Bull Neck Swamp Researchers
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Aimeé Rockhill
Aimeé Rockhill graduated from SUNY Plattsburgh with a B.A. in Environmental Science in 1998. She worked at NCSU under the direction of Dr. Charles Opperman on the Tobacco Genome Initiative Project for 3 ½ years before returning to graduate school. She recently received her M.S. in Forestry at NCSU studying volume loss estimate techniques on loblolly pine due to ice storm damage. Aimee is currently studying bobcat homerange, movement patterns, and dispersal at Bull Neck Swamp as partial fulfillment of a Ph.D. in the Fisheries and Wildlife Program under the direction of Dr. Christopher S. DePerno. Also, Aimeé is developing a management plan for Bull Neck Swamp which includes timber and wildlife management. The plan continues to be a ‘work in progress’ and may be viewed on the main Bull Neck Swamp webpage.
Stan Hutchens (Graduated in 2008)
Stan Hutchens graduated from NCSU in 2003 with a B.S. in Wildlife Biology and a minor in Environmental Science. He worked with Dr. Tim Langer on a black bear population genetics project during the interim. Stan returned to NCSU in the Spring of 2005 to complete a Masters degree studying reptiles and amphibians in the Fisheries and Wildlife Program under Dr. Christopher S. DePerno.