This summary provides an overview of the professional experience and qualifications of R. Scott Carney as a public outreach and local government affairs specialist for Williams Companies and former chief of the Division of Habitat Management for the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. Carney has over 25 years of experience in fisheries biology, aquatic habitat restoration, and developing public-private partnerships to advance conservation initiatives. He is skilled in strategic communication and managing teams to implement habitat enhancement projects.

1. R. SCOTT CARNEY
680 Campbell Road,York,Pennsylvania 17402
Home:(717) 840-7874; Cell:(412) 389-1122; E-mail:rscarney1@verizon.net
EDUCATION
M. S. Biology/AquaticEcology
ClarionUniversityof Pennsylvania,1992
Thesis:Impactof SurfaceMining and Acidification on BrookTroutand Macro-InvertebratePopulations
B. S. Environmental Resource Management;Minor: Fishand WildlifeScience
The PennsylvaniaState University, 1988
SUMMARY
Well informed onsocial,political,andenvironmental issuesassociatedwiththe developmentof the
natural gas industry inthe Marcellusand Utica shale formationsand experiencedin developmentof
strategiestoaddress themina collaborative manner.Professional fisheriesbiologistandaquatichabitat
specialistwithextensive knowledgeindevelopingprivate-publicpartnershipstoadvance habitat
conservationandrestoration withover25years of projectmanagementexperience. Skilledinstrategic
and crisis communicationstorelaycomplicatedtechnical andpublicpolicyissuesthroughavarietyof
channels,including presentations, TV,print,web,social media,and publicmeetings. Experiencedin
successfully managingateamof engineers andconservationprofessionals withdevelopmentof
conceptual frameworks,strategies,andalignmentof practicestoprotect,conserve andenhance
habitatsforfish,reptilesandamphibiansinPennsylvaniaandabroad resultingin the identification,
design,implementation, andmonitoringof habitatenhancementandrestorationprojects. Extensive
experience withconservationandrestorationchallengesfacingthe ChesapeakeBayandotherimpaired
watersheds.Possessunique experience gainedformworkinginbothin the corporate andgovernmental
sectors;accomplished atobtainingandmanaginggrantfunding tosupportprojects.
PROFESSIONALEXPERIENCE
PublicOutreach and Local GovernmentAffairs Specialist
WilliamsCompanies,Pittsburghand York,PA
March 2012 – Present;40 hoursperweek
 Responsible fordevelopment,coordinationandimplementationof communityoutreachand
governmentaffairsforWilliams’ NortheastGatheringandProcession andAtlanticGulf (Transco)
operatingareas. These effortswere supported throughannual developmentof a
comprehensive communicationplanwithsupportingbudget andstrategicoutreach objectivities
and tactics.
 Knowledgeable of FERCpermittingprocessfornatural gasinfrastructure, generate FERC
regulatorydeliverablesincludingbutnotlimitedtostakeholderlist,monthlystatusreports
pertainingtostakeholderoutreach,andinitialresponsestoFERCscopingcomments. As
required,developingathoroughunderstandingthe of FERCpre-filingandfilingrequirementsfor
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 Work withinternal stakeholderssuchas GIS, EnvironmentalandPermitting, Engineeringand
Construction, LandAffairs,Corporate Communications,GovernmentAffairs,Legal,Business
Development, the projectliaisonandothersasnecessarytoensure thatall phasesof projects
are communicatedconsistentlytoall stakeholders.
 Usingextensiveexperienceandrelationships obtainedwhile workingforastate environmental
agency,providedtechnicalinputandrecommendationstosecure federal andstate permitsand
authorizations orthe developmentof natural gasinfrastructure.
 Supportbusinessunitstomeetpublicrelationsneedsincludingrespondingtolocal media,
coordinationmediaevents, participatingincommunityandindustrymeetings,andincident
preventionefforts.
 Buildandmaintainrelationshipswithexternal/local stakeholders;press,landowners,local
governmentofficials –county,townshipandcity/town,andnon-governmentalcommunity.
