Shannon Keeney

Keeneys@go.Stockton.edu

Stockton University December 2016

Bachelor of Science: Environmental Science Galloway, NJ

EXPERIENCE

Biological Technician April 2021-Present

Ricketts Conservation Foundation, Wyoming and Idaho
• Conducted common loon surveys in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem via shoreline,
boat, and small aircraft
• Monitored loon territories for nesting status, threats to nesting and survivorship
• Assisted in the capture and banding of loons
• Assisted in the operation of a MAPS banding station, including the extraction and
banding of passerines caught in mist nests
• Deployed small mammal traps, identified and individually marked those caught
• Deployed and baited trail cameras

Greater Sage-Grouse Field Technician February 2019-August 2020

University of Idaho, Rogerson, ID
• Trapped, radio collared, banded, measured primary feathers, and aged greater sage-
grouse
• Monitored nest and brood success of collared hens by performing daily triangulations,
daybreak flushes, and obtaining nighttime location of roost site
• Collected fecal from hens and brood at roost site
• Collected DNA on eggs from failed nests and conducted mortality cause investigations
• Conduced vegetation surveys and short-eared owl surveys
• Trained crew in the construction and maintenance of insect pit fall traps and sweep net
transects
• Worked overnight and daytime shifts, operated an ATV daily, and entered data daily

Wildlife Technician August 2017-February 2020

HDR Inc., Valhalla and Yonkers, NY
• Managed waterfowl and gull populations roosting on New York City reservoirs utilizing
ATF regulated pyrotechnics, as well as passive dissuasion
• Surveyed for various waterfowl species, including ducks, grebes and loons
• Conducted censuses of roosting species via boat in lowlight conditions
• Operated from motorboats and airboats in inclement weather conditions
• Trailered boats regularly and conducted scat surveys

Caspian Tern Field Technician February-September 2018

Real Time Research Inc., Othello, WA
• Surveyed and observed on-colony behavior of terns, cormorants, and gull species
utilizing historical Caspian tern colony sites
 • Managed Caspian terns using active and passive dissuasion and monitored banded terns
• Conducted salmon PIT tag recovery
• Operated from a motorboat in inclement weather conditions
• Trailered boats regularly, wrote reports, and collected data in the field

Avian Rehabilitation Support Staff May-July 2017

The Raptor Trust, Millington, NJ
• Cared for injured songbirds, waterfowl, and raptors
• Administered medication and banded birds
• Hand-fed nestling and fledgling songbirds
• Worked with more specialized species and guided interns

Independent Research September- December 2016

Senior Researcher, Stockton University
• Observed the effects of Stockton University’s Forest Management Plan on campus
wildlife
• Utilized camera traps to collect data and summary statistics to analyze data
• Conducted literature review of mammal species caught and management practices used
on campus, authored a research paper on my findings

Avian Rehabilitation Intern May-August 2016

The Raptor Trust, Millington, NJ
• Handled songbirds, waterfowl, and raptors
• Administered medication and banded birds
• Hand-fed nestling and fledgling songbirds

Field Skills
• Radio telemetry, triangulation, and • Scat Surveying and collection
homing • Trailering 18’ outboard boats
• Greater sage-grouse, duck, • Pyrotechnic usage
burrowing owl, passerine banding • Forest Inventory
• Bird Identification • Plant Identification
• Band re-sighting • GPS
• Small mammal mark-recapture • Soil Sampling
• Sherman and Tomahawk Traps • Water Sampling
• Camera trap operation

Additional Skills
• 4WD vehicles, ATV, small watercraft, and snowmobile operation
• Statistical analysis and SAS
• ArcMap GIS
• Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
 VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife May-Sept. 2018
The Raptor Trust May-Aug. 2015

CERTIFICATIONS
Idaho Off-Highway Vehicle Education Certification, Idaho State Parks and Recreation,
Feb.2019
Motorboat Operator Certification (MOCC), Oregon State University, March 2018
New York State Boating Safety, NYS Parks, Aug. 2017