Sara Wisner
NE CASC Graduate Fellow
M.S. Student
UMass Amherst
Research Interests
My research interests consist of endangered species conservation. I will be studying the effects of Climate change refugia and working with refuges in the Northeast to create management plans.
Affiliations
Department of Environmental Conservation
Education
B.S.: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 2015
A.S.: Biology, Holyoke Community College, Holyoke, MA, 2011
Experience
Field Technician, National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON), 2017
Assistant Laboratory Manager, Puritan Tiger Beetle Recovery Project, USFWS, Silvio O Conte Wildlife Refuge, 2018
Forestry Assistant, Asian Longhorned Beetle Eradication Initiative, DCR Massachusetts, 2019
News
Weintraub, Karen. "Puritan Tiger Beetles, ‘Vicious Predators,’ May Soon Hunt Again." The New York Times 4 Dec. 2018
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. "Many hands making an impact" U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Region. 2 Oct. 2018
WGBY. "Saving the Puritan Tiger Beetle from Extinction" Connecting Point. 14 Nov. 2018