UtilizedNationBuildertodevelopinventoryof stakeholders andtoserve as outreachtool.
 Supportbusinessleaderswhorepresentthe companyatpublicandtrade associationmeetings
includingopenhouses,townhalls,andothervariouspublicforums. Incollaborationwith
Corporate Communication,preparing,andwhennecessary,deliveringpresentationstolocal
municipalities,non-governmentalorganizations,andspecial interestgroups.
 Assistinresearching,recommendingandimplementingcommunity engagementprojectsthat
wouldenhance Williams’relationsandreputationwithlocal communities andgovernments.
Executingphilanthropicandgrant programsinsupportof businessstrategy. Supportbusiness
executionbyensuringalignmentof communications,outreach,andgivingeffortsconcentrated
on high-valuebusinessobjectives.
 Reinforce positive attributesof Williams’image andactionstoachieve strategicoutcomeswith
keystakeholders.
 Advise executive officerteammembersandleadershipaboutprojectactivities including
technical inputregardingconservationandpermittingissues throughprojectmeetings. This
includesFERCregulatedandnon-FERCprojects.
 Developandprovide acomprehensivesuite of communicationandoutreachservicesfornatural
gas infrastructure projectsinthe NortheastU.S.
 Collaborate withleadershipandprojectmanagerstoestablishfunctional goals,communication
strategies,andtacticsto ensure favorable publicinvolvementoutcomes.
 Lead projectactivities,includingpublicmeetings,informationsessions,special events,training,
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 Developcoalitiontosupportthe advancementof pipeline infrastructureprojectsincluding
natural gas gatheringlines;natural gas interstate transmissionlines(AtlanticSunrise,
Constitution)andnatural gasliquidlines(Bluegrass).
 Responsible forcrisiscommunicationwithmedia;provide recommendationstoleaders
regardinginteractionwithmedia,publicandgovernmental officials followingincidents.
 RepresentWilliamsonthe MarcellusShale Coalition’sPublicAffairs,andLandandWater Affairs
workgroupsaswell asotherorganizationsassociatedwiththe developmentof natural gas
resourcesinthe MarcellusandUtica formations.
 RepresentWilliams onthe PA WildsNatural GasTask Force and Evaluationof Advancingthe
NextGenerationof EnvironmentalProtectionforShale DevelopmentWorkgroup;provide
technical assistance,coordinationandoutreachforWilliams environmentalconservation
initiatives includingbuildingcollaborative,mutuallybeneficial private-public-NGOpartnerships.
Board memberforHeadwatersCharitable Trust of Northcentral Pennsylvania.
Chief,DivisionofHabitat Management
PennsylvaniaFishandBoatCommission(PFBC),Bureauof Fisheries, Bellefonte,PA
January2005 – February2012; 37.5 hoursper week
 Responsible forthe development, staffing, direction,coordination,administration,andoverall
supervision of the Divisionof HabitatManagement.The divisioniscomprisedof the Fish
Passage,StreamHabitat,Lake Habitat,and Regional Habitat Sections.
 Staff liaisonforthe Habitatand EnvironmentalCommittee thatreportsquarterlytothe
PFBC’sBoard of Commissionersonissuesrelatedtoagencyhabitatinitiatives. Thisincludes
coordinationanddevelopmentof meetingagendas,preparationof agendaitemsfor
commissionerdeliberationand action,andinterimandannual progressreportsof projectsand
programs.
 Supervise twentyfull-timeandone part-time staff locatedinsix office complexesthroughout
Pennsylvania.Thisincludesdevelopmentof employeepositiondescriptions,expectations,
performance reviews, work requestsand schedules;evaluationof annual workplansthrough
performance evaluations, resolutionof conflictsandgrievances, injuryreportsanddisciplinary
actionswhennecessary.
 Developagencyresource andspeciesmanagementplans,policies,directivesandstrategicplans.
