Kevin Berner

Kevin Berner
Associate Professor, Fisheries and Wildlife Technology

Education:

• AAS, Fisheries and Wildlife Technology, SUNY Cobleskill, 1976
• BS, Wildlife Biology, Colorado State University, 1978
• MS, Wildlife Biology, University of Montana, 1985, white-tailed deer winter and spring habitat selection

SUNY Cobleskill roles:

• I teach Wildlife Techniques, Wildlife Management, Natural History of the Vertebrates, Terrestrial Ecology
• Advise Fisheries and Wildlife Technology AAS students

Awards:

• Chancellor's Award for Research and Scholarship
• Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
• Stuart Free Award for Professional Service (New York State Chapter of The Wildlife Society)
• Outstanding Conservationist Award (New York State Chapter of The Wildlife Society)
• John and Nora Lane Award - (North American Bluebird Society) for outstanding contributions to bluebird conservation
• Elon Eaton Memorial Award (New York Federated Bird Clubs) for contributions to ornithology in New York
• Fran Hanes Memorial Conservation Award (New York State Bluebird Society) for long term bluebird research

Research interests:

• Eastern bluebird and other cavity-nesting bird conservation, nest box selection, and reduction of predation at nest boxes

Professional-related roles:

• Board of Directors, Cave House Museum of Mining and Geology
• The Wildlife Society: Professional Development Committee (past role) 
• The Wildlife Society: Professional Development Committee
• North American Bluebird Society: Former Research Chairman, Technical Advisory Committee
• New York State Bluebird Society: Research Chairman, Board of Directors
• Schoharie County Bluebird Society: Past President, current Vice President, Newsletter Editor

Wildlife/fisheries field related experience:

• Ichthyological Associates: fisheries surveys and in-stream flow studies
• Wyoming Game and Fish Department: conducted studies on the impacts of energy development on big game species and censuses of colonial nesting waterbirds
• Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Department: Operated big game check stations
• Nebraska Game and Parks Commission: conducted research on pheasant nesting success under different agricultural practices
• U.S. Forest Service - Helena National Forest, Montana: mapped grizzly bear habitat and documented black and grizzly bear habitat use
• University of Montana: Taught ecology labs
• Bureau of Land Management: monitored range land condition
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Shoshone and Arapahoe Tribes: conducted studies of big game habitats
• Colorado Division of Wildlife: conducted research on mule deer (impacts of winter recreation on deer, maintenance energy studies, and census techniques) and sage grouse
• U.S. Forest Service - White River National Forest, Colorado: conducted fish and wildlife habitat surveys

Fisheries and Wildlife Technology
Kevin Berner
Phone: (518) 255-5252
BernerKL@cobleskill.edu

Kevin Berner receiving the Elon Eaton Memorial Award

Kevin Berner sharing the podium with Governor George Pataki