New Mexico Technical Assistance Activities
As part of our mission, each of the Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit scientists and affiliated staff routinely provide technical assistance that includes data analysis, in-service training, GIS mapping, technical reviews of agency reports and management plans, captive breeding of imperiled fishes, to consultations of issues of state and regional importance to our cooperators. When Cooperator needs are beyond our area of expertise, we work to engage faculty and staff at NMSU.
New Mexico Unit scientists and affiliated staff serve as advisors to the Committee for Recovery of Rio Grande Silvery Minnow, Work Group for Conservation and Recovery of White Sands Pupfish, Workgroup for Recovery and Restoration of Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout, and the New Mexico Rocky Mountain Foundation Project Advisory Committee just to name a few. The Unit spearheaded the information development and writing of New Mexico’s Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy. The data used to develop the working document is currently housed at the Unit where it undergoes periodic revision to update the State’s most important strategic plan for conservation and planning of species at risk in New Mexico.
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Tracing the source of illegal pike introductions in Wyoming Reservoirs Wyoming Game and Fish Department |
Carleton | July 2014 |
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The Las Conchas Fire of 2011 is the largest fire in New Mexico history. In less than a week, one-third of the Valles Caldera National Preserve was burned. I am evaluating the recovery of the aqutic ecosystem through seasonal surveys of the streams. Valles Caldera National Preserve, New Mexico |
Zeigler | August 2011 |
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Technical Advisory Team member for the BLM's Chihuahuan Desert Rapid Ecoregion Assessment. Bureau of Land Management |
Cain | June 2013 |
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State Delisting of the Peregrine Falcon in New Mexico USFWS |
Carleton | October 2012 |
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Southwest Tribal Hatchery and USGS are working together to restore Rio Grande cutthroat trout to Mescalero Apache Reservation lands Southwest Tribal Hatchery |
Anderson, Zeigler, Galindo, Caldwell | April 2009 |
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Reviewed delisting proposal for removal of desert bighorn sheep from the New Mexico State Threatened and Endangered Species List. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish |
Cain | August 2010 |
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Reviewed Environmental Impact Statement for Harvesting Oryx on San Andres National Wildlife Refuge. Reviewed and provided biological expertise in the drafting of SANWRs EIS for harvesting oryx, an exotic antelope that interferes with the Refuge?s primary mission of fostering the state-endangered desert bighorn sheep. |
Bender | March 2007 |
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Review of rotenone and its toxicity effects on target and non-target organisms New Mexico Department of Game and Fish |
Caldwell | May 2011 |
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Restoration of Agua Chiquita Creek, Lincoln National Forest, represents a multi-agency effort Mesilla Valley Fly Fishers |
Caldwell, Zeigler, Kalb | June 2011 |
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Reintroduction of Fire as a tool to improve lesser prairie-chicken habitat in eastern New Mexico on BLM managed lands Bureau of Land Management |
Carleton | January 2015 |
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Redevelopment of aerial survey methodology for mule deer and pronghorn populations in New Mexico. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish |
Cain | April 2014 |
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Reconstructing the life history movement patterns of an invasive fish species, northern pike, in the Little Snake River drainage, Wyoming Wyoming Game and Fish Department |
Carleton | July 2014 |
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Provided the State cooperator age and growth estimates for Northern Pike from a managed reservoir. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish |
Caldwell, Miller, Trujillo | October 2021 |
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Provided technical assistance to the NMDGF with River Otter Restoration |
Caldwell | October 2006 |
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Provided review of fish contaminant data to assess potential effects in fish-eating mammals within the upper Middle Rio Grande basin. |
Caldwell | October 2007 |
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Provided native fishes to the Museum of Natural History in Las Cruces. Provided assistance with the design and set-up of the exhibit as well as periodic evaluation of diet and water quality. |
Caldwell | March 2004 |
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Provided expertise on the design of boat-based nightlight surveys and alligator population trends in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources |
Lawson, Jodice | March 2021 |
