Howard O. Clark, Jr. - Professional Accomplishments
Education:
Master of Science, Biology, CSU Fresno, May 2001
Bachelor of Science, Biological Sciences, CSU Stanislaus, May 1998
Associate in Arts, Life Science, Merced Community College, May 1996
Diploma, Cleveland Institute of Electronics, 22 semester hours, Feb. 1993
Basic Electronics Corres. Course, US Army, 51 credit hours, April 1992
Diploma, North American Corres. School, 8 semester units, June 1991
Diploma, University of Maryland, Korean Language and Culture, 20 hours, April 1990
Diploma, Atwater High School, Gold Cord, June 1989 (#9 out of ~400 students)
Workshops and Training:
UC Davis Extension. Endangered Species Regulation and Protection (073NAT221). February 1, 2008. 6 MCLE hours.
UC Davis Extension. CEQA: A Step-by-Step Approach (062NAD450). September 18-22, 2006. 6 MCLE hours.
Giant Kangaroo Rat Trapping Workshop. The Western Section of the Wildlife Society, San Joaquin Valley Chapter. September 5-8, 2006.
Fourteenth Annual Surveying, Monitoring, and Handling Techniques Workshop. The Desert Tortoise Council. October 22-23, 2005.
Mohave Ground Squirrel Workshop. The Western Section of the Wildlife Society. April 16-17, 2005.
Statistical analyses for spatially correlated GIS data and resource selection. The Western Section of the Wildlife Society and Western EcoSystems Technology. July 13-14, 1999. Sacramento, CA.
Philosophical Education:
Ms. D., Doctor of Metaphysics, Universal Life Church, Inc., April 2000
Parapsychology and Astrology course, Stratford Career Institute, Feb. 2009
Publications:
Books
Clark, H. O., Jr. 2008. Wildlife Photos. Blurb.com. 82 pp.
Book Chapters
Clark, H. O., Jr., B. L. Cypher, G. D. Warrick, P. A. Kelly, D. F. Williams, and D. E. Grubbs. 2004. Challenges in conservation of the endangered San Joaquin kit fox. Pages 118-131 in N. Fascione, A. Delach, and M. E. Smith, editors. People and Predators: From Conflict to Coexistence. Island Press, Washington, D.C. 285 pp.
Kelly, P., D. Williams, D. Smith, H. Clark, and S. Phillips. 2001. Scent dog surveys for the San Joaquin kit fox in eastern Merced County, California. Final Report. Vollmar Consulting, Berkeley, California. 7 pp. + Appendix in: J. E. Vollmar, editor. Wildlife and Rare Plant Ecology of Eastern Merced County’s Vernal Pool Grasslands. Appendix 9a. Merced County UC Development Office.
Book Reviews
Clark, H. O., Jr. 2009. Review of “Non-invasive Survey Methods for Carnivores” by R. A. Long, P. MacKay, W. J. Zielinski, and J. C. Ray, editors. Conservation Biology 1336-1338.
Clark, H. O., Jr. 2009. Review of “Rocky Mountain Mammals: A Handbook of Mammals of Rocky Mountain National Park and Vicinity, Third Edition” by David M. Armstrong. Journal of Mammalogy 90:779.
Clark, H. O., Jr. 2009. Review of “Condors in Canyon Country: The return of the California condor to the Grand Canyon region” by Sophie Osborn. Western North American Naturalist 69:142-143.
Clark, H. O., Jr. 2009. Review of “Birdwatcher: The life of Roger Tory Peterson” by Elizabeth J. Rosenthal. Vermilion Flycatcher 54:27.
Clark, H. O., Jr. 2008. Review of “Unnatural landscapes: tracking invasive species” by Ceiridwen Terrill. Western North American Naturalist 68:537-539.
Clark, H. O., Jr. 2008. Review of “California’s Frontier Naturalists” by Richard G. Beidleman. Western North American Naturalist 68:262-264.
Clark, H. O., Jr. 2006. Review of “Invasion Biology: Critique of a Pseudoscience” by David Theodoropoulos. Western North American Naturalist 66:537-539.
Peer-reviewed Papers
Clark, H. O., Jr. 1999. An animal track casting method using dolomite, sand, and spray adhesive. California Fish and Game 85:138-139.
Clark, H. O., Jr. 2001. Use of a car alarm sequence in the Northern Mockingbird repertoire. California Fish and Game 87:115-116.
Clark, H. O., Jr. 2003. Responses of San Joaquin kit foxes to an oil-gas well fire. California Fish and Game 89:102-105.