Responsible forknowingandadheringtoagencyworkrulesandCommonwealthdirectivesand
policies;toadhere toall itemsincontractwithAFSCME indealingwithbargainingunit
employees,andtoensure thatstaff implementplansandare aware of and follow agency
policies/procedures/directivesforcarryingouttheirduties.
 Prepare invitationforbids,requestforproposals,andadministermemorandumof agreements,
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 Developmulti-yearworkplans,annual operationsplans,andbudgetprojectionstosupport
habitatmanagementfunctionsandinfrastructure;developandmanage annual operations
budgetof $2.5 – 3.0 million;authorize expendituresaccordingtoCommonwealthstandardsand
withinbudgetallocations.
 Serve astechnical expertandrepresentativeinvarietyof multi-disciplinary,inter-jurisdictional
workgroupsandcommitteesincludingthe EasternBrookTrout JointVenture,AtlanticCoastal
FishHabitatPartnership,GreatLake FishHabitatPartnership,OhioBasinFishHabitat
Partnership,ReservoirFishHabitatPartnership,ASMFCHabitatCommittee,ChesapeakeBay
Program’sFishPassage andGIT FisheriesandHabitatWorkgroups,Chesapeake BayAdvisory
Committee tothe State ConservationCommission,NRCS’Technical AdvisoryCommittee,NE
ConnectivityWorkgroup,PA DEPLegacySedimentWorkgroup,andGovernor’sandNEAFWA
climate adaptationworkgroups.
 Developandmaintainpartnershipsamongfederal andstate resource agencies,local
governments,nonprofits,sportsman’sandenvironmental advocacygroups,industry,and
private entities toadvance habitatandspeciesconservation andrestorationthroughout
Pennsylvania.
 Deal withvarietyof complex administrative andtechnical issuesrelatedtobuilding
private/publicpartnership,guidingplanning,fundingacquisitionanddisbursement,grantand
contract managementforhabitatassessment,improvementand fishpassage projectsacross
Pennsylvania.
 Negotiate withownersof barrierstoprovide provisionsforfishpassage includingthe dam
removal optionthroughoutPennsylvania. Review state permits applications andrequest
provisionsforfishpassage atdamsand otherbarrierswhenapplicable.
 Directannual planning,designing,permitting,financing,implementation,tracking,monitoring,
and administrationof approximately 275 habitatprotection,restoration,andenhancements
projectsonpublicandprivate propertyforthe benefitof Pennsylvania’saquaticresources
includingfish,amphibians,andreptileswithfocusonspeciesof greatestconservationneedand
state and federallylistedspecies.
 Ensure all PFBC/partnerhabitatprojectsmeetfederal,state,andlocal regulatoryrequirements
includingcompliance withEndangeredSpeciesAct, National Environmental PolicyAct, and
CleanWaterAct; consultand negotiate withfederal,state,andcountyregulatoryagenciesas
necessary. These activitiesrequire workingknowledge of the EndangeredSpeciesAct,National
Environmental PolicyAct,CleanWaterAct,andstate regulations.
 Provided technical review/inputonstate (PA DEP Chapter105 Waterand Wetland
Encroachmentand Chapter102 Erosionand SedimentationControl) andfederal (CleanWater
Act Section401/404) permits/certifications withregardtopotential impactsonspeciesunder
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 Directeddevelopmentof protocolstoassessbiological,physical andchemical responsesto
habitattreatments;monitoringdatatodetermine overall effectivenessof treatmentapproaches
and to adjustaccordinglytomaximize benefits withfinite resources.
 Provide technical supportforFERC re-licensingprocess/negotiations of majorhydropower
projectsinPennsylvania. Thisrequires workingknowledge of hydropowerimpactstofishery
resources,the FERCre-licensingprocessandFederal PowerAct. ParticipatedinFERCre-
licensingprocessforlarge hydroelectricdamsonthe SusquehannaRiver.
 Establishandmanage grant programsand projectsfromrevenuesresultingfromresource
damage settlements,mitigationsettlements,andspecial funds.
