Staff Member
Mr. Nicholas James Kalen
Master's
Phone: (540) 231 - 9943
Email: nkalen@vt.edu
Education
- BS Virginia Tech 2005
Biography
Having been with Virginia Tech's Conservation Management Institute for 8 years, I worked in applied research on a variety of topics including wildlife, plant ecology, and forestry. I am currently pursuing a master's degree in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation researching post-White-nose syndrome bat species occupancy at several Virginia National Parks. . My interests are primarily focused on mammalian ecology and behavior and threatened and endangered species conservation.
| Research Publications | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| S.M. Deeley, W.M. Ford, N. Kalen, S. R. Freeze, M. St. Germain, M. Muthersbaugh, E.L. Barr, A.B. Kniowski, A. Silvis and J. De La Cruz. 2022. Relating echolocation call data with reproduction data in mid-Atlantic bats. Diversity 14, 319. doi.org/10.3390/d14050319 | April 2022 |
| Kalen, N.J., M.S. Muthersbaugh, J.B. Johnson, A. Silvis and W.M. Ford. 2022. Northern long-eared bats in the Central Appalachians following white-nose syndrome: failed maternity colonies? Journal of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 9: 159-167 | March 2022 |
| Gorman, K.M., S.M. Deeley, E.L. Barr, S.R. Freeze, N. Kalen, M.S. Muthersbaugh, and W.M. Ford. 2022. Broad-scale geographic and temporal assessment of northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) maternity colony landscape association. Endangered Species Research 47:119-130. | February 2022 |
| Deeley, S.M., N.J. Kalen, S.R. Freeze, E.L. Barr and W.M. Ford. 2021. Post-white-nose syndrome passive acoustic sampling effort for determining bat species occupancy within the mid-Atlantic region. Ecological Indicators 125 (2021) 107489 | February 2021 |
| De La Cruz, J.L., N.J. Kalen, E.L. Barr, E.D. Thorne, R.J. Reynolds and W. M Ford. 2024. Seasonal Drivers of Activity in the Endangered Northern Long-eared Bat in Eastern North Carolina and Virginia. Journal of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. 11:185–195 | Download | May 2024 |
| Project | Completion Date |
|---|---|
| Post WNS bat ecology in the eastern United States | December 2028 |
| Presentations | Presentation Date |
|---|---|
| Silvis, A., J. Hall, S. Deeley, M. Mutherspaugh, L. Austin, N. Kalen, M. St. Germain and W.M. Ford. 2017. Level of effort required for northern long-eared bat surveys and colony status assessment in the mid-Atlantic region. 2017 Northeast Bat Working Group. January 11-12, Amherst MA. | January 2017 |
| Kalen, N.J., A.S. Foy, P.R. Moosman and W.M. Ford. 2020. Eastern small-footed bat ecology at Shenandoah National Park. 27th Annual Conference of the Wildlife Society. Sept 28-Oct 1. | September 2020 |
| Kalen, N.J., A.S. Foy and W.M. Ford. 2024. Talus habitat and abundance modeling of eastern small-footed bats at Shenandoah National Park. 34th Colloquium on Conservation of Mammals in the Southeast. Hilton Head, SC. Feb. 16. | February 2024 |
| Kalen, N.J., M. S. Mutherspaugh, S.M. Deeley, A. Silvis, and W.M. Ford. 2017. Vampire coffins and northern long-eared bat day-roosts: widely known but rarely observed haunts of the living dead.. 2017 Southeastern Bat Diversity Network and Colloquium of Conservation of Mammals. Asheville, NC. Feb. 16-17. | February 2017 |