Clark, H. O., Jr. 2004. Occurrence of California mule deer in the southern San Joaquin Valley, California. Transactions of the Western Section of the Wildlife Society 40:127-128.
Clark, H. O., Jr. 2005. Otocyon megalotis. Mammalian Species 766:1-5.
Clark, H. O., Jr. 2005. Aggressive behaviour exhibited by a San Joaquin kit fox, Vulpes macrotis mutica. Canadian Field-Naturalist 119:134.
Clark, H. O., Jr. 2007. Marking of novel objects by kit fox. California Fish and Game 93:102-105.
Clark, H. O., Jr. 2007. Use of spadefoot toads by western burrowing owls. Central Valley Bird Club Bulletin 10:51.
Clark, H. O., Jr. 2007. Hypothetical relationships between the San Joaquin kit fox, California grizzly bear, and gray wolf on the Pre-European California landscape. Endangered Species Update 24:14-19.
Clark, H. O., Jr. 2008. Spea hammondii (Western Spadefoot). Predation and use as burrow decorations. Herpetological Review 39:80-81.
Clark, H. O., Jr. 2008. Common chuckwalla (Sauromalus ater): Behavior. Sonoran Herpetologist 21:54.
Clark, H. O., Jr. 2009. Predation and behavioral interactions between horned lizards and arid land foxes. Sonoran Herpetologist 22:6-7.
Clark, H. O., Jr., B. L. Cypher, P. A. Kelly, D. F. Williams, and S. D. Clifton. 2003. Use of a hair-sampling tube to detect the San Joaquin kit fox. Transactions of the Western Section of the Wildlife Society 38/39:29-30.
Clark, H. O., Jr., R. R. Duke, M. C. Orland, R. T. Golightly, and S. I. Hagen. 2007. The San Joaquin kit fox in North-Central California: A Review. Transactions of the Western Section of the Wildlife Society 43:27-36.
Clark, H. O., Jr., and J. R. Gworek. 2008. Thamnophis sirtalis fitchi (Valley Gartersnake). Habitat and behavior. Herpetological Review 39:474.
Clark, H. O., Jr., and S. I. Hagen. 2008. Notes on a Mount Lyell salamander observed near Nevada Falls, Yosemite National Park, California. Sonoran Herpetologist 21:122-123.
Clark, H. O., Jr., J. D. Murdoch, D. P. Newman, and C. Sillero-Zubiri. 2009. Vulpes corsac. Mammalian Species. 832:1-8.
Clark, H. O., Jr., D. P. Newman, S. I. Hagen. 2007. Analysis of San Joaquin kit fox element data within the California Diversity Database: A case for data reliability. Transactions of the Western Section of the Wildlife Society 43:37-42.
Clark, H. O., Jr., D. P. Newman, J. D. Murdoch, J. Tseng, Z. H. Wang, and R. B. Harris. 2008. Vulpes ferrilata. Mammalian Species 821:1-6.
Clark, H. O., Jr., D. P. Newman, C. J. Randel, III, and M. D. Meyer. 2008. Temperature tests for diurnal live trapping shade configurations. Transactions of the Western Section of the Wildlife Society 44:1-3.
Clark, H. O., Jr., and M. C. Orland. 2008. Comparison of two camera trap systems for detection of American marten on a winter landscape. California Fish and Game 94:53-59.
Clark, H. O., Jr., and D. L. Plumpton. 2005. A simple one-way door design for passive relocation of western burrowing owls. California Fish and Game 91:286-289.
Clark, H. O., Jr., H. S. Shellhammer, and S. D. Gaimari. 2006. Ectoparasites found on salt marsh harvest mice in the northern salt marshes of Grizzly Bay, California. California Fish and Game 92:52-54.
Clark, H.O., Jr., and N. R. Sisk. 2007. Predation of a western burrowing owl by an apparent prairie falcon. Central Valley Bird Club Bulletin 10:49-50.
Clark, H. O., Jr., G. D. Warrick, B. L. Cypher, P. A. Kelly, D. F. Williams, and D. E. Grubbs. 2005. Competitive interactions between endangered kit foxes and non-native red foxes. Western North American Naturalist 65:153-163.
Cypher, B. L., H. O. Clark, Jr., P. A. Kelly, C. Van Horn Job, G. W. Warrick, and D. F. Williams. 2001. Interspecific interactions among wild canids: implications for the conservation of endangered San Joaquin kit foxes. Endangered Species Update 18:171-174.
Randel, C. J., III, and H. O. Clark, Jr. 2007. Mojave desert sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes cerastes) behavior. Sonoran Herpetologist 20:96.
