Description: Appalachian Conservation Biology was begun in 1997 in the Appalachian Mountains of western Maryland, and since 2005 has been located in Bethel, Maine. Clients are mainly state and federal agencies, but also include non-profit conservation groups, private landowners, and other environmental consulting firms.
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ACB is a small environmental consulting company specializing in the biogeography, ecology, and conservation of invertebrates, especially land snails. Other projects include butterflies, freshwater snails, natural areas planning, rare plant inventory, old growth forest research, and native grassland, wetland, and forest restoration.
ACB projects are conducted with specially-assembled teams of collaborators and subcontractors, with field activities ranging from Maine to western Virginia. Clients are often state and federal agencies, but also include non-profit conservation groups, private landowners, and other environmental consulting firms.
The company is operated by conservation biologist Ken Hotopp. Ken started ACB in 1997 in western Maryland, and since 2005 has been located in Bethel, Maine. He previously worked for the Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources, and has an M.S. from SUNY Albany, NY (1987) and a B.S. from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY (1982). Ken is also a Research Associate with the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Section of Mollusks. Mollusk Section head Dr. Timothy A. Pearce is a frequent