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Gainesville Field Station Records --

 Collection
Identifier: NWRC 0006
Abstract The Gainesville, Florida, Field Station was established in 1944. The original mission of the field station involved the study of rodent damage to Florida sugarcane but evolved over the years to include research on controlling bird and mammal damage to rice, fruit, aquaculture, and other agricultural interests. The Gainesville Field Station Records contain materials dated from the 1940s through the early 2000s, including administrative records, images, and research records related to bird...
Dates: 1914-2017

Hawaii Field Station Records --

 Collection
Identifier: NWRC 0024
Scope and Contents The Hawaii Field Station Records consists of three boxes of materials dated from the mid-1930s through early 2000s. Materials in this collection document many of the research activities at the station including rodent control efforts and efforts to control invasive species such as coqui frogs and brown tree snakes. In addition to documents, this collection also includes hundreds of slides and photographs of personnel conducting lab and field work in Hawaii and Guam. Series I...
Dates: 1935 - 2012; Majority of material found within 1980 - 2000

Mike Avery Digital Files---

 Collection
Identifier: NWRC 0047
Abstract The Mike Avery Digital Files Collection (NWRC 0047) consists of 13 series of digital files from the Gainesville, FL, Field Station dated 1998 to 2018. Topics covered in this collection include bird damage to aquaculture, grain, and fruit crops; testing of repellents, chemical deterrents, and avian contraception methods; vulture management and roost dispersal; research on monk parakeets and invasive species such as feral swine, Burmese pythons, Nile monitors, and Argentine tegus. This...
Dates: 1998 - 2018

Rick Engeman Records ---

 Collection
Identifier: NWRC 0043
Scope and Contents The Rick Engeman Records (NWRC 0043) consists of materials dated 1972 to 2017, with the bulk falling from 1990 to 2010. This is a large collection (16 LF) that highlights Rick’s 40-year career (1979-2019) with the DWRC/NWRC, where he worked on monitoring, indexing, and the economics of wildlife damage management for a variety of species. Materials from Rick's work with the Statistical Services Unit dominate this collection, including projects he worked on with the Bird...
Dates: 1972 - 2017; Majority of material found within 1990 - 2010