Randel, C. J., III, and H. O. Clark, Jr. 2008. Sex ratios of the white-tailed antelope ground squirrel (Ammospermophilus leucurus), Indian Wells Valley, San Bernardino County, California. Western North American Naturalist 68:526-529.
Randel, C. J., III, H. O. Clark, Jr., and S. I. Hagen. 2007. Mohave ground squirrel (Spermophilus mohavensis) body mass: A comparison of live-trapped individuals, published literature, and unpublished museum specimens. Endangered Species Update 24:72-74.
Smith, D. A., K. Ralls, B. L. Cypher, H. O. Clark, Jr., P. A. Kelly, D. F. Williams, and J. E. Maldonado. 2006. Relative abundance of endangered San Joaquin kit foxes (Vulpes macrotis mutica) based on scat-detection dog surveys. Southwestern Naturalist 51:210-219. (winner of the 2007 George Miksch Sutton Award in Conservation Research)
Warrick, G. D., H. O. Clark, Jr., P. A. Kelly, D. F. Williams, and B. L. Cypher. 2007. Use of agricultural lands by San Joaquin kit foxes. Western North American Naturalist 67:270-277,
Woods, G., H. Nadel, H.O. Clark, Jr., and S. I. Hagen. 2009. Birds foraging on Jerusalem crickets, with recent observations in the Central Valley, California. Central Valley Bird Club Bulletin 12:17-22.
MS Thesis
Clark, H. O., Jr. 2001. Endangered San Joaquin Kit Fox and Non-native Red Fox: Interspecific Competitive Interactions. MS thesis, California State University, Fresno. 54 pages.
Technical reports
Clark, H. O., Jr., and D. P. Newman. 2008. Endangered avian species: Specific versus sub-specific research. Yellowbill 45(9):5-6.
Clark, H. O., D. A. Smith, B. L. Cypher, P. A. Kelly, and J. S. Woollett. 2005. Mesocarnivore surveys on Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Site 300, Alameda and San Joaquin Counties, California. U.S. Department of Energy by University California. Contract W-7405-Eng-48. UCRL-SR-209044.
Cypher, B. E., P. A. Kelly, D. F. Williams, H. O. Clark, Jr., A. D. Brown, and S. E. Phillips. 2005. Foxes in farmland: Recovery of the endangered San Joaquin kit fox on private lands in California. Final report submitted to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. Project Number 2000-0129-012. 15 pp.
Kelly, P., D. Williams, D. Smith, H. Clark, and S. Phillips. 2001. Scent dog surveys for the San Joaquin kit fox in Eastern Merced County, California. Final Report. Vollmar Consulting, Berkeley, California. 7 pp. + Appendix in: J. E. Vollmar, editor, Wildlife and Rare Plant Ecology of Eastern Merced County's Vernal Pool Grasslands, Appendix 9a. Merced County UC Development Office.
Roe, P. and H. O. Clark. 1997. Zoology 4650 Field Study: Wood Duck. Course pack. Barnes & Noble Bookstores, Inc. Custom Publishing Series - XanEdu Publishing Services, Norcross, GA. 50 pp.
Contributed to the following:
Allison, L., ed. 1988. Tranquillity. Atwater High School, Atwater, California. 40 pp.
Allison, L., ed. 1989. I Could See God. Atwater High School, Atwater, California. 41 pp.
Calitri, R., ed. 1995. Apostrophe 95. Merced College, Merced, California. 41 pp.
Sullivan, C., ed. 1994. At Day's End. The National Library of Poetry. Watermark Press. 856 pp.
Sullivan, C. and C. A. Stevens, eds. 1996. Best Poems of 1996. The National Library of Poetry. Watermark Press. 476 pp.
Professional Presentations:
Clark, H. O., Jr. 1999. Kit fox recovery: process and implications. BIOL 281T - Seminar - Current Topics in Biology, April 7. California State University, Fresno, Fresno, CA.
Clark, H. O., Jr. 1999. Kit fox and red fox interactions: ethical questions. Environmental Ethics Course - Liberal Studies Program, 16 September. California State University, Stanislaus, Turlock, CA.
Clark, H. O., Jr. 1999. BIOL 240 (Systems Ecology): Otten, M. R. and B. L. Cypher. 1998. Variation in annual estimates of effective population size for San Joaquin kit foxes. Animal Conservation 1:179-184. California State University, Fresno, CA.
Clark, H. O., Jr. 2000. Biogeography. Borneo. October 2. California State University, Fresno, CA.
