Biological Technician
Sacramento Mountains, NM
Phone: (575) 682-7881
e-mail: dapprill@fs.fed.us
Abbreviated Vitae
CAREER GOALS
- Acceptance into a Master of Science program at an accredited University.
- Work as an Associate Wildlife Biologist in the Coordinated Management, Monitoring, and Research Program for Mexican spotted owls.
CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS
- Effects of various forest thinning treatments on plants, small mammals, and Mexican spotted owls in the Sacramento Mountains of southern New Mexico.
- Monitor Mexican spotted owl demography in the Sacramento Mountains of southern New Mexico.
- Radio telemetry of Mexican spotted owls in the Sacramento Mountains.
ANTICIPATED OUTCOME OF CURRENT EFFORTS
- Development of guidelines that land managers can use to maintain or possibly even improve spotted owl habitat while at the same time reducing the risk of catastrophic wildfire.
- More clearly define what types of habitat Mexican spotted owls use during the non-breeding season.