Casey Knapp
Casey is the Director’s Office Secretary located at the USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Laurel, MD
Biography
Education:
- B.S., Salisbury University, Communication Arts: Public Relations and Marketing Management (2009)
Office Management:
- PWRC Seminar and conference Room Space coordinator and scheduler (2016-present)
- Director and Deputy Director’s Assistant & scheduler (2016-present)
- Acting Receptionist (2018-present)
- Outgoing Mail and shipments coordinator (2016-present)
Liaison/Teamwork:
- Administrative Records Management Liaison (2016- present)
- Management Team & Extended Management Team (2016-present)
Communications:
- Social Media Guru: Run the USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Facebook page (2016-present)
- Editor and Creator of “This Week At Patuxent” – a weekly place for need to know information.
- Secondary outreach liaison for center
- Reviewer of quarterly newsletter
Science and Products
USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center: Science & News
USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center produces a quarterly newsletter. Each newsletter includes center news, upcoming events, awards, key products and publications. If you are interested in receiving our newsletter, please contact pwrceditors@usgs.gov.
Bird Banding Laboratory
The Bird Banding Laboratory (BBL) is an integrated scientific program established in 1920 supporting the collection, archiving, management and dissemination of information from banded and marked birds in North America. This information is used to monitor the status and trends of resident and migratory bird populations. Because birds are good indicators of the health of the environment, the...
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Birds bring joy merely by their presence, from their bold colors and majestic songs to their grace as they glide through the sky. Birds contribute more than beauty to the environment and society. Many plants depend on hummingbirds and other species to pollinate them. Hawks and owls prey on rodents and other pests. Fruit- and grain-eating birds help spread plants’ seeds.