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Provide technical assistance to the living fish exhibit at the Las Cruces Museum of Natural History (~30 hours) |
Caldwell | October 2007 |
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Production of Pacific white shrimp using glandless (gossypol-free) cottonseed meal to assess the efficacy of feeding glandless cottonseed meal in the production of shrimp as a value-added product for the cotton growers in southern New Mexico. Texas A&M University |
Caldwell | May 2011 |
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Peer reviewer for the USFWS Roundtail Chub Species Status Assessment to inform the listing decison. USFWS Ecological Services |
Lawson | October 2021 |
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Natal sources of largemouth bass in Elephant Butte Reservoir, New Mexico: Microchemistry signatures in fish otoliths are commonly used to reconstruct life history patterns, including natal origin. Of interest to fisheries managers and anglers is the successful contribution of stocked fish to augment popular sport fish populations. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish |
Caldwell | January 2019 |
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Mescalero Apache - Pellet count estimation of relative elk and deer abundance. Assisted biologists working for the Division of Resource Management & Protection of the Mescalero Apache Tribe with using pellet counts to estimate relative abundance for deer and elk on tribal lands. Mescalero Apache Tribe |
Cain | August 2024 |
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Member of the Core Team for the Suwannee alligator snapping turtle Species Status Assessment, Conducted analyses for Future Conditions assessment, presented at RTM. USFWS Ecological Services |
Lawson, McGowan | March 2021 |
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Living fishes exhibit at the at the Las Cruces Museum of Natural History is supported through Dr. Caldwell's efforts and loan of fish. Las Cruces Museum of Natural History |
Caldwell | October 2008 |
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La Macha is a local wetland owned by the City of Las Cruces, but under the control of private citizens. I advised and assisted with water quality collection and analysis of the wetland before and after river water was diverted through the wetland. My students assisted with fish species identification. Las Cruces City |
Caldwell, Armstrong | August 2019 |
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In May 2022, wildfire burned over populations of genetically pure RGCT. The State cooperator delivered 160 fish to my wet laboratory for care until a stream was available for translocation. I cared for the fish from June 1 through September 14. I experienced very little mortality and was able to transition the wild fish to pellet feed until translocation to their new stream. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish |
Caldwell | June 2022 |
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Habitat Assessment for Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep--At the request of the Jicarilla Apache Tribe, I conducted a preliminary habitat assessment for Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep in an area impacted by wildfires. The tribe wanted to determine if the area was suitable for an introduction of Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep. Jicarilla Apache Tribe |
Cain | July 2016 |
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Facilitator and decision analyst for the interagency Rosy Finch Working group (state, federal, and NGOs) to develop a research prioritization framework using value of information. Rosy Finch Interagency Working Group |
Lawson | October 2021 |
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Facilitation of Atlantic Coast Eastern Black Rail Adaptive Management Working Group annual meeting US Fish and Wildlife Service Atlantic Coast Joint Venture |
Lawson | March 2021 |
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Evaluation of population estimation methods (aerial sightability models), New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. This resulted in the identification of weaknesses in survey strategies and estimators used by NMDGF, and the initiation of research to develop locally applicable population estimators for New Mexico?s varied habitats. |
Bender | November 2002 |
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Evaluating the current habitat conditions of a large urban arroyo in the context of a proposed flood control project for the Army Corp of Engineers. U.S. Army Corp of Engineers |
Boykin, Harings | July 2014 |
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Evaluated trapping techniques to reduce potential for injury to Mexican wolves. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish |
Cain | October 2010 |
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Evaluated of long-term population trends of the state-endangered desert bighorn sheep, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, San Andres National Wildlife Refuge. This technical assistance was requested by USFWS to determine which factors (density dependence, precipitation, predation) were most important in determining long-term population dynamics of desert bighorn sheep on SANWR. |
