Assistant Professor
Agricultural Research Center, Room 144
Phone: (256) 372-4248
Email: William.stone@aamu.edu
Wildlife habitat relationships in Forests
Area of Expertise and /or Research:
Small mammals, bats
1995 Utah State University, Logan, Utah
Degree - Ph.D.
Major - Wildlife Ecology
1988 Utah State University, Logan, Utah
Degree - M.S.
Major - Fisheries & Wildlife Management
1984 University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Degree - B.S.: Forest Resources & Conservation
Major – Wildlife Ecology
1981 Santa Fe Community College, Gainesville, Florida
Degree - A.A.
Major - General Education
2004- present Associate Professor
Forestry, Ecology and Wildlife Program
Alabama A&M University, Normal, Alabama
1998-2004 Assistant Professor
Center for Forestry and Ecology
Alabama A&M University, Normal, Alabama
1996-1998 Postdoctoral Fellow - Cooperative Wildlife Research Lab,
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois
1994-95 Instructor-Uintah Basin Campus, Utah State University, Vernal, Utah
1994 Instructor - College of Natural Resources, Utah State University,
Logan, Utah
1989-1993 Instructor - Fisheries & Wildlife Department, Utah State
University, Logan, Utah
1985-1995 Graduate Teaching Assistant - Fisheries & Wildlife Department/
College of Natural resources, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
Appointment: 1998, Promotion: 2004 (see above)
Stone, W.E. and K. Naka. 2021. 1890’s Land Grant 威廉希尔官网s Wildland Fire Consortium: Expanding Wildland Fire-Fighting Teams at Historically Black Colleges & Universities. 1890’s LGI Wildland Fire Consortium: Wildfire in Wildland Urban Interface A Virtual Training Summit Mar 16, 2021 |
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Stone, W.E. and K. Naka. 2021. Prescribed Burn Training at AAMU featuring videos of a fire at WTARS Feb 24, 2021. 1890’s LGI Wildland Fire Consortium: Wildfire in Wildland Urban Interface A Virtual Training Summit Mar 17, 2021 |
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J. M. Nemati and W. E. Stone. 2021. BAT COMMUNITY SPECIES RICHNESS, DIVERSITY, AND CONDITION TRENDS AT STREAM SITES IN BANKHEAD NATIONAL FOREST FROM 2009 TO 2019. Annual STEM Day at AAMU April 2021. |
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Knight, Patience, H.A. Czech, and W.E. Stone. Re-submitted 2020. Changes in Feral Swine Activity in Response to Prescribed Burning in the William B. Bankhead National Forest, Alabama. MANUSCRIPT to Journal of Wildlife Management |
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Stone., W.E. 2019. Review of Status of Alabama Bats. Annual Meeting of Alabama Bat Working Group, Dec 12, 2019, AAMU Campus, Normal, AL. |
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Knight, Patience, H.A. Czech, and W.E. Stone. submitted 2019. Changes in Feral Swine Activity in Response to Prescribed Burning in the William B. Bankhead National Forest, Alabama. MANUSCRIPT to Journal of Wildlife Management |
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Stone, W.E. 2019. Activities of the AAMU FireDawgs. Fire Diversity Summit, Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA. Feb. 25, 2019 |
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Stone, Matthew J. and W.E. Stone. 2018. Response of Body Condition Index for Eastern Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis) to Arrival of a Mortality Agent of Commensal Cave Bat Species on the Bankhead National Forest. Annual Meeting of Alabama Bat Working Group, Dec 4, 2018, Decatur, AL Wheeler NWR. |
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Stone, William E. 2017. Eastern Small-Footed Bat: Myotis leibii. Pages 333-334 In: Alabama Wildlife: Conservation Status and Life Histories of Rare, Threatened and Endangered Nongame Wildlife in Alabama 2004-2014 Volume 5. (Edited by Ericha Shelton-Nix). ALDCNR Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division. Montgomery, Alabama. University of Alabama Press Tuscaloosa. |
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McGinnis, Jazmin A., William E. Stone and Helen A. Czech. 2017. Diets of River Otters (Lontra candaensis) in northern Alabama determined from Stomach Contents Analysis. Poster Presentation. AAMU STEM Annual Conference, Alabama A&M University, Normal, AL April 19, 2017. |
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Billings Jessica. B., Helen Czech, Dr. William Stone. 2017.Surveys for the Appalachian Cottontail, the American Pygmy Shrew, and other uncommon small mammals in North Alabama and the Bankhead National Forest. Poster Presentation. AAMU STEM Annual Conference, Alabama A&M University, Normal, AL April 19, 2017. 2nd place poster prize. |
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Stone, William E. 2016. Bat Community Responses to Upstream Forest Thinning and Burning. Southeast Bat Diversity Network and Colloquium of Southeastern Mammalogists Annual Conference. Guntersville, AL Feb. 18, 2016. |
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Stone, William E. 2016. Population Responses of Small and Medium-sized Mammals in Streamside Forest Buffers to Forest Thinning and Burning Treatments Conducted in Upstream Watersheds. Alabama Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Annual Conference. Andalusia, AL April. 14-15, 2016. |