| Kalen, N., M. Muthersbaugh, J.B Johnson, A. Silvis and W.M. Ford. 2019. Maternity roosting of northern long-eared bats (Myotis septentrionalis) following white-nose syndrome in the central Appalachians. 2019 Northeast Bat Working Group Meeting, State College PA, January 16-18. | January 2019 |
| Kalen, N, M.A. Mutherbaugh, A. Silvis and W.M. Ford. Activity patterns of bats at Shenandoah National Park. 28th Annual Colloquium on the Conservation of Mammals in the Southeastern U.S. Roanoke, VA, March 27-29. | March 2018 |
| K.M. Gorman, S. Hoff, A.M. Sandercock, J. De La Cruz, S.R. Freeze, S.M. Deeley, N.J. Kalen, L. Johnson, L. Olson, D. O'Dell and W.M. Ford. 2022. Northern long-eared bat roosts and population structure along the Eastern Seaboard. 101st Annual Meeting of the Society of American Mammalogists, Tuscon, AZ. June 17-21. | June 2022 |
| Hoff, S., K.M. Gorman, A.M. Sandercock, J.A. Holliday, E.M. Hallerman, K.L. Parise, J.T. Foster, N. Kalen, J. De La Cruz, S.R. Freeze, S.M. Deeley, L. Johnson, E. Olson, C.J. Herzog, D. Brown, P. Roby and W.M. Ford. 2022. Post-white nose syndrome population structure of northern long-eared bats in the eastern United States. 2022 Northeast Bat Working Group, Manchester NH, January 12-14. | January 2022 |
| Gorman, K.M., S.M. Deeley, E.L. Barr, S.R. Freeze, N. Kalen, M.S. Muthersbaugh, W.M. Ford. 2022. Broad-scale geographic and temporal assessment of northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) maternity colony-landscape association. 2022 Northeast Bat Working Group, Manchester NH, January 12-14. | January 2022 |
| Gorman, K.M., S.M. Deeley, E.L. Barr, N. Kalen, S.R. Freeze, M.S. Muthersbaugh, and <b>W.M. Ford.</b> 2021. Broad-scale geographic and temporal assessment of northern long-eared bat (<i>Myotis septentrionalis</i>) maternity colony landscape association. 2021 Virtual Conference of the Northeast Bat Working Group. March 10. | March 2021 |
| Gorman, K.M., S. Hoff, A.M. Sandercock, J. De La Cruz, S.R. Freeze, D. O'Dell, L. Olsen, S.M. Deeley, N. Kalen, L. Johnson and W.M. Ford. 2022. Northern long-eared bats along the Eastern Seaboard. Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Long Branch, NJ. April 3-5. | April 2022 |
| Ford, W.M., Silvis, A., Muthersbaugh, M., Austin, L. Johnson, N. Kalen, J.W. Edwards and S. Owen. 2018. Twenty Years of Central Appalachian Bat Research – What Have We Learned and Where Are We Going? 2018 The Wildlife Society Meeting, October 7-11, Cleveland OH. | October 2018 |
| De La Cruz, J., R.L. Ward, E.S. Schroder, S. Deeley, E. Barr, S.R. Freeze, N. Kalen, M. Muthersbaugh, T. Nocera, W.M. Ford and J. Sheets. 2018. Post-WNS Northern Long-eared Bat Day-roost Use in the Upper Ohio River and Mid-Atlantic. 2018 Wildlife Society Meeting, Cleveland OH. Oct 7-11. | October 2018 |
| De La Cruz, J., N. Kalen, E. Barr and W.M. Ford. 2020. Northern long-eared bats on the mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain of North Carolina and Virginia. 27th Annual Conference of the Wildlife Society. Sept 28-Oct 1. | September 2020 |
| <b>Kalen, N.J., A.S. Foy, P.R Moosman and W.M. Ford. 2020. Talus habitat modeling for eastern small-footed bats in Shenandoah National Park. 2020. Abstracts of the 30th Annual Colloquium on Conservation of Mammals in the Southeastern United States. Athens, GA. February 15</b> | February 2020 |
| <b>Gorman, K.M., S.M. Deeley, S.R. Freeze, N. Kalen, E.L. Barr, M. Muthersbaugh, and W.M. Ford. 2021. Broad-scale geographic and temporal assessment of northern long-eared bat (<i>Myotis septentrionalis</i>) maternity colony landscape association. 2021 Virtual Conference Northeast Bat Working Group. March 10. </b> | March 2020 |
