Derek Harvey Email & Phone Number

Yreka, California, United States

The specific USFWS program I work for is called Ecological Services, which is the agency's second largest program after Refuges (who administers our National Wildlife Refuge System). My main duties all interface with the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973. I primarily work on ESA Section 7 interagency consultations, which are required by all federal.

Medford, Oregon, United States

As a wildlife biologist for the Ashland Field Office within the Medford District, I served on field office and project-level interdisciplinary teams (IDTs) responsible for writing and reviewing required biological input to interdisciplinary reports, environmental assessments, and development of protective stipulations for threatened and endangered species..

Medford, Oregon, United States

As a wildlife technician I performed protocol surveys of northern spotted owls on Ashland Field Office. Periodically surveyed for Franklin’s bumble bees, Mardon skipper, and other sensitive species. Navigated using a Garmin GPS unit while operating 4WD vehicles on remote forest roads at night and hiking in rugged terrain during the day. Performed spotted.

Medford, Oregon, United States

Newark, CA

As a wildlife biologist I worked on monitoring coastal populations of breeding seabirds including murres, cormorants, guillemots, gulls, oystercatchers and peregrine falcons along the Big Sur coastline, primarily focusing on Common Murre colonies located on Castle and Hurricane rocks.Research duties included population and productivity surveys, documenting.

Hanapepe, HI

I worked as a field assistant on a project that monitors known nesting colonies and searches for new colonies of two of Kaua’i’s two endangered seabirds: the 'a'o ('Newell's shearwater) and 'ua'u (Hawaiian petrel). I conducted year-round field work in the high mountains of the Na Pali wilderness area and Lehua Islet with primitive backpacking conditions as.

Hanapepe, HI

Worked on a monitoring project for three critically endangered Hawaiian songbirds (Puaiohi, Akeke’e, and Akikiki) restricted to a ~4500 ft. montane forest on the island of Kaua’i. Primary duties include nest searching, nest monitoring, maintaining rat control grids, track plates, territory mapping, deplaying songmeters, ladder work, helicopter operations.

Berkeley

Worked as a field technician on a coastal monitoring program to evaluate the use of Marine Protected Areas by breeding seabirds and pinnipeds. Duties include conducting shore-based population, foraging, and nesting bird surveys from approximately Point Arena to the Oregon border.

Arcata, CA

Volunteered banding birds for Humboldt Bay Bird Observatory. Species included a variety of migrant and resident passerines, near-passerine and owl species. Responsibilities included setting-up and extracting birds from mist-nets, banding and processing birds, conducting area surveys, recording, entering and proofing data.

I instructed undergraduate students enrolled in WLDF 482 (Wildlife Conclave). Duties included preparing and teaching lectures, evaluating student work, participation level, and examinations, providing research assistance, organizing field trips and conference travel logistics for the Wildlife Society Western Section Student Conclave in Kingsville, TX.

Arcata, CA

I instructed undergraduate students enrolled in WLDF 478 (Ecology of Wildlife Populations) by teaching concepts including population growth models, demographic models, metapopulations, population viability analysis, harvest models, population genetic effects, competition models, and predator-prey models. In lab I taught approaches to estimate population.

Arcata, CA

Worked as a field technician working under Dr. Mark Colwell at Humboldt State University. We were tasked to survey for the federally threatened snowy plover (Charadrius nivosus) during the breeding season, and conduct research and analyses. Surveys involved walking linear stretches of beach or gravel habitats and searching for snowy plovers with binoculars.

I instructed undergraduate students enrolled in WLDF 420 (Waterfowl Ecology) by teaching skills including identification of species (ducks, geese and swans) using numerous skin and wing specimens in addition to bone morphology, comparative anatomy, evolutionary cladistics, and natural history.

Jeffrey City, WY

I worked on a doctoral research project studying the spatial scales/habitat selection of non-game species (Brewer’s sparrow, sage thrasher, vesper sparrow, loggerhead shrike) within critical habitat of greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus). Field surveys included recording nest searching, nest success and community composition of focal species.

Arcata, CA

I instructed undergraduates enrolled in Mammalogy (ZOOL 365) by teaching skills including identification of species using numerous skull and skin specimens in addition to bone morphology, comparative anatomy, dentition types, evolutionary cladistics, and natural history.

Arcata, CA

I worked on a student research project comparing foraging behavior, diversity and abundance of various rodent species (Microtus, Peromyscus, Reithrodontomys) across different coastal dune habitat types (Ammophila-dominated vs. Ammophila-absent). Amount of food in foraging trays (before and after) was used to calculate amount of seed consumed during.

Camp Royaneh, Cazedero, CA

I implemented lesson plans for merit badge classes and supervised a staff for a nine-week program. I taught environmental and conservation science concepts to Scouts, lectured on natural history of native species, led overnight wilderness treks, and guided/evaluated fellow program staff.

Master Of Science (Ms), Wildlife Biology

Activities and Societies: Animal Behavior Society, Wildlife Graduate Student Society, The Wildlife SocietyFor my thesis I measured.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Wildlife Biology

Activities and Societies: The Wildlife Society, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, American Society of Mammalogists, Conservation.

Zoology/Animal Biology