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Stone, W.E., D. Lawson, J. Finklea, J. Isabelle, and C. Tucker. 2015. Alabama A&M University FireDawgs: a Wildland Fire Fighting Team based at a Historically Black University. Poster Presentation at the Society of American Foresters National Convention, Baton Rouge, LA, Nov. 3-6, 2015. |
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Lawhorn, A., H.A. Czech, A.B. Bohlman, and W.E. Stone. 2015. The Effects of Prescribed Burning on Water Quality in Ephemeral Streams at Lake Guntersville State Park, AL. Poster Presentation at the Society of American Foresters National Convention, Baton Rouge, LA, Nov. 3-6, 2015. |
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Burns, Kris, William E. Stone, and Jeanette Jones. 2016. IDENTIFICATION, ISOLATION, AND CONTROL AGENTS OF PSEUDOGYMNOASCUS DESTRUCTANS: PRELIMINARY RESULTS. The Wildlife Society, Raleigh, NC, Sept. 2016. |
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Burns, Kris, William E. Stone, and Jeanette Jones. 2016. IDENTIFICATION, ISOLATION, AND CONTROL AGENTS OF PSEUDOGYMNOASCUS DESTRUCTANS: PRELIMINARY RESULTS. Southeast Bat Diversity Network and Colloquium of Southeastern Mammalogists Annual Conference. Guntersville, AL Feb. 18, 2016. |
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Burns, Kris, William E. Stone, and Jeanette Jones. 2016. IDENTIFICATION, ISOLATION, AND CONTROL AGENTS OF PSEUDOGYMNOASCUS DESTRUCTANS: PRELIMINARY RESULTS. STEM Day, Alabama A&M University. Normal, AL Apr. 14, 2016. 2nd place prize |
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Knight, Patience, H.A. Czech, and W.E. Stone. 2017. Changes in Feral Swine Activity in Response to Prescribed Burning in the William B. Bankhead National Forest. The Wildlife Society, 24th Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM, Sept. 14-15, 2017. |
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Knight, Patience, H.A. Czech, and W.E. Stone. 2016. Changes in Feral Swine Activity in Response to Prescribed Burning in the William B. Bankhead National Forest, Alabama: Preliminary results. Alabama Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Annual Conference. Andalusia, AL April 14-15, 2016. |
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Czech, H. A., A. A. Bohlman, W. B. Sutton, W. E. Stone SURVEYS IN NORTH ALABAMA FOR THE AMERICAN PYGMY SHREW WITH NEW RECORDS FROM LAWRENCE COUNTY, ALABAMA. Southeast Bat Diversity Network and Colloquium of Southeastern Mammalogists Annual Conference. Guntersville, AL Feb. 18, 2016. |
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Czech, H. A., A. A. Bohlman, W. B. Sutton, W. E. Stone New American Pygmy Shrew Records on the Bakhead National Forest, Lawrence County, Alabama. Alabama Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Annual Conference. Andalusia, AL, April 14-15, 2016. |
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Stone, William E. and Sarah Springthorpe. 2013. Bats in China, ABWG meeting Bat Blitz” Oct. 7-11, 2013, |
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Stone, William E. and M. Marowski, 2013. WNS Website Surveys. ABWG meeting Bat Blitz” Oct. 7-11, 2013, |
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Stone, William E and David Morrill. 2014. Diet Composition of Wild Hogs using Stomach Contents Analysis in northern Alabama. Poster submitted to International Wild Hog Conference, Montgomery, AL 2014. |
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Knight, Patience, and William E. Stone. 2014. Wild Hog Sign Poster submitted to International Wild Hog Conference, Montgomery, AL 2014. |
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0FF-CAMPUS CONSULTING, OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES, SPECIAL HONORS, RECOGNITION, DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS:
Professional Certification as a Certified Wildlife Biologist with The Wildlife Society, 2006 –present. Re-certified in 2011 with Advanced Training Level
MEMBERSHIP AND OFFICES HELD IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION:
The Wildlife Society, Alabama Chapter Chair (2016-17)
The Society of American Foresters
NAUFRP and NAUFWP representative for AAMU
Alabama Bat Working Group, SE Bat Diversity Network, NABCP
Alabama Bat Working Group Chair 2019-2020
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Faculty Advisor, AAMU student chapter of The Wildlife Society
Faculty Co-Advisor, AAMU student chapter of Society American Foresters
SELF-IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES IN PAST 10 YEARS
Professional Certification as a Certified Wildlife Biologist with The Wildlife Society, 2006 –present Advanced Certification
Bat netting workshops, wing punch training, Acoustic monitoring workshops, Caving and White-nose syndrome training. 2010-2019. Alabama Bat Working Group, SE Bat Diversity Network. NABCP
Participated in Grantsmanship Information Session, National Science Foundation, Biology and Environmental Science Division, Auburn University May 6, 2016
RCR training – Responsible Research Conduct Compliance training Nov-Dec. 2015-2019 online, AAMU University
Participated in numerous forestry and wildlife scientific conferences 2010-2019 as
presenter and conferee.