| <b>Gorman, K.M., S.L. Hoff, A.M. Sandercock, J. De La Cruz, S.R. Freeze, S.M. Deeley, N. Kalen, L. Joh</b><b>nson, and W.M. Ford. 2022.<b> Northern long-eared bat roosts and population structure along the Eastern Seaboard.</b></b> <b>101st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists, Tucson, AZ. June 17-21.</b> | June 2022 |
| <b>Deeley, S., W.M. Ford, N. Kalen, S.R. Freeze, M. St. Germain, M. Muthersbaugh, E. Barr, A.B. Kniowski, A. Silvis and J. De La Cruz. 2020. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ACOUSTIC ECHOLOCATION AND REPRODUCTION DATA IN MID-ATLANTIC BATS. 2020 Northeastern Bat Working Group, Saratoga Springs, NY. January 14-18. </b> | January 2020 |
| <b>Deeley, S., W.M. Ford, N. Kalen, S.R. Freeze and E. Barr. 2020. ACOUSTIC SAMPLING FOR BAT PRESENCE IN URBAN ENVIRONMENTS: APPLICABILITY OF NABAT AND USFWS METHODS. 2020 Northeastern Bat Working Group, Saratoga Springs, NY. January 14-18. </b> | January 2020 |
| Technical Publications | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| Kalen, N.J., and V.R. Emrick. 2015. Invasive Plant Species Distribution and Abundance at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. VTCMI-Technical Report-01-2015. Conservation Management Institute, Virginia Tech. Blacksburg, Virginia. 22 pp. | February 2015 |
| Kalen, N.J., V.R. Emrick, R.M. Schneider, and M.J. St. Germain. 2014. Large and Meso-mammal Camera Survey of Fort Pickett, Virginia. VTCMI-Technical Report-03-2014. Conservation Management Institute, Virginia Tech. Blacksburg, Virginia. 57 pp. | December 2014 |
| Kalen, N.J. and Emrick, V. R. Protocols for Identification of Standard Fire Behavior Fuel Models at Marine Corps Base Quantico. VTCMI Technical Note-01-2015. Conservation Management Institute, Virginia Tech. Blacksburg, Virginia. 28 pp. | April 2015 |
| Kalen, N., W. M. Ford, A. Silvis, K. E. Powers, and T. Keifer. 2015. Post-white-nose syndrome assessment of bat species occupancy at Catoctin Mountain Park and Harpers Ferry National Historical Park – Interim Report. | September 2015 |
| Kalen, N., K. Erwin, C. Nemes, and V. Emrick. 2017. 2016 Bat Survey for U.S. Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. Conservation Management Institute and Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, College of Natural Resources and Environment, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg. VTCMI-Technical Report 06-2016. 32 pp. | December 2017 |
| Kalen, N. J. 2023. Bats of Richmond National Battlefield Park following white-nose syndrome: Public version. Natural Resource Report NPS/RICH/NRR—2023/2520. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado. https://doi.org/10.36967/2299295 | May 2023 |
| Kalen, N. J. 2023. Bats of Petersburg National Battlefield following white-nose syndrome. Natural Resource Report NPS/PETE/NRR—2023/2513. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado. https://doi.org/10.36967/2299217 | May 2023 |
| Kalen, N. J. 2023. Bats of Colonial National Historical Park following white-nose syndrome: Public version. Natural Resource Report NPS/COLO/NRR—2023/2534. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado. https://doi.org/10.36967/2299465NPS 333/ | June 2023 |
| Kalen, N. J. 2018. A Post-White-Nose Syndrome Survey in Six Virginia National Parks. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado. | March 2018 |