BETHANY BOISVERT

Dept. of Natural Resources

bab73@cornell.edu Fernow Hall

(703) 973-1346 Cornell University

Ithaca, NY 14850

EDUCATION

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY June 2005 – Present

MS candidate, Field of Natural Resources, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

Advisor: Dr. Clifford E. Kraft

Thesis project: “The effects of recreational flow releases on trout in the upper Hudson River.”

Brown University, Providence, RI May 1999

BA Biology, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.

Advisor: Dr. Christine M. Janis

Honors thesis: “A quantitative study on the evolution of Camelid foot structure.”

PUBLICATIONS

Dettmers, John M.; Boisvert, Bethany A.; Barkley, Tracy; and Sparks, Richard E. 2005.

Potential impact of steel- hulled barges on the movement of fish across an electric barrier

to prevent the entry of invasive carp into Lake Michigan. Aquatic Ecology Technical

Report 2005/15, Illinois Natural History Survey, Zion, IL.

Janis, Christine M.; Theodore, Jessica M.; and Boisvert, Bethany. 2002. Locomotor evolution in

Camelids revisited: A quantitative analysis of pedal anatomy and the acquisition of the

pacing gait. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 22(1): 110-121.

POSTERS

Dowsett, Harry J.; Brunner, Charlotte A.; Poore, Richard Z.; and Boisvert, Bethany A. 2002.

Gulf of Mexico planktic foraminifer coretop data. American Geophysical Union Annual

Meeting, May 28-31, Washington, DC.

Janis, Christine M.; Theodore, Jessica M.; and Boisvert, Bethany A. 2001. Evolution of the

pacing gait in camels. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting, Abstracts of

Papers, Oct. 3-6, Bozeman, MT.

PRESENTATIONS

Baldigo, Barry; Boisvert, Bethany; Gallagher-Ernst, Anne; Mulvihill, Christiane; and Kraft,

Clifford. 2006. The effects of recreational flow releases on the Natural Resources of the

Indian and Hudson Rivers. New York City Watershed Science and Technical Conference,

September 20-21, Fishkill, NY.

Boisvert, Bethany; Kraft, Clifford; and Baldigo, Barry. 2006. The effects of recreational flow

releases on survival and behavior of brown trout in the Indian and Hudson Rivers.

American Fisheries Society AnnualMeeting, Abstracts of Papers, September 10-14,

Lake Placid, NY.

Fenton, Richard; Baldigo, Barry; Preall, Richard; Boisvert, Bethany. 2006 (April). Hudson

Gorge Primitive Area Unit Management Plan and Rivers System Land Management Plan

for Parts of the Indian and Hudson Rivers. Public informational Meeting, Blue Mountain 

Lake, NY. Approximately 60 attendees.

Baldigo, Barry and Boisvert, Bethany. 2006 (August). Potential Effect of Recreational Flow

Releases on the Natural Resources of the Indian and Hudson Rivers. SUNY ESF

Huntington Lecture Series, Newcomb, NY. Approximately 30 attendees.

Boisvert, Bethany; Kraft, Clifford; and Baldigo, Barry. 2006. The effects of recreational flow

releases on trout in the Indian and Hudson Rivers. New York Chapter American Fisheries

Society, Abstracts of Papers, February 2-3, Utica, NY.

Boisvert, Bethany. 2006. The effects of recreational flow releases on trout in the Indian and

Hudson Rivers. Department of Natural Resources Graduate Student Association

Symposium, Cornell University, January 17-18, Ithaca, NY.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

American Fisheries Society, member 2004 - Present

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY June 2005 – Present

Graduate Research Assistant, as assistant to USGS biologist at the NY Water Science Center.

• Effects on recreational flow releases on the natural resources the upper Hudson River
• Impacts of stream habitat restoration on fish communities in the Catskill Mountains
• Geomorphology surveys throughout New York State

Illinois Natural History Survey, Zion, IL March 2004 – May 2005

Fish Ecology Technician,  at The Lake Michigan Biological Field Station

• Recruitment declines of Lake Michigan fishes
• Effectiveness of electric fish barrier in Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal

Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Boulder City, NV March 2003 – February 2004

Fisheries Technician, as Conservation Associate with the Student Conservation Association.

• Native Colorado River fish conservation and restoration

Nashua National Fish Hatchery, Nashua, NH November 2002 – January 2003

Hatchery Technician, as Conservation Associate with the Student Conservation Association.

• Atlantic salmon culture, from spawning to adult stocking

U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA December 2000 – October 2002

Earth Science Technician, contracted through the Environmental Careers Organization.

• Climate history trends using fossil foraminifers from marine sediment cores

Maine Atlantic Salmon Commission, Cherryfield, ME August 1999 – November 2000

Fisheries Technician (seasonal)

• Atlantic salmon conservation and restoration       Click here for Scientific American appearance

University of Southern Maine, Gorham, ME June 1999

Field Camp, “Field Mapping in the Island Environment from Data Collection to GIS”

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Radio and acoustic telemetry
• Radio transmitter implant surgery
• Fisheries field techniques (netting, electro-fishing, tagging, habitat surveys)
• Department of the Interior Motorboat Operator Certification (2003)
• Helicopter and small aircraft aviation safety training (2003)
• Software – Word, Excel, Access, SAS, MATLAB, GIS (Manifold), Adobe Illustrator