Bender | January 2003 |
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Elk population estimation and predation impacts of wolves, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. Assisted NMDGF staff with developing accurate and corroborated estimates of elk population size and productivity in the Gila Mountains, and modeling the potential effects of predation by the endangered Mexican wolf on trends in elk populations. |
Bender | May 2007 |
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Elk condition assessment, Valles Calderra National Preserve, NM. Captured and assessed for body condition and pregnancy ~30 adult cow elk for VCNP. |
Bender | April 2006 |
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Elk capture, Santa Clara Pueblo, NM. Recaptured bull elk initially captured for Santa Clara Pueblo in November 2004 to retrieve movement data from GPS collars. Also captured and radio-collared adult cow elk for Pueblo biologists to aid their ongoing research on elk movements. |
Bender | June 2007 |
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Differentiating tributaries of the Pend O’Reille river watershed to determine important areas of recruitment for Westslope Cutthroat Trout Idaho Game and Fish Department |
Carleton, Quist | March 2013 |
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Differentiating tributaries of the Kootenai River watershed and linking adult red band rainbow trout to their natal origins to support conservation and management. Montana Game Fish and Parks |
Carleton, Quist | March 2013 |
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Development of deer productivity survey protocols, New Hampshire Department of Fish and Wildlife. Worked with NH?s Deer Biologist in developing a protocol to collect productivity data on NH?s white-tailed deer herd. |
Bender | October 2006 |
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Development of a wildlife certification program for Mexican Biologists USFWS |
Carleton | January 2015 |
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Development of a burn plan on the Weaver Ranch in eastern New Mexico to benefit lesser prairie-chickens Graslans Charitable Trust |
Carleton | March 2015 |
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Developed protocol for analysis of body condition of mountain lions collected during predator removal programs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, San Andres National Wildlife Refuge. |
Bender | May 2002 |
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Developed habitat management plans for San Andres National Wildlife Refuge with goal of enhancing habitat for the state-endangered desert bighorn sheep and desert mule deer, a Species of Concern in NM. |
Bender | July 2004 |
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Developed Bayesian elk habitat model and provided instructions on model application, Pacific Power and Light. |
Bender | December 2000 |
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Determining the source of non-native pike in Wyoming Reservoirs Wyoming Game and Fish Department |
Carleton | October 2014 |
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Coordinated Rio Grande Silvery Minnow propagation and augmentation workshop, New Mexico State University. |
Caldwell | January 2002 |
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Conducted elk, mule deer, and oryx composition surveys for White Sands Missile Range. |
Bender | September 2007 |
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Conducted composition surveys for New Mexico Department of Game and Fish in GMUs 34 and 36. Also provided training for NMDGF biologists on composition surveying. |
Bender | September 2007 |
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Characterizing strontium stable isotopes of otoliths to reconstruct natal origin and movement patterns of walleye throughout New Mexico reservoirs. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish |
Carleton | October 2014 |
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Chair, Peer-review Panel for White Sands Pupfish status and listing coordinated by New Mexico Department of Game and Fish New Mexico Department of Game and Fish |
Caldwell | February 2018 |
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Captured, radio-collared, and assessed for condition and pregnancy elk on Ft. Riley, KS for U.S. Department of Defense and Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit biologists. |
Bender | October 2003 |
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Captured and radio-collared ~30 coyotes for management staff of VCNP. This technical assistance supported research to determine movements of coyotes among VCNP, Los Alamos National Lab, and Bandelier National Monunment, as well as potential impacts on elk calves. |
Bender | February 2006 |
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Captured and radio-collared elk for Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. Captured and radio-collared bull elk for Pueblo biologists with the Santa Clara Pueblo, NM. |
Bender | November 2004 |
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BLM steering committee for the development of a study to assess the potential impacts of winter gas drilling on mule deer in northwestern New Mexico.
