Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program: Michigan
Education, Research and Technical Assistance for Managing Our Natural Resources

Michigan Technical Assistance Activities


Black bears can occur along an urban to rural gradient.

Description and Agency Provider(s) Date
In field training for use of side scan sonar in surveying lakes and rivers.
Michigan Department of Natural Resources - Fisheries
Booth September 2024
I am using camera trap data to estimate and monitor raccoon population density over time at Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge
Fish and Wildlife Service
Degregorio September 2023
I am establishing a baseline camera trapping effort to collect baseline mammal community data for our partners (DNR, FWS) across Michigan
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Degregorio October 2023
Assisted DNR's Tony Henehan with input for updating the State Wildlife Action Plan
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Degregorio March 2024
Role - Description Provider         Start Date        End Date       
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee - I represent the Fisheries and Wildlife Dept on the MSU IACUC committee. This is a 3 year appointment. Degregorio September 2023 September 2026
Corey Marsh Strategic Planning Committee Member - I am one of the core members of the Corey Marsh Strategic Planning Committee, a group that is appointed to help guide and develop the Corey Marsh Ecological Preserve (a MSU field research facility) to best meet the needs of the diverse stakeholders. Degregorio March 2024 Present
Role and Organization Individual         Start Date        End Date       
WTC Quarterly Meeting (MDNR and CORA Tribes) Gray September 2024 September 2024
Dissertation Reviewer: Charles Sturt University Degregorio August 2024 November 2024
Outreach Activity Provider(s)        Date       
Spoke with a reporter from USA Today about Armadillos and their potential role in the surge of leprosy cases in Florida. Quoted several times in the article Degregorio August 2023