GIS data support and management for the “Inquiring with GIS” (IGIS) and “Mapping and Monitoring Maryland Streams” (MAMMS) project under the supervision of Dr. Cathlyn Stylinski. Aquiring, manipulating, projecting, and analyzing Spatial Data for use in these two teaching programs. Providing support during the two programs, and to participating Public School teachers after completing the programs.
assisted with maintenance, design and implementation of the "Surface
Mine Mapping Project" funded by the West Virginia Division of
Environmental Protection (DEP) with a full supervisory role including
hiring and firing capacity. Supervised and conducted QA/QC for image
registration, digitizing and attributing of surface mine maps by students.
Wrote and edited ARC/INFO aml's and other programs used for the project.
Designed and implemented a working MS Access database used to monitor all
aspects of the project from quality of data to quantification of output.
Provided data to several agencies via ftp and creation of data CD's.
Assisted Faculty and Staff in the College of Agriculture and Forestry with
various projects including a Bat Research study and the West Virginia
"Rails to trails" project.
Digitized historic landcover maps and entered training data from
aerial videography for supervised classification of Thematic Mapper
imagery for the West Virginia GAP Analysis Project (GAP).
radio-tracked 10 Northern Saw-whet Owls at Assateague Island, Maryland
for my Master's Thesis project. Analyzed home range, habitat use, and
roost site characteristics.
conducted songbird surveys by spot-mapping and nest searching at
Cooper's Rock State Forest in Monongalia County, West Virginia. Identified
and measured vegetation at nest sites.
Censused colonial waterbirds for the twenty year national waterbird
census in the Chesapeake Bay. Did boat maintenance. Entered data in
relational database.
Allegany Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society.
Construction & maintenance of the web page for the Allegany Bird Club
(http://acbc.al.umces.edu/).
June 1999
Patuxent Wildlife Research center
Participated in Breeding Bird Survey double observer
experiments.
December and January 1986 through present
National Audubon Society
participated in numerous Christmas Bird Counts.
Spring, 1994 to Spring 1995
The Wildlife Society
President of the Frostburg State University Student Chapter.
Entry entitled "The Watershed Characterization and Modeling System" in the annual ESRI User's Conference, Software Applications Fair.
August, 2004
Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI)
Poster presentation of “Tools for CHIA and HSPF Analysis in the Watershed Characterization and Modeling System (WCMS)” at the annual ESRI User's Conference Map Gallery.
July, 2004
Fletcher, J. J., R. N. Eli, T. A. Galya, M. P. Strager, S. J. Lamont, Q. Sun, J. B. Churchill, and A. N. Schaer. 2004. The Watershed Characterization and Modeling System (WCMS): Support Tools for Large Watershed CHIA and NPDES Analyses. Advanced Integration of Geospatial Technologies in Mining and Reclamation National Geospatial Conference.
July, 2004
Eli, R. N., T. A. Galya, M. P. Strager, S. J. Lamont, Q. Sun, and J. B. Churchill. 2004. Hydrologic Modeling Tools for Cumulative Hydrologic Impact Assessment of West Virginia Coal Mine Permits. Advanced Integration of Geospatial Technologies in Mining and Reclamation National Geospatial Conference.
May, 2003
Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, Inc. (hosted by California University of Pennsylvania, Southpointe center). Slide presentation of “A GIS System for Cumulative Hydrological Impact Assessment/Analysis”.
September, 2002
Churchill, J.B., P.B. Wood, and D.F. Brinker. 2002. Winter
Movements and Habitat Use by Female Northern Saw-whet Owls at Assateague
Island, Maryland. Wilson Bull. 114:309-313.
July, 2001
Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) User's
Conference
Slide presentation of "Large Scale Conversion from Paper Maps to
Digital Coverages" a presentation of considerations to make before
beginning a large-scale digitizing project.
July, 2001
Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) User's
Conference
Poster presentation of “Locations of Abandoned Mine Lands in West
Virginia”.
Sept., 2000
Churchill, J.B., P.B. Wood, and D.F. Brinker. 2000. Diurnal
Roost Site Characteristics of Northern Saw-whet Owls Wintering at
Assateague Island, Maryland. Wilson Bull. 112:332-336.
Sept., 2000
Metropolitan Raptor Society
Slide presentation of results from my master's thesis project
“Winter Habitat and Roost Site Characteristics at Assateague Island,
Maryland” at their monthly meeting.
Oct., 2000
Menzel, M.A., J.M. Menzel, W.M. Ford, J.W. Edwards, T.C. Carter,
Churchill, J.B., and C. Kilgo. 2001. Home Range and Habitat
Use of Male Rafinesque's Big-eared Bats (Corynorhinus rafinesquii).
Am. Midl. Nat. 145:402-408.
April, 1999
Menzel, M.A., J.W. Edwards, J.M. Menzel, W.M. Ford, S.F. Owen, and
J.B. Churchill 1999. An Initial Survey of Habitat Use and Spatial
Activity Patterns of Gray Bats (Myotis grisescens) Inhabiting
Frick's and Lowery's Cave in Northwest Georgia. Technical Report submitted
to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Non-Game Endangered
Wildlife Program.
May, 1998
Maryland Ornithological Society
Poster presentation of preliminary results from my master's thesis
project “Winter Habitat and Roost Site Characteristics at Assateague
Island, Maryland” at the annual MOS conference in McHenry,
Maryland.
Nov., 1997
Raptor Research Foundation
Poster presentation of preliminary results from my master's thesis
project "Winter Habitat and Roost Site Characteristics at Assateague
Island, Maryland" at the Foundation's annual meeting in Savannah,
Georgia.
May, 1995
Maryland Ornithological Society
Presented results of undergraduate research project “The Effects
of Lunar Phase and Illumination on Northern Saw-whet Owls During Autumn
Migration” at the annual MOS conference in Thurmont, Maryland
March, 1995
The Wildlife Society
Presented results of undergraduate research project “The Effects
of Lunar Phase and Illumination on Northern Saw-whet Owls During Autumn
Migration” at the Southeast Regional Student Wildlife Conclave,
held at North Carolina State University.