 Communicate andinteracteffectivelywithfundgrantingagenciesandinstitutions, the public,
environmental advocates,organizedpublicgroups,fisheriesandenvironmental professionals,
and representativesof otherlocal,state,andfederal governmentagencies.Thisincludesverbal
communication;writingoperationmemos,official correspondence,technical briefs,progress
reports,reviewof technical articlesandadministrativehighlights,andgivingoral presentations
withor withoutvisual aids.
 Participantin D.O.I.’sSubcommittee onSedimentationforDevelopingGuidelinesforAssessing
Dam Removal Impacts anddevelopednational guidelinestoaddresssedimentmanagement
issuesassociatedwithdamremoval.
Anadromous FishRestoration Coordinator
PFBC,Divisionof Research, State College,PA
October1993 - December2005; 37.5 hours perweek
 Coordinated,planned,implemented,andevaluatedthe restorationof diadromousfishestothe
SusquehannaandDelaware River basins.Thisrequiredcomprehensive knowledgeof the
biology,habitatrequirements,ecologyandmanagementof severalmigratoryfishspecies
includingAmericanshad,hickoryshad,bluebackherring,alewife,Atlanticsturgeon, shortnose
sturgeon, andAmericaneel.
 Advanced the restorationof diadromousfishesby:1) developingpartnershipsamong
governmental andnon-governmental entitiesto coordinate efforts,and leverage support/
resources;2) re-establishingextirpatedorenhancingdepressedpopulations throughhatchery
productionand stocking;3) providingaccesstoand conserving,restoring, enhancingcritical
habitat;4) monitoringandassessingpopulationsandrestorationefforts;and5) educatingthe
publiconprogram effortsandbenefits.
 Served astechnical expertandrepresentative onthe SusquehannaAnadromousFish
RestorationCommittee/Cooperative. The SRAFRCisresponsibleforcoordinatingandmanaging
all aspectsof anadromousfishrestorationeffortsinthe SusquehannaRiverBasin. Members
includedUSFWS,NMFS,PFBC,MarylandDNR, New YorkDEC, SusquehannaRiverBasin
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 Establishedandmaintainedliaisonandpartnershipwithrepresentativesof utilities,federal,
state,and local governments,nonprofits,special interestsandprivate entitiesinvolvedin
diadromousfishanddiadromousfishhabitatrestorationinPennsylvania
 Assistedinthe developmentandimplementationof PFBC’sAnadromousFishRestorationUnit’s
annual operationand workplans;servedasassistantoperationsmanagerof the PFBC’s
AnadromousFishResearchStation(VanDyke Hatchery) andcoordinatedanddirectedall
aspectsof fishculture forthe hatcheryproductionanddistributionof Americanshadand
hickoryshadin supportof restorationefforts.Thisincludedidentificationof tributarywatersfor
targetedrestoration,establishingstockingallocations,andmonitoringoutcomes;superviseda
crewof four-seasonalfishculturists,establishedprioritiesandassigned duties.
 Developedandimplementedpoliciesandprogramsaffectingthe restorationof diadromous
fishesandtheirhabitatincludingannual assessmentof priorities,acomprehensive diadromous
fishrestorationstrategy,anddiadromousfishmanagement plans;coordinatedandnegotiated
withotherfederal andstate agenciesandintereststobuildconsensusoneffective restoration
approach.
 Obtainedgrantfundingandresources,designedmonitoringprotocols, solicitedcontractors,
providedoversighttocontractual labor,andprocessedinvoicesforservicesrenderedinsupport
of annual assessmentof the abundance anddistributionof alosinesinthe Susquehannaand
Delaware Riverbasins.
 Developedandadvancedspecial studies(radiotelemetry/fishmovement,fishwayutilization
and efficiency,population assessments,natal imprinting,markretention,pheromoneattraction,
and geneticcomposition) tosupportdiadromousfishrestorationactivities.
 Preparedinvitationforbids,requestforproposals,andadministeredmemorandumof
agreements,memorandumof understanding,andcontractsforspecializedservices and
resourcestosupportdiadromousfishrestorationefforts.
