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United States Geological Survey Massachusetts Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Massachusetts Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Amherst, MA BIENNIAL REPORT 2018–2019 August 2019 The Cooperative Research Units Program Some quick facts about our research budgets and productivity include: The Cooperative Research Unit (CRU) program is a nationwide program within • Total operating budget of $1-2 million annually (including research grants, the U.S. Geological Survey, with cooperators from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife salaries of Unit scientists and staff, etc.) Service, the Wildlife Management Institute, state conservation agencies, and a host • Research grants totaled ~$790,000 in 2018 and ~$637,000 in 2019 university where the Unit is housed. • Approximately $264,000 in overhead charges were brought to UMass- Amherst in 2019 while the University contributed ~$190,000 in waived The CRU Mission is to provide: indirect (overhead) costs for research projects • Graduate education to develop the workforce • 27 scientific papers and reports were published in the last 2 years • Actionable research to meet cooperator science needs • 45 presentations at conferences and public meetings in the last 2 years • Technical assistance to cooperators • Collaborators include scientists and managers from over 33 state, federal, and private conservation agencies, institutions, and groups The Massachusetts Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Graduate Education in the MA Coop Unit The Massachusetts CRU began in 1948, with cooperators from the University of In the last 2 years, we: Massachusetts Amherst, the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and • Advised or co-advised 4 postdoctoral researchers, 11 PhD students, 8 MS the Wildlife Management Institute. students, and 5 BS Honor’s students A • Provided 6 working professionals with graduate school opportunities The Massachusetts Unit is currently comprised of a Unit Leader, Dr. Stephen • Provided field and laboratory research experiences to numerous DeStefano, who specializes in Wildlife and Terrestrial Ecology, and an Assistant M undergraduate student technicians, independent study students, practicum Unit Leader, Dr. Allison Roy, who focuses on Fisheries and Aquatic Ecology. One U M RY students, and volunteers Assistant Unit Leader position has been vacant since early 2015. S • Taught graduate courses on Research Concepts, Aquatic Ecology, Conservation The Unit’s Administrative Assistant is Ms. Deb Wright, who is a University in Practice, and Dam Removal employee; we are also assisted by several other administrative specialists in • Served on 4 graduate committees the Department of Environmental Conservation at UMass-Amherst and our cooperating agencies. Recent graduates of the CRU program have positions in federal agencies (e.g., U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service), state agencies (e.g., MassWildlife), universities (e.g., Research in the MA Coop Unit University of Delaware), and non-profit organizations (e.g., Highstead Foundation). We conduct research in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems on a variety of topics; current research projects include: XECUTIVE • Freshwater mussel propagation for restoration E • Habitat requirements for endangered freshwater mussel species • Juvenile river herring ecology, productivity, and restoration • Effects of dams and dam removal on stream ecosystems • Water supply reservoirs and downstream hydrology and biota • Spatial and temporal variation in phytoplankton in a water supply reservoir • Winter drawdown impacts on lake littoral and downstream ecosystems • Demography, movements, and human dimensions of black bears • Genetics of Canada lynx in Maine and eastern Canada • Conservation of Andean bears in Peru • Experimental exclosures for moose and deer • Avian use of plantation and natural conifer stands • Alternative ammunition for hunting deer on National Wildlife Refuges • Ecological and sociological aspects of urban wildlife and forestry A BROOK FLOATER FILTERS WATER WHILE ANCHORED IN A STREAM (AYLA SKORUPA) 2 MASSACHUSETTS COOPERATIVE FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH UNIT | BIENNIAL REPORT | 2018-2019 CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................. 02 ABBREVIATIONS MASSACHUSETTS COOPERATIVE RESEARCH UNIT .................. 04 ASMFC = Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission CAFE = Center for Agriculture, Food, & the Environment A BRIEF HISTORY ................................................................... 06 CGM = Columbia Gas of Massachusetts UNIT STAFF ............................................................................ 07 CHC = Commonwealth Honor’s College CRU = Cooperative Research Unit SERVICE, COURSES, AND STUDENTS ........................................ 