Shari Ketcham

In 1996, I volunteered for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Cheyenne, Wyoming and assisted with the black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) reintroduction program in Shirley Basin, Wyoming.  In addition, I surveyed, monitored, counted, and fed black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) inside ferret conditioning facilities. I constructed a database and entered Trona Mine data about grebe (Podiceps spp.) recovery. From 1997 to 1999, I worked at a genetics laboratory as an assistant. In 2007, I started working for the U.S.D.A. Forest Service as a Forestry Technician in Tucson, Arizona. I have assisted with writing National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents and biological assessment and evaluations (BAE). In 2008, I monitored, surveyed, and counted lesser long-nosed bats (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) and Mexican long-tongued bats (Choeronycteris mexicana) at Kartchner Caverns. In spring 2009, I monitored and surveyed northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) post-fledgling areas in the Santa Catalina Mountains. That fall, I assisted with the Mount Graham Red Squirrel (MGRS) census. I assisted a graduate student with Cooper’s hawk (Accipiter cooperii) nest surveys from February to May 2010. I assisted Arizona Game and Fish Department with black-tailed prairie dog (C. ludovicianus) reintroductions to Las Cienegas Natural Conservation Area. I was accepted into graduate school fall 2010 under my academic advisor, John Koprowski. I will be studying how fire impacts Santa Catalina gray squirrels (Sciurus arizonensis catalinae) and Abert’s squirrels (Sciurus aberti) on the Santa Catalina Mountains.