 Inventoriedandidentifiedsuitablehabitat,developedandmaintainedacomprehensive
inventoryanddatabase of migratorybarriers,establishedfishpassagepriorities,negotiated
withprivate andpublicstakeholders,obtainedfundingsupportandresources,established
partnerships,conductedpublichearingsandinformationmeetings;coordinated,managedand
administeredover100 fishpassage andhabitatrestorationprojectstosupportdiadromousfish
restoration.
 Developedandmanagedthe PFBC’s Consultationand GrantProgramforFish Passageand
HabitatRestoration. The program provides technical andfinancial supportandadvancedthe
completionof over175 fishpassage projectsthroughoutPennsylvaniaincludingthe removal of
150 damsand 25 fishwayconstruction/culvertreplacements. Pennsylvania’sDamremoval
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 Preparedandmanagedannual budgetof $1.0 - 1.5 milliontosupportfishpassage development,
dam removal,habitatimprovement,populationmonitoringandassessment,andother
diadromousfishrestorationefforts.
 Reviewed andcommentedonstate andfederal permitapplicationswithregardtopotential
impactson migratoryfishresources,aswell asprovidedrecommendationstomitigate for
adverse impacts;planned,coordinated,andtestifiedatpublicmeetingsof behalf of the PFBC
and Commonwealth.
 Prepared grantproposalstoa varietyof federal,state,andprivate sources; administered grants
agreements,andcompletedgrantdeliverables;obtainedover$8millionof grantfundingto
supportdiadromousfishrestoration.
 Developedcomprehensivedatabases,analyzedandinterpretedscientificdata, andprepared
technical reportsandbriefstosupportthe PFBC’smigratoryfishrestorationprogramandfulfill
SRAFRC,ASMFC,NOAA,andUSFWS reportingrequirements.
 Acquired fundingandassistedinthe developmentof comprehensivestudiestoevaluate the
social,economic,andenvironmental impactsof damremoval inPennsylvania.
 Advocatedandsupportedriverrestorationthroughthe removal of non-beneficial damsin
Pennsylvaniaandabroadincludingpresenting(byinvitation) atover 40 professional
conferences, workshops,andcontinuingeducationcourses acrossthe country;organizeddam
removal workshopsandsymposiumsinPennsylvania, Maine, WisconsinandMassachusetts.
 Invitedparticipantinmulti-disciplinary, inter-jurisdictionalworkgroupsanddialoguesontopics
relatedtodam removal includingthe AspenInstitute’sDialogue onDamsandRivers - two year
dialogue conductedtoprovide recommendationstowardsestablishing anational policyfordam
removal and, HeinzEndowment’sDamRemoval ResearchSymposium - identifiedand
recommendnational researchneedsinrelationtodamremoval.
 Developededucational andoutreachmaterials(i.e.informationbrochures,fliers,videos,
displays),gave oral presentations,andconvenedpublicmeetingstogainpublicsupportfor
agencyinitiativesunderthe migratoryfishrestorationandfishpassage/damremovalprogram.
 Contributedtoeducationandoutreachinitiativesincludingpublicationsandvideoproductions
pertainingtodamremoval as a riverrestorationstrategy.
 Presentedatseveral educationalandinformational coursesheldatthe USFWS National
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Fisheries/Wildlife Technician
VirginiaDepartmentof Game andInlandFisheries,Blacksburg,VA
October1993 – October1994; 40 hoursper week
 Usinga varietyof gearand methods,collected, analyzed,interpreted,andreportedonwater
quality,habitatsuitability,fishandmacro-invertebratepopulations,andangleruse andharvest
data to for the developmentandimplementationof state’sfisheriesmanagementplansfor
variousfishspecies.
