NEPARC: Northeast Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation

Contact Information

Co-Chair Contact Information

NEPARC co-chairs are elected and serve two year terms, with one co-chair rotating off each year. Elections occur at the annual meeting.

Holly Niederriter
DNREC - Division of Fish and Wildlife
Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program
4876 Hay Point Landing Road
Smyrna, DE 19977
Phone: (302) 653-2880 ext. 119
Email: Holly.Niederriter@state.de.us
John Kleopfer
Wildlife Diversity Division
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
3801 John Tyler Memorial Hwy.
Charles City, Va. 23030
Phone: (804) 829 - 6703
Email: John.Kleopfer@dgif.virginia.gov

NEPARC Webmaster Contact Information

If you have found errors on any NEPARC webpages or have contact information updates, please email Linda Weir (Email: lweir@usgs.gov).

State Agency Contact Information

The following is a list of state agency biologists in the Northeast that are responsible for conservation of native herpetofauna.

Connecticut


Julie Victoria
Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
Franklin Swamp WMA
391 Route 32
N. Franklin, CT 06254
Phone: (860) 642-7239
Email: julie.victoria@po.state.ct.us


Delaware


Holly Niederriter
Delaware Division of Fish & Wildlife
4876 Hay Point Landing Road
Smyrna, DE 19977
Phone: (302) 653-2880
Email: holly.niederriter@state.de.us


District of Columbia


M. Jon Siemien
Fisheries & Wildlife Division
DC Department of Health
51 N Street, N.E., Room 5003
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (202) 535-2273
Email: jon.siemien@dc.gov


Maine


Phillip de Maynadier
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
650 State Street
Bangor, ME 04401
Phone: (207) 941-4239
Email: phillip.demaynadier@maine.gov


Maryland


Scott Smith
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Natural Heritage Service
PO Box 68
909 Wye Mills Road
Wye Mills, MD 21679
Phone: (410) 827-8612 ext. 103
Email: sasmith@dnr.state.md.us


Massachusetts


Lori Erb
Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
1 Rabbit Hill Road
Westborough, MA 01581
Phone: (508) 792-7270 ext #167
Email: lori.erb@state.ma.us


New Hampshire


Michael Marchand
Nongame & Endangered Wildlife Program
New Hampshire Fish & Game Department
11 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: (603) 271-3016
Email: michael.marchand@wildlife.state.nh.us


New Jersey


Dave Golden
Endangered and Nongame Species Program
New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife
2201 Route 631
Woodbine, NJ 08270
Phone: (609) 628-2103
Email: dgolden@gtc3.com


New York


Al Breisch
Division of Fish Wildlife and Marine Resources
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
625 Broadway, 5th Floor
Albany, N.Y. 12233
Phone: (518) 402-8855
Email: arbreisc@gw.dec.state.ny.us


Pennsylvania


Chris Urban and Tina Walter
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
450 Robinson Lane
Bellefonte, PA 16826
Phone: (814) 359-5186
Email: curban@state.pa.us or c-twalther@state.pa.us


Rhode Island


Chris Raithel
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
P.O. Box 218
West Kingston, RI 02892
Phone: (401) 789-7481
Email: craithel@netsense.net


Vermont


Mark Ferguson
Nongame and Natural Heritage Program
Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife
103 South Main Street
Waterbury, VT 05671-0501
Phone: (802) 241-3667
Email: mark.ferguson@state.vt.us


Virginia


John Kleopfer
Wildlife Diversity Division
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
3801 John Tyler Memorial Hwy.
Charles City, Va. 23030
Phone: (804) 829 - 6703
Email: John.Kleopfer@dgif.virginia.gov


West Virginia


Kathy Carothers Leo
Natural Heritage Program
West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 67
Elkins, WV 26241-0067
Phone: (304) 637-0245
Email: kathyleo@wvdnr.gov

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