Bureau of Land Management-Farmington, New Mexico |
Cain | May 2011 |
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Assisted in development of harvest strategies and harvest data collection programs for the Fee Hunting operation on Corona Rangeland and Livestock Research Center, New Mexico State University. Also developed and conduct all population monitoring programs and harvest permit levels for mule deer and pronghorn on CRLRC. |
Bender | May 2004 |
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Assisted District Biologists of Wyoming Department of Game and Fish in developing demographic survey protocols for elk and interpreting survey data. |
Bender | March 2007 |
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Analysis of prey items in mountain lion scats, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, San Andres National Wildlife Refuge. This technical assistance involved identification of puma prey items from scats collected by USFWS biologists from San Andres National Wildlife Refuge, during a period when both desert bighorn sheep and desert mule deer both achieved historic low population densities on SANWR. |
Bender | January 2004 |
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Aided New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Biologists in development of mitigation recommendations for areas burned by extensive wildfires. |
Bender | August 2002 |
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Advised state biologist on design for population estimation studies of elk. |
Bender | June 2002 |
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Advised state Environment Department staff on mercury deposition assessment and interpretation. |
Caldwell | March 2002 |
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A team of USGS scientists is working with NPS to develop a transparent framework to evaluate proposed coastal infrastructure investments, given the ongoing threat of climate change. National Parks Service |
Lawson | June 2022 |
| Role - Description | Provider | Start Date | End Date |
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| Search Committee, Wildlife Disease Ecologist Faculty, Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology | Cain | October 2022 | March 2023 |
| Search Committee, Terrestrial Wildlife Ecologist, Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology | Cain | December 2021 | May 2022 |
| Search Committee Member, Department Head Position, Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology | Cain | May 2024 | December 2024 |
| PhD Program Development Committee - At the request of the Department Head, I am currently serving on a committee to develop a PhD program for the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Ecology. | Cain | September 2024 | Present |
| Member, Wildlife Ecologist Faculty Search Committee, Dept. of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Ecology, New Mexico State University | Lawson | December 2021 | May 2022 |
| Member, Space and Facilities Committee, Department of Fishery and Wildlife Sciences | Caldwell | July 2004 | June 2015 |
| Interdepartmental Committee to develop PhD program in Applied Ecology - Chair, Development of the interdepartmental PhD program in Arid Lands Science and Management. I am responsible for monthly meetings and leading discussions to develop core curricula, report monthly progress to the Dean, and pushing the committee to establish the needed criteria for the program. | Caldwell | July 2015 | Present |
| Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, member - As a committee member of New Mexico State University IACUC, I review 30-40 applications from NMSU faculty and staff to perform work with vertebrates. | Caldwell | January 2014 | Present |
| Graduate Program Committee Chair, Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology, New Mexico State University | Cain | August 2011 | Present |
| Faculty Search Committee-Plant and Environmental Sciences - Served on the search committee for a faculty position in forestry and tree ecophysiology. | Cain | November 2023 | August 2024 |
| FWCE Department Head Search Committee - Representing the Coop Unit on the Department Head search committee for Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology (Host Department for Unit) | Caldwell | August 2018 | March 2019 |
| Departmental Vehicles Committee - Assist Department Head with identifying vehicle needs and processing vehicle requests. | Caldwell | August 2014 | December 2019 |