RECENT GRANTS
List contracts or grants presently active or completed |
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Exact Project Title (as submitted on proposal) |
Role (PI or CoPI) |
% Time |
Start/End Date |
Agency |
Environmental Biology at Alabama A&M University (EB@aamu) David Morrill, Andrew Lawhorn, and Breanna Fields |
Co-PI |
5% |
Jan 2010-2016 |
NSF-URM |
The Relationship of Forest Management Practice in the Bankhead National Forest |
PI |
16% |
April 2009-2015 |
USDA McIntire Stennis |
The Relationship of Forest Management Practices to the Distribution of Wildlife Bioindicator Species and Feral Swine in the Bankhead National Forest |
PI |
16% |
April 2015-2020 |
USDA McIntire Stennis |
USDA Forest Service Center of Excellence grant |
PI |
25% |
2015-2020 |
USDA Forest Service, SRS |
Mentoring Future 21st Century Scientists in Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences -China |
Co-PI |
1% |
Aug., 2010-2016 |
NSF-REU |
Strengthening the Education Pipeline for Minority Wildlife Students using Experiential Learning, Mentoring, and Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes |
PI |
16% |
March 2012-2015 |
USDA-CBP 1890’s Teaching |
Cahaba River Joint Venture (Phase VIII) |
PI |
1% |
Sep 2015 -2020 |
USDA Forest Service, SRS |
Fish Gardening: Sustainable Aquaculture to Promote Food Production, Food Safety, Water Conservation and Water Quality on Small Farms and Limited-Resource Households |
PI |
10% |
August 2011-2015 |
USDA- NIFA- Evans-Allen |
AAMU-FEWP Budget Administration Teaching, advisement, administration |
PI |
50% |
Aug 2014-20 |
AAMU |
Targeted Infusion to Invert the Fish & Wildlife Classroom |
P.I. |
16% |
Jan 1 2014-Aug 2017 |
USDA-HBCU-UP |
Forest Research Apprenticeship |
PI |
0% |
March 2015 Aug 2020 |
USDA Forest Service |
Distribution, life history, and status of Sorex hoyi (Pygmy Shrew) on the Southwestern Appalachian Escarpment |
P.I. |
1% |
Oct. 2014- Sep 2015 |
ALDCNR-USFWS |
Forest Research Apprenticeship $150,000 Phase III |
PI |
May 2020-Mar 2023 |
Funded |
USDA Forest Service, Fire & Aviation Division |
1890s Land Grant 威廉希尔官网 Wildland Fire Consortium $200,000/year for 3 years |
PI |
May 2020-Mar 2023 |
Funded |
USDA Forest Service, , Fire & Aviation Division |
Effect of forest management on imperiled key habitats embedded within a forested landscape matrix ($100k)
|
PI |
April 2021-2025 |
@ Agency |
USDA McIntire Stennis |
Strengthening FANH Education, Research, and Extension in Forestry for Understanding and Reducing Impacts on Water Quality and Sensitive Ecosystems $600,000 |
PI |
2020-2023 |
Funded |
USDA NIFA CBGP |
Class Number | Class Name | Level |
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NRE 286 | Wildlife Biology and Identification | Undergraduate |
NRE 386 | Principles of Wildlife Management | Undergraduate |
NRE 387 | Wildlife-Forestry Relationships | Undergraduate |
NRE 388 | Principles of Fisheries Sciences | Undergraduate |
NRE 389 | Fish Management and Aquaculture | Undergraduate |
NRE 488/588 | Wildlife Techniques | Undergraduate |