Toder - Graduate Student – Member, The Wildlife Society
Amanda Jackson - President, Texas State University Chapter of The Wildlife Society
Amy Kresta - Assistant Professor of Biology - The Wildlife Society
Annie Farrell - Wildlife Biologist - Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society
Avery M Smith - Research Technician - Student Researcher
Ayla Ryan - Graduate Research Assistant - Texas Tech University
Blake Murden - COO & Director of Land Stewardship - Shield Ranch
Brandon Joseph Palmer - Wildlife Conservationist
Brett Johnson - Senior Environmental Coordinator – Member, The Wildlife Society
Carly Rotzler - Graduate Student - UTSA
Caroline Ellison - Wildlife Biologist - Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Carolyn Jane Anderson - Assistant Professor of Research - Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University - Kingsville
Chris Farrell - Natural Resource Specialist - Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society
Christina Farrell - Wildlife Biologist - Michigan State Bird Observatory
Christopher R. Peterson - Graduate Research Assistant - The University of Texas at Austin
Cindy Jones - Graduate Student Teaching - Texas A&M- Commerce
Clifton Ladd - Wildlife Biologist, CWB – Member, The Wildlife Society
Clinton Faas - Natural Resource Specialist - Texas Parks and Wildlife
Cord B. Eversole - Assistant Professor - Texas A&M International University
Cory O'Brien - Geologist
Craig Hensley - Texas Nature Trackers Biologist - Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
Dale Prochaska - Wildlife Regional Director - Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society
Daniel Moulton – Retired – Member, The Wildlife Society
Diana Doan-Crider - Animo Partnership in Natural Resources
Diane Dancer - Commercial Credit Manager (Retired) - Green Sanctuary Supporter
Don Steinbach - Executive Director - Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society
Drew R. Davis - Associate Research Scientist - University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Dustin McBride - Wildlife Biologist - Private Consulting
Eric Daniel Grahmann - Habitat Specialist – Member, Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society
Erin McFarland - Student - Humboldt State University
Fernando Gutierrez - Wildlife Tech III - Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society
Garrett Fannin - Natural Resource Technician – Member, The Wildlife Society
Gene Miller - District Wildlife Biologist - National Wild Turkey Federation
Geron Gowdy - Graduate Assistant - TAMUK
Grant Lawrence - Private Ranch Land Steward - Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society
Greg K. Hammer - Natural Resources & Environmental Manager
Heather Mathewson - Assistant Professor – Member, The Wildlife Society
Howell Pugh - Assistant Graduate Researcher - The Wildlife Society
Howell Pugh - Assistant Graduate Researcher - The Wildlife Society
Jacob Sterling Hill - Forest-Wildlife Management Student - Vice-President of the SFASU Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society
Jacob Wright - Regulatory Specialist - Texas Tech University
James Hoskins - Natural Resources Specialist - Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
James Strong - NRSC Lab Technician - Texas State University
Jamie Killian - Wildlife Biologist - Texas Parks & Wildlife
Jared Hall – Ecologist - Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society
Jean Solana - Wildlife Biologist - Texas Master Naturalist
Jennifer Blair, CWB - Principal Scientist
Jeremy Baumgardt - Associate Professor for Research - Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University
Jesús Franco - Conservation Biologist - NGO
Jim Mullen – Owner - Quailpro, LLC
Johanna Delgado Acevedo - Assistant professor - Texas A&M University-Commerce
John D Cornelius - Wildlife Biologist - US Department of Defense (Ret)
John Kinsey - Natural Resource Specialist – Member, Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society
Jon Purvis - Research Analyst - Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Jonah Evans – Mammalogist - Texas Parks and Wildlife
Jonathan Kirk Warner - Alligator Program Leader - Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Joseph Hopkins – Student - Tarleton State University
Joshua Wright - College Student - Texas A&M Chapter of The Wildlife Society
Judd Curtis - Associate Research Scientist - Texas A&M University
Judy Brupbacher - Educator
Julia York - PhD Candidate - University of Texas at Austin
Kaitlin Will - Environmental Scientist – Member, The Wildlife Society
Kameryn Strickland – Student - SFA student chapter of The Wildlife Society
Kasey Clarke - Environmental Scientist - The Wildlife Society Member
Kelcee Smith - PhD Candidate - Louisiana State University
Kelly Conrad Simon - Urban Wildlife Biologist, Natural Resource Specialist - Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept.