08 CRUP = Cooperative Research Units Program ECO = Department of Environmental Conservation TRANSITIONS ......................................................................... 09 IBA = International Association for Bear Research and Management UNIT HIGHLIGHTS ................................................................. 10 MDCR = Massachusetts Department of Conservation & T Recreation A E PHDS AND POSTDOCS TO PROFESSORS ............................... 12 MDOT = Massachusetts Department of Transportation B MDER = Massachusetts Division of Ecological Restoration L FISH & AQUATIC ECOLOGY MassWildlife = Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife ONGOING PROJECTS ................................................. 14 O MDMF = Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries OMPLETED ROJECTS NFWF = National Fish and Wildlife Foundation F C P ............................................... 18 OEB = Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Program C TERRESTRIAL WILDLIFE SWSC = Springfield Water and Sewer Commission UMass = University of Massachusetts-Amherst ONTENTS ONGOING PROJECTS ................................................. 24 USFWS = U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service USGS = U. S. Geological Survey COMPLETED PROJECTS ............................................... 27 UBLICATIONS P ........................................................................ 30 COVER PHOTOS TOP: PRESENTATIONS ...................................................................... 32 Train tracks (Peter Zaidel), Spotted salamander eggs in a vernal pool (Ayla Skorupa) STUDENT AWARDS AND GRANTS .......................................... 35 BOTTOM: River herring migrate up the Parker River in MA (Matt Devine), Black bear and cub (Bill Byrne) GRADUATE STUDENT COMPENDIUM ...................................... 36 RIGHT: Sunlight filtering through the forest on a foggy morning in New Salem, MA (Ayla Skorupa) BACK COVER: Sunset from atop Mt. Toby in Leverett, MA (Peter Zaidel) PHOTO CREDITS PROVIDED IN PARENTHESES REPORT COMPILED BY: Peter Zaidel MASSACHUSETTS COOPERATIVE FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH UNIT | BIENNIAL REPORT | 2018-2019 3 STAFF COORDINATING COMMITTEE MEMBERS Stephen DeStefano Michael W. Tome Rick O. Bennett and Ken Elowe Unit Leader U. S. Geological Survey U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service 413-545-4889, [email protected] Northeastern Supervisor, 300 Westgate Center Drive Cooperative Research Units Program Hadley, MA 01035-9589 NIT Allison H. Roy Leetown Science Center 413-253-8200; 413-253-8308/8487 (fax) U Assistant Leader/Fisheries 1700 Leetown Road [email protected] 413-545-4895, [email protected] Kearneysville, WV 25430 [email protected] 304-724-4411; 304-724-4415 (fax) Deb Wright [email protected] Scot Williamson Administrative Assistant Northeast Representative Department of Environmental Conservation Mark Tisa Wildlife Management Institute University of Massachusetts MA Division of Fisheries and Wildlife RR 1, Box 587, Spur Road ESEARCH 413-545-0398, [email protected] 1 Rabbit Hill Road North Stratford, NH 03590 Westborough, MA 01581 603-636-9846; 603-636-9853 (fax) R Contact Information 508-389-6300; 508-792-7275 (fax) [email protected] U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey [email protected] Massachusetts Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Department of Environmental Conservation Mike Armstrong and David Pierce 160 Holdsworth Way Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries University of Massachusetts Annisquam River Marine Fisheries Field Amherst, MA 01003 Station, 30 Emerson Ave. 413-545-4358 (Fax) Gloucester, MA 01930 www.coopunits.org 978-282-0308; 617-727-3337 (fax) OOPERATIVE http://eco.umass.edu/ [email protected] [email protected] C Curtice R. Griffin, Head Department of Environmental Conservation University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA 01003 413-545-2640; 413-545-4358 (fax) [email protected] ASSACHUSETTS M A PAINTED TURTLE RETRACTS INTO ITS SHELL FOR PROTECTION A RED FOX POUNCES ON A FIELD MOUSE (AYLA SKORUPA) (PETER ZAIDEL) 4 MASSACHUSETTS COOPERATIVE FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH UNIT | BIENNIAL REPORT | 2018-2019 COLLABORATING FACULTY, ADJUNCTS, COOPERATORS American Rivers Monmouth University Amy Singler Sean Sterrett M Amherst College New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ASSACHUSETTS Thea Kristensen Gordon Batcheller (retired), Lisa Holst Antioch College of New England Responsive Management Lisabeth Willey Mark Duda Biodrawversity, Inc. Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute Ethan Nedeau Warren Johnson Boston University and Harvard Forest The Nature Conservancy Adrien Finzi, Marc-André Giasson Alison Bowden, Sara Burns, Katie Kennedy Cole Ecological, Inc. Trout Unlimited Mike Cole Erin Rodgers Connecticut Department
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