Dan Marchant - MDFW - Roger Reed State Fish Hatchery - 413/283-7440
Laurie Sanders - WFCR Field Notes Mon. 7:30 a.m.; US Extension; Naturalist; 413/577-1371
Curt Orvis - USFWS - Engineering - Fishway planning, design and culverts; 413/253-8288
Mickey Novak - USFWS - Richard Cronin National Salmon Station - Salmon Hatchery Tours; 413/548-9010
Jan Rowan - USFWS - Connecticut River Coordinator's Office - 4-State Migratory Fish Restoration Program; 413/548-9138
www.fws.gov/r5crc
Caleb Slater - MAFW - Anadromous Fish Coordinator - MA Migratory Fish Restoration Program; (508) 389-6331
Kim Noyes - NUSCO - Fishway Tours at Holyoke and Turners Falls; 413/659-4462
Sarah Bevilacqua – USFWS – Call for tours at the SO Conte NFWR Discovery Center in Turners Falls, MA – 413-863-3676
Deb Reynolds - USFWS - Migratory Birds, waterfowl, neotropicals, etc; 413/253-8674
Tim Fannin - USFWS - Contaminants, Chemical Spills, Superfund Sites; 413/253-8646
Rita Thibodeau - Greenfield NRCS; 413/772-0384
Steve McCormick - USGS-BRD - Conte Anadromous Fish Research Center - fish physiology, juvenile salmon migration; 413/863-3804
Don Pugh - USGS-BRD - Conte Anadromous Fish Research Center - Investigations into adult salmon spawning in Westfield River; 413/863-3832
Dick Muller - Wetlands Protection and Their Importance (West County schools only); 413/628-3895
Mass Wildlife:
Project leaders at Westborough 508/792-7270
| Byrne, Bill | Wildlife Photography |
| Cardoza, Jim | Black Bear and Turkey |
| French, Tom | Assistant Director - Threatened and Endangered Species |
| Hartley, Richard | Environmental assessment, lake and pond inventory/population assessment, aquatic vegetation, warmwater fish, northern pike, sportfishing awards program |
| Henner, Crissie | Furbearer Biologist (beaver, coyote, mink, bobcat, fox, fisher. . . ) |
| Heusmann, H | Waterfowl biologist |
| Landry, Pam | Conducts Project Wild & Aquatic Wild Teacher Workshops; ext. 110 |
| Larson, Marian | Information and education outreach |
| Richards, Todd | Stream biologist, stream inventory, population assessments, flow issues |
| Simmons, Ken | Trout Project, hatcheries and stocking |
| Simmons, Tim | Ecologist - fire ecology |
Each district office has Fisheries and Wildlife biologists that are also available.
| Central District, W. Boylston | 508/835-3607 |
| CT Valley District, Belchertown | 413/323-7632 |
| Western District, Pittsfield | 413/447-9789 |
| Northeast District, Acton | 978/263-4347 |
| Southeast District, Buzzard's Bay | 508/759-3406 |
If people are interested in having someone speak to their group, and are not specifically interested in a MassWildlife project, I refer them to the following:
| Marcia Wilson, Eyes on Owls, slide presentation and live owls | 978/649-3779 |
| Tom Ricardi, Western Mass. Bird of Prey facility, live raptors and slides | 413/369-4072 |
| Mike Tougias, slide lectures featuring natural history, hiking, day trips | 508/520-8843 |
| Amber Santangelo, Wild Again, wildlife rehabilitation, bats | 508/279-1444 |
| Norm Smith, Trailside Museum, live animals, raptor banding | 617/333-0690 |
These folks typically charge a fee and/or mileage to cover costs. Prices are variable.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service