| Departmental Facility and Space Committee - Convened committee monthly to address space needs within the Department. Completed renovation of Departmental Conference room which included computing and teleconferencing technology. | Caldwell | August 2012 | Present |
| Departmental Committee to review applicants for the Assistant Professor in Fisheries - Assisted with describing qualifications, writing advertisement, questions for candidates, interviewing candidates and selecting final candidate. Developed a short video of the fisheries research laboratories, offices, and storage spaces. | Caldwell | June 2020 | July 2020 |
| Department Promotion and Tenure Committee - I served on the P&T committee to revise the protocol to address limitations of evaluating promotion for Unit Scientists. The document was accepted by the College. | Caldwell | July 2014 | June 2015 |
| Committee Member, Graduate Research Quantitative Quality Committee, Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Ecology, New Mexico State University - Provide consultation on quantitative analyses to graduate students and identify departmental quantitative training gaps. | Lawson | September 2021 | August 2024 |
| Committee Member, Graduate Curriculum Committee, Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Ecology, New Mexico State University | Lawson | August 2024 | Present |
| Committee Chair, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Committee, Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Ecology, New Mexico State University | Lawson | August 2023 | Present |
| Committee - Scholarship and student recruitment committee, Chair | Carleton | June 2014 | Present |
| Chair, Space and Facilities Commmittee, Department of Fishery and Wildlife Sciences | Caldwell | July 2006 | June 2007 |
| Chair, Space and Facilities Committee, Dept. Fish and Wildlife Sciences, New Mexico State University | Caldwell | July 2007 | June 2008 |
| Chair, Space and Facilities Committee, Department of Fishery and Wildlife Sciences | Caldwell | July 2005 | June 2006 |
| Chair, Quantitative Ecologist Hiring Committee, Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology | Cain | August 2015 | May 2016 |
| Chair, Departmental Facilities and Space Committee - Convened committee monthly to address space needs within the Department. Completed renovation of Departmental Conference room which included computing and teleconferencing technology. | Caldwell | August 2010 | August 2011 |
| Ad Hoc Committee for Department Head Search - Worked with faculty in the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology to write position description of reaserch and teaching expertise needed for the Department Head position. Distributed to faculty for reivew and comment. Disseminated to College Administration for review. | Caldwell | May 2012 | June 2012 |
| Role and Organization | Individual | Start Date | End Date |
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| White Sands Pupfish Working Group | Caldwell | January 2011 | January 2018 |
| Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Lesser Prairie-Chicken Technical Science Committee | Carleton | July 2014 | Present |
| U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Migratory Shore and Upland Game Bird Support Task Force | Carleton | January 2012 | Present |
| Symposium Co-Organizer, Moving the needle on avian conservation in the southwestern US: grand challenges and opportunities, Wilson Ornithological Society Annual Conference | Lawson | March 2022 | July 2022 |
| Student Fellowship Selection Committee, USFWS Sea Duck Joint Venture | Lawson | December 2021 | January 2022 |
| Rio Grande cutthroat trout Working Group | Caldwell | January 2010 | Present |
| Reviewed Promotion Packet - Montana State University | Caldwell | November 2011 | December 2011 |
| Primary Reviewer, USGS RGE Panel | Lawson | May 2022 | August 2022 |
| Primary Reviewer for Promotion to Full Professor | Caldwell | August 2019 | September 2019 |
| Primary Reviewer RGE Panel | Caldwell | September 2017 | November 2017 |
| Playa Lakes Joint Venter Working Group | Carleton | March 2012 | Present |
| Peer Review Panel, Chair, White Sands Pupfish Listing Investigation via Wildlife Conservation Act | Caldwell | February 2018 | August 2018 |
| Panel Member, A Future PI Training Session, The Wildlife Society Annual Conference | Lawson | November 2021 | November 2021 |
| Panel Member & Organizer, A Future PI Training Session, The Wildlife Society Annual Conference | Lawson | March 2022 | November 2022 |
