Western Bat Working Group Contacts
State Coordinators/Leadership Committee
Board of Directors
Address for the WBWG Board is:
WBWG
P.O. Box 2153
Rapid City, SD 57709
Pat Ormsbee, President
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(541) 225-6442
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Toni Piaggio, Vice-President
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APHIS Fellow, Molecular Biologist
(970) 266-6142
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Michelle Caviness, Secretary
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Brad Phillips, Treasurer
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3406 Ivy Ave.
Rapid City, SD 57701
(605)673-4853
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Pat Brown, Officer Elect
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Cori Lausen, Officer Elect
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(250)353-7339; fax(250)353-2891
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Jason Williams, Presidential Appointee
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Tim Snow, Presidential Appointee
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(520) 628-5376 ext.143
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Erinn Shirley, Webmaster/Forum Administrator
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State/Provincial Representatives
Alaska: Aaron Poe
use WBWG address
(907)754-2345
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Alberta: Lisa Wilkinson
Reg. Endangered Species Specialist
Alberta Fish and Wildlife Division
# 203, 111-54 Street
Edson, Alberta, Canada T7E 1T2
(780) 723-8556 Office
(780) 723-7963 Fax
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Arizona: Angie McIntire
Arizona Game and Fish Department
2221 W. Greenway Road
Phoenix, AZ 85023-4399
(602) 789-3574 Office
(602) 789-3939 Fax
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British Columbia: Laura Friis
Small Mammal Specialist
Ecosystems Branch
Ministry of Environment
P.O. Box 9338, Stn. Prov. Govt.
Victoria, British Columbia, V8W 9M1
(250) 387-9763 Office
(250) 356-9145 Fax
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California: Betsy Bolster
Staff Environmental Scientist
(Statewide Coordinator for Conservation of Amphibians, Reptiles, and Bats)
California Department Of Fish and Game
Wildlife Branch
Nongame Wildlife Program
1812 9th Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 445-3684 Office
(916) 445-4048 Fax
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California: Heather Johnson
92 Lochmoor Circle
Sacramento, CA 95823
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Colorado: Kirk Navo
Wildlife Biologist
Colorado Division of Wildlife
0722 S. Rd 1E
Monte Vista, CO 81144
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Colorado: Kristen Philbrook
(use WBWG address)
(970) 882-6800 ext.6837 Office
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Idaho: Rita Dixon
Biodiversity Program Leader
Idaho Conservation Data Center
Idaho Department of Fish and Game
600 South Walnut, P.O. Box 25
Boise, ID 83707-0025
(208)287-2735 Office
(208)334-2114 Fax
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Mexico (Northern): Arnulfo Moreno-Valdez, Ph.D.
Instituto Tecnologico de Ciudad Victoria
Ap.P. 175
Cd. Victoria Tamaulipas, Mexico
C.P. 87010
(834) 313-0662 ext. 257 Office
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Montana: Kristi DuBois
Native Species Coordinator
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks
3201 Spurgin Road
Missoula , MT 59804
(406) 542-5551 Office
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Nevada: Jennifer E. Newmark
Program Biologist
Nevada Natural Heritage Program
1550 E. College Pkwy., Suite 137
Carson City, Nevada 89706
(775)687-4245 ext. 238 Office
(775)687-1288 Fax
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Nevada: Derek Hall
M/S NTS260, Bechtel Nevada
P.O. Box 98521
Las Vegas, NV 89193-8521
(702) 295-0364
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New Mexico: Ernie Valdez, Ph.D.
Wildlife Biologist
Department of Biology
MSC03 2020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
(505) 220-0794 Office
(505) 277-0304 Fax
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James N. Stewart
Non-game/T&E Mammal Specialist
New Mexico Department of Game and Fish
Conservation Services Division
PO Box 25112
Santa Fe, NM 87504
(505) 476-8107 or -8101 Office
(505) 476-8128 Fax
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North Dakota: Patrick Isakson
Nongame Biologist
Nevada Natural Heritage Program
North Dakota Game & Fish Dept.
(701) 328-6338 Office
(701) 328-6352 Fax
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Northwest Territories: Joanna Wilson
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Government of Northwest Territories
P.O. Box 1320, 5th Floor, Scotia Centre
Yellowknife, NWT X1A 2L9
(867) 920-8975 Office
(867) 873-0293 Fax
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Oregon: Marylou Schnoes
(use WBWG address)
(541) 471-6616 Office
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Oregon: Steve Langenstein
Wildlife Biologist
Myrtlewood Resource Area
Coos Bay District BLM
1300 Airport Lane
North Bend, OR 97459
(541) 756-0100 Office
(541) 999-5923 Cell
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Saskatchewan: R. Mark Brigham
Department of Biology
University of Regina
Regina, SK S4S 0A2 Canada
(306) 585-4255 Office
(306) 337-2410 Fax
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South Dakota: Brad Phillips
(use WBWG address)
(605) 673-4853 Office
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South Dakota: Scott Pedersen
South Dakota State University
Department of Biology
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Texas: John H. Young
Mammalogist
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
4200 Smith School Road
Austin, TX 78744
(512) 389-4047 Office
(512) 389-8758 Fax
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Utah: Diane Probasco
Wildlife Biologist
US Forest Service
Flaming Gorge and Vernal Ranger Districts
PO Box 279
Manila, UT 84046
(435) 781-5280 Office
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Washington: Gerald Hayes
Fish and Wildlife Biologist
Wildlife Program
Washington Dept. Fish and Wildlife
600 Capitol Way North, NRB
Olympia, WA 98501-1091
(360) 902-2371 Office
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Washington: Howard L. Ferguson
Fish and Wildlife Biologist
Wildlife Program
Washington Dept. Fish and Wildlife
8702 North Division
Spokane, WA 99218-1199
(509) 456-4420
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Wyoming: Martin Grenier
Nongame Mammal Biologist
Wyoming Game and Fish Department
260 Buena Vista
Lander, WY 82520
(307)332-2688 Office
(307)332-6669 Fax
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Yukon: Thomas S. Jung
Senior Wildlife Biologist
Fish and Wildlife Branch
Yukon Dept. Of Environment
Box 2703n
Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6 Canada
(867)667-5766 Office
(867)393-6232 Fax
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