Wildlife Technician
U.S.D.A.ForestService (USFS),White MountainNational Forest,Conway,NH
March 1993 – September1993; 40 hoursper week
 Conductedwaterquality,streamhabitat,andfishandmacro-invertebrate inventorieswithinthe
Saco RangerDistrictto supportmanagementof brooktroutand otherspecies includingthe
restorationof Atlanticsalmontothe Saco River.
FisheriesBiologistAide
PFBC,Divisionof FisheriesManagement, Bellefonte,PA
Dates: Springthroughfall 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992; 37.5 hoursper week
 Usinga varietyof gearand methods,collected,analyzed,interpreted,andreportedonwater
quality,habitatsuitability,fishandmacro-invertebratepopulations,andangleruse andharvest
data to for the development andimplementationof state’sfisheriesmanagementplansfor
variousfishspecies.
REFERENCES
Doug Austen, Executive Director,AmericanFisheriesSociety, Bethesda,MD;(717) 609-2998 (c)
Sara Nicholas,PolicyDirector,PennsylvaniaDepartmentof Conservationand Natural Resources,
Harrisburg,PA;(717) 226-8445 (c)
LeroyYoung,Director Fisheries Bureau,PFBC, Bellefonte,PA;(814) 359-5177 (w)
Michael Atchie,Managerof StrategicOutreach,Tunkhannock,PA;(570) 209-4357 (w)
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS/ADDITIONALSKILLS
Accomplishedpublicspeakerandnegotiator;recognizedasa national expert/leaderinaquatichabitat
restorationand improvementthroughthe removal of nonbeneficial dams;writtenextensivelyondam
removal asa technique forriverrestoration,enhancingaquaticbiodiversity andrestoringconnectivity;
excellentexperience incommunicatingwiththe mediainradio,television,and writtenformats;possess
excellentpublicrelationskills;experiencedgrant andtechnical writer,project/teammanager,and
supervisor.

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AWARDS/CERTIFICATIONS/TRAINING COURSES
 FERC Environmental ReviewandCompliance forNatural GasFacilities –2014
 Land AgentandContractor Training– 2015
 NationBuilder–2015
 Industrial HygieneAwareness –2014
 IncidentReporting andInvestigation –2014
 Hazard Communication –2014
 HAZWOPERAwareness –2014
 FERC Standardsof Conduct – 2014
 ConfinedSpace Entry – 2014
 Lock-out,Tag-outAwareness –2014
 Electrical SafetyBasics – 2014
 Office Safety –2014
 InsiderTrading– 2104
 DefensiveDriving–2014
 ExcavationandTrenchingAwareness –2014
 Personal ProtectionEquipment –2014
 Code of BusinessConduct- 2104
 ProjectLife Cycle – 2014
 ChampionAward – WilliamsCo. - 2013
 Appointedto PA WildsNatural GasTask Force – 2013-
 ImprovingDecisionMakingEffectiveness - 2013
 Smart Communication –2012
 ProtectionCorporate Assets - 2012
 Rivers Champion Award- AmericanRiver’s 2011
 SucceedingwithaDam Removal Project,Universityof Wisconsin,College of
Engineering, fall 2010, Philadelphia,PA
 Governor’sService Award for Excellence – Dam Removal andStreamRestoration 2009
 GuidelinesforAssessingDamRemoval Impacts,DOISubcommitteeon Sedimentation,State
College,PA, fall2009
 GuidelinesforAssessingDamRemoval Impacts,DOISubcommitteeonSedimentation,Portland,
OR, fall 2008
 ConservationAward:ClearwaterConservancyof Central Pennsylvania, winter2008
 LeadershipTraining andStructuredDecisionMaking,ManagementAssociatesTeamHarrisburg,
PA,fall 2007
 Sexual HarassmentAwarenessandPrevention, Commonwealthof Pennsylvania,Governor’s
Office of Administration, summer2007
 USFWS, Divisionof FederalAssistance,FederalAssistance ProjectLeaderCourse,spring2007