| Mesilla Valley Fly Fishers | Caldwell | January 2010 | Present |
| Member, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Projects Advisory Committee | Bender | March 2002 | September 2007 |
| Member, Rio Grande Silvery Minnow Propagation and Genetics Workgroup | Caldwell | January 2001 | December 2016 |
| Member, Research Grade Evaluation Panel, U.S. Geological Survey | Caldwell | October 2011 | November 2011 |
| Member, Research Grade Evaluation Panel, U.S. Geological Survey | Caldwell | October 2005 | October 2005 |
| Member, Pecos Ecosystem Ecoteam | Caldwell | August 2003 | August 2004 |
| Lead Symposium Organizer, Ecology and conservation of Eastern black rail: Road to recovery through management, The Wildlife Society Annual Conference | Lawson | May 2021 | November 2021 |
| Lead Symposium Organizer, Ask the experts: Applications and future directions of using expert elicitation to improve wildlife management decisions, The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, | Lawson | March 2022 | November 2022 |
| Israeli Ministry of Science and Technology, Reviewer-Terrestrial Research Proposal | Cain | July 2020 | September 2020 |
| Interview Panel Member, Branch of Species Status Assessment Science Support, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Lawson | April 2021 | May 2021 |
| Gila / Rio Grande Trout Unlimited | Caldwell | October 2010 | Present |
| Faculty Advisor, Student Chapter of the American Fisheries Society | Caldwell | July 2007 | Present |
| Faculty Advisor New Mexico State University Bass Fishing Club | Caldwell | August 2011 | Present |
| FSP Reviewer: TX CFWRU (Influence of temperature on swimming performance of wild Blue Sucker) | Caldwell | September 2019 | September 2019 |
| Chair, Biometrics Working Group, The Wildlife Society | Lawson | November 2021 | Present |
| CSUR Research Proposal Reviewer | Cain | July 2017 | July 2017 |
| Board Member: NMSU Institutional Animal Use and Care Committee | Caldwell | August 2014 | Present |
| Outreach Activity | Provider(s) | Date |
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| Will the Antelope Still Roam? Pronghorn at Risk in the Southwest. Project summary by National Climate Adaptation Center | Cain, Gedir | June 2017 |
| Watson, W.A., C.C. Borgman, T.F. Wright, A.J. Lawson. 2024. Brown-capped Rosy-Finch Breeding Range Bioacoustic Monitoring Project. Rosy-Finch Working Group Quarterly Meeting. 24 April 2024, virtual meeting. Oral presentation. | Lawson, Watson | April 2024 |
| Watson, W. A., C. C. Borgman, S. Cox, T. F. Wright, A. J. Lawson. 2024. Rosy-finch survival estimation based on long-term wintering data in New Mexico. New Mexico Avian Conservation Partners Statewide Meeting; La Joya, New Mexico. February 20, 2024. Oral presentation. | Watson, Lawson | February 2024 |
| Video produced by Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation on the calf survival portion of our research project on the influence of Mexican wolves on elk populations in Arizona and New Mexico. | Cain, Boyle | September 2022 |
| Vennum, C.R., A.J. Lawson, P.E. Howell, B.A. Millsap, M.J. Eaton, O.J. Robinson, I. Rangwala. 2024. Decision support for sustainable raptor take limits in a changing climate. New Mexico Avian Conservation Partners Annual Meeting; La Joya, New Mexico. February 20, 2024. Oral presentation. | Vennum, Lawson | February 2024 |
| Talk on the birds of New Mexico | Carleton | March 2014 |
| TWS article online featuring previous research project on mountain lion kill sites in proximity to water in the Southwest. | Cain, Prude | March 2023 |
| Responses of Mule Deer, Elk, Black Bear, and Mountain Lion to Forest Restoration in New Mexico. Outdoor News Bulletin, Wildlife Management Institute. | Cain | August 2017 |
| Research was highlighted via public broadcasting network: "Raising Fish in the Desert" Aggie Almanac Program #91 (aired 11/13/2008, 11/15/2008, and 11/16/2008) on KRWG-TV Weekly Magazine Show). http://www.krwgtv.org/almanac/AA_91.html | Caldwell | November 2008 |
| Provided a one hour presentation to the inhabitants of the Good Samaritan (retired and assisted living) of Las Cruces. The presentation was titled: "Fish population diversity in New Mexico: Management, conflict, and compromise". | Caldwell | September 2004 |
| Presented research findings of the effects of whirling disease on Rio Grande cutthroat trout to the Mesilla Valley Fly Fishers Association. | Caldwell | May 2005 |