Clark, H. O., Jr. 2001. Endangered San Joaquin Kit Fox and Non-native Red Fox: Interspecific Competitive Interactions. 22nd Annual Central California Research Symposium. California State University, Fresno, CA. (Abstracts published)
Clark, H. O., Jr. 2001. Thesis Defense. Endangered San Joaquin Kit Fox and Non-native Red Fox: Interspecific Competitive Interactions. April 2. California State University, Fresno, CA.
Clark, H. O., Jr. 2002. Endangered San Joaquin Kit Fox and Non-native Red Fox: Interspecific Competitive Interactions. Annual meeting of the Western Section of the Wildlife Society, Visalia, CA.
Clark, H. O., Jr. 2002. Endangered San Joaquin Kit Fox and Non-native Red Fox: Interspecific Competitive Interactions. 23rd Annual Central California Research Symposium. California State University, Fresno, CA. (Abstracts published)
Clark, H. O., Jr. 2004. Career Opportunities in Wildlife Biology. Merced College. October 22, 2004.
Clark, H. O., Jr. 2007. Hypothetical Relationships between the San Joaquin kit fox, California Grizzly bear, and gray wolf on the pre-European California landscape. March 22. San Joaquin Valley Natural Communities Conference, Bakersfield, CA.
Clark, H. O., Jr., and D. P. Newman. 2008. Analysis of San Joaquin kit fox element data within the California Diversity Database: A case for data reliability. 2008 Annual Conference, 8 February. The Western Section of the Wildlife Society. Redding, CA.
Clark, H. O., Jr., and D. P. Newman. 2008. Analysis of San Joaquin kit fox element data within the California Diversity Database: A case for data reliability. March 20. San Joaquin Valley Natural Communities Conference, Bakersfield, CA.
Clark, H. O., Jr., and G. Warrick. 2000. Endangered San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica) and non-native red fox (Vulpes vulpes) interactions in a fragmented landscape as revealed by telemetry. 21st Annual Central California Research Symposium. California State University, Fresno, CA. (Abstracts published)
Clark, H. O., Jr., D. F. Williams, P. A. Kelly, B. L. Cypher, G. D. Warrick, and D. Grubbs. 2002. Endangered San Joaquin Kit Fox and Non-native Red Fox: Interspecific Competitive Interactions. Carnivores 2002 Conference, Monterey, CA. (Abstracts published)
Williams, D., L. Hamilton, and H. Clark. 1999. Endangered Species Recovery Program Overview: Bunny Division and Kit Fox Division. BIOL 4960 - Biology Colloquium, March 19. CSU, Stanislaus, Turlock, CA.
Contributed to the following:
Cypher, B. L., H. O. Clark, S. D. Clifton, P. A. Kelly, G. D. Warrick, and D. F. Williams. 2000. Interspecific interactions among mammalian predators: implications for the conservation of San Joaquin kit foxes. West. Sect. Wildl. Soc. Annu. Meeting, Riverside, CA.
Cypher, B. L., H. O. Clark, S. D. Clifton, P. A. Kelly, G. D. Warrick, and D. F. Williams. 2000. Interspecific interactions among mammalian predators: implications for the conservation of San Joaquin kit foxes. Carnivores 2000 Conference, Broomfield, CO. (Abstracts published)
Cypher, B. L., P. A. Kelly, D. F. Williams, G. D. Warrick, H. O. Clark, Jr., and S. D. Clifton. 1999. Conservation of endangered San Joaquin kit foxes in altered landscapes. Am. Soc. Mammal. Annu. Meeting, Seattle, WA.
Kelly, P. A., H. O. Clark, Jr., D. F. Williams, and G. D. Warrick. 2002. Life and Death in the Cotton Fields: Conservation and recovery of the endangered San Joaquin kit fox. Carnivores 2002 Conference, Monterey, CA. (Abstracts published)
Kelly, P., G. Warrick, H. Clark, and D. Williams. 2001. Life and Death in the Cotton Fields: Conservation and recovery of the endaangered San Joaquin kit fox. American Society of Mammalogists Carnivore Symposium, Missoula, MT. (Abstracts published)
Warrick, G. D. and H. O. Clark. 1999. Habitat use and spacing patterns of kit foxes and red foxes near Lost Hills, California. San Joaquin Valley Natural Communities Conference, Bakersfield, CA.
Public Presentations:
Clark, H. O., Jr. 2007. Fresno Audubon Society Meeting. May 8th. Hypothetical relationships between the San Joaquin kit fox, California grizzly bear, and gray wolf on the Pre-European California landscape.
Clark, H. O., Jr. 2007. Fresno Audubon Society Meeting. November 13th. The status of the State Threatened Mohave Ground Squirrel.