Ken Kurzawski - Fisheries Program Manager - American Fisheries Society Fisheries Administration Section
Kyle Brunson - Natural Resources Specialist - Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Landon Robert Schofield - Range and Wildlife Biologist - East Foundation
Lee Ann Linam - Science teacher - One Day Academy
Lee Marlowe - Sustainable Landscape Ecologist - Texas Society for Ecological Restoration & Native Plant Society of Texas
Linda S Campbell - Wildlife biologist - Texas Parks and Wildlife (retired)
Madilyn Jarman - Graduate Student
Mallory Eastland - Research Associate - Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society
Mandy Corso Krause - Ranch Consultant - Parker Creek Ranch
Marjorie Dixon - PhD Candidate - University of Texas at Austin
Mark C Wallace –Professor - Texas Tech University
Marsha G Williams - Research Associate III - The University of Texas at Tyler
Marsha May - Adjunct Biology Professor - Temple College
Mary O’Hara - Certified TX Master Naturalist - Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Matt Wagner - Land and Wildlife Consultant, Adjunct Faculty - Texas A&M, Texas State University, Texan by Nature, Weston Ranch
Matthew Hewitt - Sul Ross State University
Matthew Johnson - Natural Resources Team Lead - Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society
Matthew Parker - Master's Candidate - Texas State University
Matthew Ward - Fishery Biologist - Lochow Ranch Pond and Lake Management
Michael D Panasci - Graduate Student - Texas Tech University
Michelle Haggerty - Certified Wildlife Biologist – Member, Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society
Molly Moroz - Graduate Research Assistant - University of Texas at Austin
Neal Wilkins - President & CEO - East Foundation
Nicholas Fisher - Wildlife Services Technician - Plateau Land and Wildlife Management
Nicholas Ivers - PhD Student - University of Texas at Austin
Olivia Schmidt - Outreach Specialist - Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Philip Queller - PhD Student - University of Texas at Austin
Rachael L. Connally - Associate Wildlife Biologist - Texas A&M University
Rachel Richter Urban - Wildlife Biologist - Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society
Ray C. Telfair II, Ph.D. - Certified Wildlife Biologist - The Wildlife Society
Rebecca A. Svoboda - District Conservationist - USDA
Reid Casey – undergraduate student
Richard Heilbrun - Wildlife Biologist - Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society
Romey Swanson - Director of Conservation Strategies - Audubon Texas
Ross Couvillon - Biology Professor - Member, Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society
Roy Leslie- Managing Partner - Leslie Ranch
Russell Lewis Martin Jr - Wildlife Diversity (Nongame) Biologist/NRS IV – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Sam Kieschnick - CitSci Association
Samantha Kahl - Assistant Professor of Natural Resource Management - Texas Tech University
Sara Miller - Wildife Biologist – Member, The Wildlife Society
SaraBeth Boggan – Student - Tarleton State University
Scott T. Walter - Senior Lecturer in Wildlife Biology - Texas State University
Selma Glasscock - Assistant Director - Welder Wildlife Foundation
Shane J. Kiefer - Certified Wildlife Biologist & Director of Ecological Services - Plateau Land & Wildlife Management
Shelby McCay - Project Coordinator - TAMU NRI
Sonia Elizabeth Duran - Wildlife Biologist- Member, The Wildlife Society
Spencer R Keyser - Graduate Student - University of Texas at Austin