| Presented research describing the effects of whirling disease in Rio Grande cutthroat trout to the New Mexico Wildlife Federation | Caldwell | May 2005 |
| Presented posters and addressed pubic questions at the 2023 Los Alamos Bear Festival about ongoing research project assessing the influence of forest restoration treatments and wildfires on mule deer, elk, black bears and mountain lions in the Jemez Mountains. | Cain, Keeling | August 2023 |
| Presented posters and addressed pubic questions at the 2022 Los Alamos Bear Festival about ongoing research project assessing the influence of forest restoration treatments and wildfires on mule deer, elk, black bears and mountain lions in the Jemez Mountains. | Cain, Keeling, Peyton | August 2022 |
| Peyton, M.A., S.E. Milligan, and J.W. Cain III. 2023. Responses of large mammals to forest restoration treatments and wildfire in the southwest Jemez Mountains, New Mexico – mountain lion update<i> </i>[presentation]. East Jemez Resource Council Bi-Annual Meeting, 28 February 2023, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA. | Cain, Peyton | February 2023 |
| Peyton, M., S. Milligan, and J. Cain. 2022. Mountain Lion Ecology in the Jemez Mountains — Large Mammal Monitoring Project. Pajarito Environmental Education Center. Los Alamos, New Mexico. | Cain | February 2022 |
| Peyton, M., S. Milligan, and J. Cain. 2021. Mountain Lion ecology in the Jemez Mountains, New Mexico. "Nature On Tap" public presentation. Pajarito Environmental Education Center. Los Alamos, New Mexico. | Cain | November 2021 |
| Newspaper article highlighting research:<br>Amid fire damage to scientific sites, Valles Caldera researchers see opportunity to learn- Santa Fe New Mexican | Cain | July 2013 |
| News release from New Mexico State University highlighting my research on whirling disease in Rio Grande cutthroat trout was picked up by Associated Press and published in two New Mexico newspapers (Las Cruces Sun News and Albuquerque Journal) | Caldwell | January 2005 |
| News article on our research project:<br>Researchers discover how vegetation thinning affects New Mexico mule deer population | Cain | May 2020 |
| New Mexico experienced severe wildfire spring 2022 with the Hermit's Peak and Calf Canyon wildfire that burned over several precious Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout streams. Colleen Caldwell was asked by the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish to take a few hundred of these native fish into her lab to care for until the State agency could locate a new stream for the native fish. Their original stream is now under a few feet of ash. <br> <br>Colleen nursed and babied these wild fish in her lab from June 1 through September 14, 2022 when they were picked up and hauled to their new home in northern New Mexico (the Middle Ponil, a lovely headwater stream). | Caldwell | September 2022 |
| NMSU researchers work to restore fire-damaged forests. Newspaper Article published in Las Cruces Sun News | Cain | February 2019 |
| NMSU professor leads wildlife research effort in Jemez Mountains. Newspaper Article in Albuquerque Journal | Cain | November 2017 |
| Matos-Sepulveda, C. T.F. Wright, D.P. Collins, A.J. Lawson. 2024. Pond Use by Mexican Ducks and Mallards in Arid Southeast Arizona. Sonoran Joint Venture Science Meeting; Tucson, Arizona. May 2024. | Matos, Lawson | May 2024 |
| Mark Peyton, Sarah Milligan, James Cain. 19 March 2024. Mountain lions of the Jemez Mountains - science and natural history. Zion National Park, Utah. | Peyton, Cain | March 2024 |
| Mark Peyton, James Cain. 15 July 2023. Mountain lions of the Jemez Mountains – with a focus on Jemez Springs. Jemez Springs community presentation. Jemez Springs, New Mexico. | Peyton, Cain | July 2023 |
| Magazine article discussing some of our research on feral burros in the Mojave Desert | Cain | December 2017 |
| Karsch, R.C., and J.W. Cain III. 2014. Your backyard: Desert bighorn sheep in the Peloncillo Mountains, New Mexico. 10<sup>th</sup> grade Biology class, Animas High School, Animas, New Mexico, USA. | Karsch, Cain | January 2014 |
| Karsch, R.C., and J.W. Cain III. 2014. Survival and cause-specific mortality of neonatal desert bighorn sheep in the Peloncillo Mountains, New Mexico. Malpai Borderlands Group board meeting, Douglas, Arizona, USA. | Karsch, Cain | January 2014 |
| Karsch, R.C., and J.W. Cain III. 2013. Survival and cause-specific mortality of neonatal desert bighorn sheep in the Peloncillo Mountains, New Mexico. Portal Sew What Forum, Portal, Arizona, USA. | Karsch, Cain | January 2013 |