 PlanningandEngineeringDamProjects,Universityof Wisconsin,Collegeof
Engineering, fall 2006, Amherst,MA
 Dam Removal:LessonsLearned,EWRI,Knoxville,TN, winter2005
 Dam Removal:LessonsLearned , EWRI,Fort Collins,CO, summer2004

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 Certificateof Appreciation,EPA Chesapeake BayProgram, winter2004
 InterviewTechniques,Governor’sOffice of Administration, winter2004
 Employee Performance Review,Governor’sOffice of Administration, winter2004
 Fundamentalsof Supervision,Governor’sOffice of Administration, fall 2003
 ConflictResolution, Governor’sOffice of Administration, fall 2003
 Effective Writing, Governor’sOffice of Administration, summer2000
 BoatingSafety,PFBC,Bureauof Boatingand Education, fall 1999
 Sexual Harassmentinthe Workplace,PFBCBureauof Administration, fall 1998
 DefensiveDriving,PFBC,Bureauof Administration, fall 1998
 PlanningandEngineeringDamProjects,Universityof Wisconsin-Madison, College of
Engineering, winter1998
 AppliedRiverMorphologyShortCourse,Brightwater,Inc., fall 1998
 Executive StreamTrainingSeminar,WildlandHydrologyConsultants,winter1998
 Telephone Techniques,PFBCBureauof Administration, spring1997
 FishPassage Design,USFWS, summer1994
 Multicultural Diversity,USFS, summer1992
 ElectrofishingTechniques,USFWS, summer1992
PROFESSIONALMEMBERSHIPS
MarcellusShale Coalition’sPublicRelationsandLandAffairs Workgroups
Environmental &WaterInstitute of the AmericanSocietyof Civil Engineers
AmericanFisheries Society
PennsylvaniaChapter,AmericanFisheriesSociety
HOBBIES/INTERESTS
Member:WorldWildlife Fund,NationalWildlife Foundation,National GeographicSociety,SierraClub,
AmericanRivers,andNational AudubonSociety. Hobbiesincludefishing,hunting,hiking,reading,
attendingdogshows,andspendingtime withwife andfamily.
PUBLICATIONSAND COMPLETIONREPORTS
Carney,R. S.2008. Protocol and Guidelinesforthe SinnemahoningCreekWatershedRestorationGrant
Program,Divisionof HabitatManagement,PennsylvaniaFishandBoatCommission,February2008
Carney,R. S.2005. ProjectSelectionProtocol andGuidelines forthe PFBC’sConsultationandGrant
Program forFishPassage andHabitat Restoration,PennsylvaniaFishandBoatCommission,January
2005
Carney,R. S. 2004. Bio-MonitoringandAssessmentof AmericanShadandRiverHerringinthe
SusquehannaRiverBasin - Phase VIII,July1,2002 to September30,2003: Final ReportNA16FG2244 to
National OceanicandAtmosphericAdministration,National Marine FisheriesService,Gloucester,MA
01930

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Carney,R. S. 2003. Bio-MonitoringandAssessmentof AmericanShadandRiverHerringinthe
SusquehannaRiverBasin - Phase VII,July1,2001 to September30, 2002: Final ReportNA16FG1326 to
National OceanicandAtmosphericAdministration,National Marine FisheriesService,Gloucester,MA
01930
Carney,R. S. 2002. Abundance andDistributionof JuvenileAmericanShadinthe
SusquehannaRiver–JobIV,Restorationof AmericanShadtothe SusquehannaRiver,
Annual ProgressReport,SusquehannaRiverAnadromousFishRestorationCommittee,
February2003.
Graber, B. E. et. al. 2001. Technical IssuesinDam Removal Engineering:The Future of Damsand Their
Reservoirs,21st
Annual USSD Lecture Series,Denver,CO,July30 - Aug 3, 2001.
Hart, D. D. et. al.2001. ManatawnyCreekDam Removal:SpeciesandCommunityCharacteristics,
Bulletinof the NorthAmericanBenthological Society18:172-173.
