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Scott Buchanan
EXCELLENCE IN HERPETOFAUNAL CONSERVATION AWARDAbout the Excellence in Herpetofaunal Conservation Award
This Award is presented by Northeast Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (NEPARC) to recognize an individual who has made significant contributions to conservation of amphibians and reptiles in the northeast region of PARC. The award recognizes someone who has worked collaboratively with partners outside the individual’s organization to prevent loss of species or their habitats, or who has educated others in furtherance of the PARC mission.
The recipient is presented with the award at the Annual Meeting of Northeast PARC, which is typically held each July or August. Recipients are awarded registration and free lodging and meals for this meeting, as well as a plaque commemorating the award.
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Charlotte Sornborger
COMMUNITY CONSERVATION AWARDAbout the Community Conservation Award
This Award is presented by NEPARC to recognize an individual who has made a considerable contribution(s) to the conservation of amphibians and reptiles in a particular state or geographical area in the NEPARC region. The award recognizes someone who has worked with partners outside the individual’s organization to prevent loss of species or their habitats at a state- or local-level, or has educated others in furtherance of the NEPARC mission at a state- or local-level. The recipient is presented with the award at the Annual Meeting of NEPARC, which is typically held each July or August. Recipients are awarded registration and free lodging and meals for this meeting, as well as a plaque commemorating the award.
Student Awards
2022 Award Recipients
Charlie Holguin
Virginia Tech
Best Graduate Student Poster
Investigating the Temperature-Size Rule in Eurycea cirrigera
Nicole Dahrouge
University of Connecticut
Best Student Oral Presentation
Environmental Factors and Individual Susceptibility Shape Ranavirus Epidemics in Experimental Lithobates sylvaticus Populations
Samara Davis
Ossining High School
Best Undergraduate/High School Student Poster
Detection of Threatened Pool-Breeding Amphibians with eDNA Analysis
2021 Award Recipients
Brady Inman
University of Massachusetts
Best Graduate Student Presentation
Development of a Skin Probiotic to Mitigate Chytridiomycosis in Eastern Newts in Massachusetts
Nicole Dahrouge
University of Connecticut
Best Graduate Student Poster
Larval Temperature and Salinity Conditions Influence Juvenile Wood Frog Growth
Maya Rayle
Harvard University
Best Undergraduate Student Poster
Transmission Dynamics of Ranavirus in Lithobates sylvaticus Juvenile Frogs
2019 Award Recipients
Nicole Fusco
Fordam University
Best Student Oral Presentation
Exploring Genetic Connectivity of Stream Salamander populations within Stream Systems in the New York Metropolitan Area
David Muñoz
Penn State University
Best Graduate Student Poster
Range-wide Impacts of Variation in Metabolic Rate and Thermal Plasticity under Current and Future Climates for the Salamander, Plethodon cinereus
Shakira Jinez
Canisius College
Best Undergraduate Student Poster
Photo Identification of the Eastern Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) Using i3S Spot
2018 Award Recipients
Ariel Kruger
Rutgers University
Best Student Oral Presentation
Monitoring with Microbes: Predicting Amphibian Disease Susceptibility Using Lab-Based Microbial Challenge Assays
Lauren Ash
University of Vermont
Best Graduate Student Poster
Ranaviruses in amphibian communities of Vermont
Elizabeth Signore
College of the Atlantic
Best Undergraduate Student Poster
Employing an External Backpack Radio Transmitter to Track Post-Breeding Movements of Yellow-Spotted Salamanders
Jakub Zegar
Drexel University
Best Undergraduate Student Poster
Predicting the Range of Anuran Body Temperatures in the Field Using Agar Models and Mechanistic Niche Modelling
2017 Award Recipients
David Muñoz
Penn State University
Best Graduate Student Oral Presentation
Responses of Individual Growth Rates to Warm Weather Conditions in Five Populations of the Red-backed Salamander, Plethodon cinereus
Brandon LaBumbard
University of Massachusetts, Boston
Best Graduate Student Poster
Inhibition of Pathogenic Fungi Using Volatile Organic Compounds Produced by Bacteria
August Blackman
Oberlin College
Best Undergraduate Student Poster
Novel Salamander Guild Differentially Affects Small- and Large-Bodied Species through Niche Partitioning
2016 Award Recipients
Kristine Hoffman
University of Maine
Best Student Oral Presentation
Pitfalls of Analyzing Pitfall Data on Amphibian Orientation
Jamie Shinskie
Bloomsburg University
Best Student Poster
Historic and Recent Canopy Cover and Stream Habitat Variables Affecting Eastern Hellbender Persistence with the Susquehanna Rive Drainage of Pennsylvania