| Interviewed for NMSU ACES Magazine article highlighting NM CFWRU scientists and research projects. | Lawson | April 2021 |
| Interviewed by Audubon Magazine for an article focused on American kestrel population declines. | Lawson, Davis | May 2023 |
| I investigated a fish die-off in a city pond in which thousands of fish were found dead. My results revealed the City had filled the pond with chlorinated city water. My results were published in the Sun News (Las Cruces newspaper). 'Lethal' chlorine levels in Young Pond prompt new questions about recent <i>fish</i> deaths. Michael McDevitt. <i>Las Cruces Sun</i>-<i>News</i>. | Caldwell | June 2021 |
| Gould, M.J.<b>, </b>J.W. Cain, III, G.W. Roemer. Landscape genetics of the American black bear (<i>Ursus americanus</i>) throughout the Southwest and Intermountain West and northern Mexico. Mesilla Valley Audubon Society, Las Cruces, New Mexico. | Cain | January 2016 |
| Eye on Research at NMSU and newspapers around New Mexico on lesser prairie-chicken research | Carleton | November 2014 |
| Davis, K.P., E.R. Bjerre, C. W. Boal, M.A. Boggie, M.J. Eaton, J.H. Herner-Thogmartin, P.E. Howell, B.A. Millsap, K.K. Madden, O.J. Robinson, H.M. White, G.S. Zimmerman, A.J. Lawson. 2024. Collaborative research prioritization to discern population drivers for the American Kestrel. New Mexico Avian Conservation Partners Annual Meeting; La Joya, New Mexico. February 20, 2024. Oral presentation. | Davis, Lawson | February 2024 |
| Co-led workshop: Valles Caldera National Preserve as a Natural Laboratory. Monitoring the Effectiveness of Habitat Management, Restoration, and Wildlife Reintroduction Efforts | Cain | September 2017 |
| Cameo appearence in a film that describes the Valles Caldera National Preserve. I describe the effects of a wildfire on the aquatic system within the preserve. | Caldwell | September 2012 |
| CUTLINE: Colleen Caldwell, an adjunct associate professor in NMSU's Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology and the New Mexico unit leader for the U.S. Geological Survey's Biological Resources Division, uses a conductivity meter to check water salinity levels in a shrimp cultivation tank. She directs a research project that will assess shrimp cultivation in a closed-water system using a glandless cottonseed meal feed. (NMSU photo by Jay A. Rodman) | Caldwell | August 2011 |
| Boyle, S.T, J.W. Cain, F. Abadi, N. Tatman, S. Liley, J. DeVos, and J. Avey. 2023. Rewilding of Mexican gray wolves and demographic response of elk. Presentation to the Wildland Network. | Cain, Boyle | October 2023 |
| Black Bears, Wildfire, and Forest Restoration Treatments in the Southwest Jemez Mountains. 2018. Public presentation given at Pajarito Environmental Center, Los Alamos, New Mexico. | Cain | October 2018 |
| Article published n the Bugle, by Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation detailing our research project on the influences of wildfire and forest restoration on elk. | Cain | December 2016 |
| Article published in The Bugle by Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation detailing our project on Mexican wolf impacts on elk in Arizona and New Mexico.<br><br>https://www.grandviewoutdoors.com/wolf/are-mexican-wolves-reshaping-the-lives-of-elk<br>https://wolf.org/headlines/are-mexican-wolves-reshaping-the-lives-of-elk/ | Cain | March 2022 |
| Article on our research project published in The Bighorn, a quarterly magazine published by the Rocky Mountain Bighorn Society<br><br>https://bighornsheep.org/the-bighorn/Summer-2021/mobile/index.html | Evans, Cain | June 2021 |
| Article on our research project of desert bighorn sheep lamb mortality. Published by The Wildlife Society | Cain | November 2018 |
| Article in RMEF Bugle Magazine highlighting our research project on mountain lion kill sites and develop water sources. | Cain, Prude | July 2023 |
| ACES Magazine: College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (Vol 5, Spring 2021) published an article describing the New Mexico Coop Unit and its work in New Mexico. My work was highlighted and used as the cover of the magazine. | Caldwell, Cain | February 2021 |
| A photographer and write, Jeremy Miller of bioGraphic magazine, visited several of Colleen Caldwell's study sites to observe and write about the use of the Trojan Brook Trout in the ecological control of invasive fish. | Caldwell | March 2022 |