- NPCA Region: Southeast
Steve is the Wildlife Research Program Coordinator for NPCA’s Southeast Region leading our wildlife connectivity field research along I-40 east of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and I-26 near the Appalachian National Scenic Trail. He also leads our bird and bat diversity research within the proposed 15,576-ac Craggy Wilderness and National Scenic Area adjacent to the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Prior to joining NCPA in 2018, Steve spent 18 years monitoring, researching, and conserving threatened and endangered species in Florida, Arizona, and Washington state. He has worked as a wildlife biologist for Virginia Tech, Arizona Game & Fish Department and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and holds BS degrees in biology and finance from the University of South Florida and a MS in biology from the University of West Florida.
His driving aim is to find the balance between the need for novel research and using existing, best available information to make timely decisions to protect wildlife, ecosystems, and landscapes.