from the University of Maryland,
I researched spider conservation issues. I found that while a relatively
large amount of research related to spider conservation existed, few efforts
linked the many components (ecological value, utilitarian value, threats,
habitat protection efforts and legislation, captive breeding, systematic
issues) together in one place. My first effort towards increasing
awareness was an article
I wrote for the Endangered
Species Update. I subsequently began work on these web pages.
I later co-convened a symposium on Spider Conservation
and edited the proceedings
publication. My current project is a preliminary spider inventory
of Cuyahoga Valley
National Park. I am a member of the American
Arachnological Society and the Society
for Conservation Biology. I am also a board of trustee member
for the West Creek Preservation
Committee, a local conservation non-profit organization seeking to
protect green space in a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: For several years I worked for The Nature Conservancy as an Information Manager and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Analyst, with a focus on bird habitat conservation in the Americas, especially in Latin America and the Caribbean. Currently, I work for the U.S. Department of Interior's National Park Service as an ecologist at Cuyahoga Valley National Park. [Disclaimer: The views expressed on my pages do not necessarily represent those of the National Park Service.]
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