Clark, H. O., Jr. 2008. Kerncrest Audubon Society program. November 13th. Field Notes: Desert Journal.
Letters to the Editor:
The Fresno Bee. Fresno, Calif.: 'Too valuable to risk' April 12, 2009. p. B.10
The Fresno Bee. Fresno, Calif.: 'Action is needed now' March 2, 2009. p. B.5
The Fresno Bee. Fresno, Calif.: 'Don't let budget woes hurt the environment' Nov 25, 2008. p. C.4
The Fresno Bee. Fresno, Calif.: 'Urgent challenge' June 4, 2008. p. C.4
The Fresno Bee. Fresno, Calif.: 'Meet our letter writers' May 25, 2008. p. J.2
The Fresno Bee. Fresno, Calif.: 'Protect the Coast' March 31, 2008. p. B.7
The Fresno Bee. Fresno, Calif.: 'Congress' duty to vets' Feb 28, 2008. p. C.4
The Fresno Bee. Fresno, Calif.: 'Tough case to prove' Jan 23, 2008. p. C.4
The Fresno Bee. Fresno, Calif.: 'We need energy bill' Dec 5, 2007. p. B.10
The Fresno Bee. Fresno, Calif.: 'Protect and restore' Oct 29, 2007. p. B.8
The Fresno Bee. Fresno, Calif.: 'Hope for little foxes' Jul 23, 2007. p. B.8
The Fresno Bee. Fresno, Calif.: 'Abandoning standards' Jan 15, 2007. p. B.8
The Fresno Bee. Fresno, Calif.: 'Chart a new course' Oct 17, 2006. p. B.8
The Fresno Bee. Fresno, Calif.: 'Pushing for war' Aug 22, 2006. p. B.8
The Fresno Bee. Fresno, Calif.: 'The common good' Jul 22, 2006. p. B.8
The Fresno Bee. Fresno, Calif.: 'A true debate' Jun 19, 2006. p. B.8
The Fresno Bee. Fresno, Calif.: 'Fair return' Sep 4, 2005. p. E.2
The Fresno Bee. Fresno, Calif.: 'Risque fashions create a major dilemma for young girls' Aug 31, 2004. p. B.8
The Fresno Bee. Fresno, Calif.: 'Start in Alaska' Jun 17, 2004. p. B.8
The Fresno Bee. Fresno, Calif.: 'With computers, sometimes it helps to check the switch' Feb 15, 2004. p. F.2
The Fresno Bee. Fresno, Calif.: 'What's in it?' Jan 9, 2004. p. B.8
The Fresno Bee. Fresno, Calif.: 'Giving away secrets' Dec 6, 2003. p. B.8
The Fresno Bee. Fresno, Calif.: 'Better placement' Oct 27, 2003. p. B.8
Scholarships and Grants:
1994 - 1998: Montgomery GI Bill, Department of Veterans Affairs - $500.00/semester
1995 - Bloss Memorial Scholarship - Merced Union High School District - $300.00
1995 - Chuck and Sylvia Fennessy Scholarship - Merced College Foundation - $250.00
1996 - Bloss Memorial Scholarship - Merced Union High School District - $1500.00
1997 - Bloss Memorial Scholarship - Merced Union High School District - $1500.00
1998 - Bloss Memorial Scholarship - Merced Union High School District - $1000.00
2000 - Faculty Sponsored Student Research Award - $1000.00
2000 - Graduate Student Research Award - $500.00
Volunteerships:
Caltrans Adopt-a-Highway, 2000-present
Mentor for CART students, 2001-present
Weathermaker Neighborhood Watch, 2002-2006
City of Fresno Adopt-a-Spot, 2003-2006
Fresno Audubon Society, Newsletter Editor, 2004-present
Military Education 1988 - 1996:
US Army, Basic Training, Fort Jackson, SC, 1989 (E-1)
US Army, Advanced Individual Training, Fort Belvoir, VA, 1989 (E-2)
US Army, Primary Leadership Development Course, Fort Hood, TX, 1992 (E-4)
US Army Reserve, Basic Noncommissioned Officers Course, Phase I, Fresno, CA, 1995 (E-5)
Military Awards 1988 - 1996:
Marksman Badge in Grenade
Sharpshooter Badge in M60 and M16A2
Driver Badge and Mechanic Badge
Minuteman Lapel Award
Army Achievement Medal (oakleaf cluster) - Good Conduct Medal - Army Reserve Comp. Achievement Medal
National Defense Service Medal - Korean Defense Service Medal - NCO Professional Development Ribbon
Army Service Ribbon - Overseas Service Ribbon
VFW - Post 7792