About

Wood Thrush
Jacob Dingel

The Northeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies' (NEAFWA) Fish and Wildlife Diversity Technical Committee, is made up of representatives responsible for fish and wildlife diversity in each of the 13 states in the northeastern U.S. and the District of Columbia, and has been meeting annually since 1986.

The Northeast Fish and Wildlife Diversity Technical Committee has been compiling a list of species representing Northeast states' shared conservation priorities since the 1990s and published its first list in 1999.

In 2007, Northeast states resolved to pool 4% of their State Wildlife Grant funds to create the Regional Conservation Needs Grant Program, administered by the Wildlife Management Institute. The grant program has funded a wide range of projects including the first climate vulnerability assessments for the region, habitat classification systems and assessments, conservation status assessments for odonates and Northern Diamondback Terrapins.

 

Northeast Fish and Wildlife Diversity Technical Committee Members

The Fish and Wildlife Diversity Committee is made up of representatives responsible for fish and wildlife diversity in each of the 13 states in the northeastern U.S. and the District of Columbia, and has been collaborating since 1986.

Committee leadership:
  • Brian Hess, chair
  • Amy Martin, vice chair
State Contact Email Agency
Dee Blanton dee_blanton@fws.gov U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Connecticut Christopher McDowell christopher.mcdowell@ct.gov Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Connecticut Brian Hess brian.hess@ct.gov Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Delaware Joe Rogerson Joseph.Rogerson@delaware.gov Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife
District of Columbia Teresa Rodriguez teresa.rodriguez@dc.gov District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment
Maine Alexander Fish Alexander.C.Fish@maine.gov Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Maryland Jonathan McKnight Jonathan.McKnight@maryland.gov Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Massachusetts Everose "Eve" Schluter eve.schluter@mass.gov Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
New Hampshire Michael Marchand Michael.N.Marchand@wildlife.nh.gov New Hampshire Fish and Game
New Jersey Kathy Clark kathy.clark@dep.nj.gov New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
New Jersey Brian Zarate Brian.Zarate@dep.nj.gov New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
New York Daniel Rosenblatt daniel.rosenblatt@dec.ny.gov New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
New York Lisa Holst lisa.holst@dec.ny.gov New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Pennsylvania Chris Urban curban@pa.gov Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
Pennsylvania Lisa Williams liswilliam@pa.gov Pennsylvania Game Commission
Rhode Island Amanda Freitas Amanda.Freitas@dem.ri.gov Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
Vermont Mark Ferguson Mark.Ferguson@vermont.gov Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department
Vermont Margaret Murphy margaret.murphy@vermont.gov Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department
Virginia Amy Martin amy.martin@dwr.virginia.gov Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Virginia Brian Watson brian.watson@dwr.virginia.gov Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
West Virginia Mack Frantz Mack.W.Frantz@wv.gov West Virginia Division of Natural Resources

Northeastern State Wildlife Action Plan Coordinators

State Contact Email Agency
Connecticut Brian Hess brian.hess@ct.gov Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Delaware Samantha Robinson samantha.robinson@delaware.gov Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife
District of Columbia Damien Ossi Damien.Ossi@dc.gov District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment
Maine Alexander Fish Alexander.C.Fish@maine.gov Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Maryland Gwen Brewer Gwenda.Brewer@maryland.gov Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Massachusetts Jesse Leddick jesse.leddick@mass.gov Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
New Hampshire Sandra Houghton Sandra.D.Houghton@wildlife.nh.gov New Hampshire Fish and Game
New Jersey Kim Korth kimberly.korth@dep.nj.gov New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
New York Brianna Denoncour Brianna.Denoncour@dec.ny.gov New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Pennsylvania Cathy Haffner Chaffner@pa.gov Pennsylvania Game Commission
Pennsylvania Diana Day DiDay@pa.gov Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
Rhode Island Amanda Freitas Amanda.Freitas@dem.ri.gov Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
Vermont Jon Kart Jon.Kart@vermont.gov Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department
Virginia Jeff Trollinger jeff.trollinger@dwr.virginia.gov Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Virginia Clay Ferguson clay.ferguson@dwr.virginia.gov Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
West Virginia Kieran O'Malley Kieran.M.O'Malley@wv.gov West Virginia Division of Natural Resources