Stennie Meadours - Retired Environmental Emergency Response Manager - Birder and environmental advocate
Stephanie Parker - Graduate Research Assistant - Texas A&M University
T. Wayne Schwertner - Associate Professor and Department Head - Tarleton State University
Tam H. Tran - Environmental scientist - Freese & Nichols
Tania Homayoun - Natural Resources Specialist - Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society
Tara Korzekwa - Biology Lecturer - University
Thomas J Lang - Past-President - AFS Fish Habitat Section
Thomas L. Marshall - NSF Graduate Research Fellow - University of Texas at Austin
Thomas Wayne Schwertner - Associate Professor - Tarleton State University
Tiffany Leitner - Student Chapter of the Wildlife Society
Tio Kleberg – Director - East Foundation
Tony Blair - Certified Wildlife Biologist - TWS Member, Owner of wildlife consulting firm
Tyler Campbell - Chief Program Officer & Principal Scientist - East Foundation
William Bartush - Partnership Coordinator - American Bird Conservancy
William Rufus Stephens - Certified Wildlife Biologist – Member, The Wildlife Society
William Thompson – Student – Member, The Wildlife Society
Zoe Carroll - Graduate Research Assistant - Sul Ross State University
Utah
Allison Pease - Adjunct professor - Dept of Natural Resources Management, Texas Tech University
Brianna Johnson - Graduate Researcher - Utah State University, UT Division of Wildlife Resources
Chris Frauenhofer - Wildlife Biologist- State of Utah
Cole Bleke - Graduate Student - Utah State University
Doris Zemlicka - Wildlife Biologist - Retired USDA
Jackie Watson - Blue Ribbon Fisheries Biologist - Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Ronald B Kegerries III - Fisheries Biologist - Private Consulting
Scott Tolentino - Fisheries Biologist & project leader - Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Stephanie Landry - Graduate Research Assistant - Utah State University
Trina Hedrick - Regional Aquatics Manager - state wildlife agency
Vermont
Kent McFarland - Conservation biologist - Vermont Center for Ecostudies
Amy Alfieri - Fish and Wildlife Scientist III - Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department
Virginia
Carola A. Haas – Professor - Virginia Tech
Colin Chapman - Research Professor - George Washington University
Daniel P. Michaelson - Fisheries Biologist - VA Dept. of Game & Inland Fisheries
Dr. Catherine Hulshof - Assistant Professor - Virginia Commonwealth University
Jason Hallacher - Asst Fisheries Biologist - VA Chapter American Fisheries Society
Joan Blankenship - Conservation Director Virginia BASS Nation - Virginia BASS Nation
John Copeland - Fisheries Biologist - Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
John Rogers Copeland - Fisheries Biologist 3 - American Fisheries Society
Katherine Hamedani - Natural Resource Specialist II - Virginia Tech
Sandra Schwartz - Former employee of the national biological survey
Washington
Bruce C. Thompson - Wildlife Scientist (Retired) - Past President (The Wildlife Society)
Ed Henry – Biologist – Member, American Fisheries Society
Ed Styskel - Certified Wildlife Biologist - Retired
Edward W Styskel - Certified Wildlife Biologist – Member, The Wildlife Society
Eleanor P. Gaines – Director - Oregon Biodiversity Information Center
Felipe Amezcua – Professor - EcoWB
Gail Olson – Member, The Wildlife Society
Gary J. Wiles - Wildlife Biologist - Retired
George R Carlson - Wildlife Biologist - Retired
Heidi Newsome - Certified Wildlife Biologist – Member, The Wildlife Society
Hope Rieden - Fish and Wildlife Biologist .
