Technology Transfer

Kerry Overton, R1/R4/RMRS, Fisheries Technology Transfer Specialist  
email: koverton[at]fs.fed.us

Education

• B.S. degrees in Conservation and Biology
• M.S. in Zoology with an aquatic ecology emphasis

Background/Research Interest

Born, raised and educated in Idaho.  I spent 13 years in Northern California on the Six Rivers National Forest working on District, Forest, and Regional projects and programs. Currently, the Technology Transfer Specialist and FHR Coordinator for RMRS Boise Aquatic Sciences, Region 4, and Region 1.

The primary goal of the Technology Transfer Program is to develop procedures, tools, databases, information, and processes to assist National Forest fisheries biologists and their cooperators in carrying out fisheries management responsibilities. Emphasis will be placed on evaluating and developing procedures, assessment frameworks, and databases to assist in completing multi-scale fish and fish habitat assessments, more specifically; 1) assist in the development of conservation and restoration strategies using the latest information and tools in conservation biology; 2) at multiple scales, determine current condition and trend of fish and fish habitat in relation to desired or potential conditions and the likely causes for differences; 3) evaluate a regionally applied assessment framework to utilize existing knowledge and information to help determine the relationships between land use, landscape features, watershed conditions, fish, and fish habitat.  

Current Projects

• PACFISH/INFISH Implementation Monitoring

• Multi-Scale Assessment and Planning Efforts

• R1/R4 Adaptive Fire Management Projects

AWAE Scientist Profile

USDA Forest Service - RMRS - Boise Aquatic Sciences Lab
Last Modified:  Friday, 14 May 2010 at 19:15:40 EDT