Jesse Brunner - Associate Professor - Washington State University
John F. Lehmkuhl - Research Wildlife Biologist (retired) - USDA Forest Service
Kelsey King - Graduate student - Washington State University
Kevin White - Certified Wildlife Biologist - Whitetail Environmental, LLC
Laura Heironimus - Fish and Wildlife Biologist - Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Leslie Parks - Wildlife science technician - Swinomish tribe
Lynda Hofmann - Fish and Wildlife Biologist - Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Matt Betts – Professor - Oregon State University
Michael Saxton - Wildlife Biological Technician - Katmai National Park
Neala Kendall - Research Scientist - Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Nikolas Novotny - Fisheries Biologist - American Fisheries Society
Patricia Townsend - Assistant Professor - University
Rebecca Windell - Graduate Research Assistant and PhD Student - University of Washington
Staci Amburgey - Postdoctoral researcher - University of Washington
Stefanie Bergh - Wildlife Biologist - Member of The Wildlife Society
Steve Desimone - Wildlife Ecologist - Washington Dept of Fish and Wildlife
Susan Waters - Rare Species Ecologist
West Virginia
Susan Olcott - WV Project Leader for Monarch and Lepidoptera Conservation - WV Div Natural Resources
Frank Jernejcic - District Fishery Biologist - Retired
Wisconsin
Adrian P. Wydeven - Certified Wildlife Biologist - Wisconsin Green Fire, Timber Wolf Alliance
Benjamin Olsen - Wildlife Biologist – Member, The Wildlife Society
Bob Wright - Wildlife GIS Specialist - Minnesota IT Services
Bradley Ray - Fisheries Team Supervisor – Member, American Fisheries Society
Bruce R. Bacon - Wildlife Biologist – retired WI Dept. Natural Resources
Cassandra Graikowski - Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Sokaogon Chippewa Tribe
Charles M. Pils - Wildlife Biologist-Wisconsin DNR (Retired)
Christopher D. Tyrrell - Research Curator & Dir. of Informatics - Milwaukee Public Museum
Daniel Robert Dessecker - Certified Wildlife Biologist - Retired
Darren M Ladwig - Wildlife Biologist - Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Donald M. Waller - former Professor of Botany & Environmental Studies - University of Wisconsin - Madison
Elise Couillard - Science Communicator - Ducks Unlimited
Fred Strand - Wildlife Biologist - Private Consultant
Jonathan Gilbert - Director, Biological Services Division - Great Lakes Indian Fish and Willdife Commission
Karl Martin - Dean, Division of Extension - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Keith R. McCaffery - Natural Resource Scientist - Wis Dep Nat Resour (retired)
Mark Martin - Manager Goose Pond Sanctuary - Madison Audubon Society
Michael D. Samuel - Emeritus Professor - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Nathaniel LaHue DVM, MPVM – Member, The Wildlife Society
Nick Jaeckels - Water Resources Engineer
Ollie Torgerson - Executive Secretary - Midwest Assn. of Fish & Wildlife Agencies
Pat Conrad - Watershed Planner - Emmons & Olivier Resources
Ronald G. Eckstein - Wildlife Biologist (retired) - Wisconsin Chapter, The Wildlife Society
Rosalind Russell - Environmental Scientist - Emmons and Olivier Resources
Samantha Hauser - Postdoctoral Fellow - University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Thomas M Hauge - Retired Wildlife Management Program Director - Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Timothy Van Deelen - Professor of Wildlife Ecology - University of Wisconsin at Madison
Tom Howard - Certified Wildlife Biologist - Wisconsin Chapter TWS
William T Route - Ecologist (retired) - Certified wildlife biologist, The Wildlife Society
Wyoming
Embere Hall - Adjunct Assistant Professor - Wyoming Chapter of The Wildlife Society
Jeffrey Baldock - Graduate Research Assistant - Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Dr. Anna Chalfoun - Associate Professor - University of Wyoming
Robert P Lanka - Wildlife Biologist - Wyoming Game and Fish Department - Retired
Tony Mong - Wildlife Biologist - Wyoming Chapter of the Wildlife Society
Charles R. Neal – Ecologist - US Dept. of Interior (retired)
Dana Nelson - Nongame Biologist - Wyoming Game and Fish Department
Andrea Orabona - Nongame Bird Biologist - The Wildlife Society Central Mountains and Plains Section
James F. Wright - Wildlife Biologist – Member, The Wildlife Society
Gwyn McKee - President/Principal Biologist - Great Plains Wildlife Consulting, Inc.
Jennifer Feltner - PhD Candidate/Grad Student Researcher - University of Montana
David Gustine - Supervisory Wildlife Biologist - Grand Teton National Park, National Park Service