Carney,R. S. 2001. Abundance andDistributionof JuvenileAmericanShadinthe
SusquehannaRiver–JobIV,Restorationof AmericanShadtothe SusquehannaRiver,Annual Progress
Report,SusquehannaRiverAnadromousFishRestorationCommittee,
February2002.
Carney,R. S. 2001. PennsylvaniaSection,RemovingImpedimentstoMigratoryFishesinthe
Chesapeake BayWatershed,2000 Annual ProgressReport,U.S. EPA Chesapeake BayProgramFish
Passage Workgroup.
Carney,R. S. 2001. Bio-monitoringandAssessmentof AmericanShadandRiverHerringinthe
SusquehannaRiverBasin - Phase VI,July1,2000 to September30,2001: Final ReportNA06FG0356 to
National OceanicandAtmosphericAdministration,National Marine FisheriesService,Gloucester,MA
01930
Carney,R. S. 2000. Abundance andDistributionof JuvenileAmericanShadinthe
SusquehannaRiver–JobIV,Restorationof AmericanShadtothe SusquehannaRiver,Annual Progress
Report,SusquehannaRiverAnadromousFishRestorationCommittee, February2001.
Carney,R. S. 2000. PennsylvaniaSection,RemovingImpedimentstoMigratoryFishesinthe
Chesapeake BayWatershed,1999 Annual ProgressReport,U.S. EPA Chesapeake BayProgramFish
Passage Workgroup.
Carney,R. S. 2000. Bio-monitoringandAssessmentof AmericanShadandRiverHerringinthe
SusquehannaRiverBasin - Phase V,July1,1999 to September30,2000: Final ReportNA96FU0318 to
National OceanicandAtmosphericAdministration,National Marine FisheriesService,Gloucester,MA
01930
Carney,R. S. 1999. EngineeringDesignandSupportActivitiesforFishPassage atthe
MetropolitanLancasterAuthority’sWaterSupplyDam, ConestogaRiver,LancasterCounty, FinalReport
NA76FU0322 to National OceanicandAtmosphericAdministration,National Marine FisheriesService,
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Carney,R. S. 1999. PennsylvaniaSection,RemovingImpedimentstoMigratoryFishesinthe
Chesapeake BayWatershed,1997 - 1998 Annual ProgressReport,U.S. EPA Chesapeake BayProgram
FishPassage Workgroup.
Carney,R. S.1999. ReopeningSusquehannaTributaries,MigratoryFishRestoration andPassage onthe
SusquehannaRiver,PennsylvaniaFishandBoatCommissionBureauof InformationandEducation,
Harrisburg,PA 17106
Carney,R. S. 1999. PennsylvaniaFishandBoatCommissionSusquehannaRiverAnadromousFish
RestorationConglomerate Project –‘FFY98, July1, 1998 to September30,1999: Final Report
NA86FU0369 to National OceanicandAtmosphericAdministration,National Marine FisheriesService,
Gloucester,MA 01930
Carney,R. S. 1999. PennsylvaniaFishandBoatCommissionSusquehannaRiverAnadromous Fish
RestorationConglomerate Project –FFY 97, July1, 1997 to September30,1998: Final Report
NA76FU0322 to National OceanicandAtmosphericAdministration,National Marine FisheriesService,
Gloucester,MA 01930
Carney,R .S. 1999. PennsylvaniaFishandBoatCommissionSusquehannaRiverAnadromousFish
RestorationConglomerate Project –‘FFY96, July1, 1996 to September30,1999: Final Report
NA66FU0209 to National OceanicandAtmosphericAdministration,National Marine FisheriesService,
Gloucester,MA 01930
Carney,R. S. 1999. Bio-monitoringandAssessmentof AmericanShadandRiverHerringinthe
SusquehannaRiverBasin - Phase IV,July1,1998 to September30,1999: Final ReportNA86FG0215 to
National OceanicandAtmosphericAdministration,National Marine FisheriesService,Gloucester,MA
01930
Carney,R. S. 1999. Bio-monitoringandAssessmentof AmericanShadandRiverHerringinthe
SusquehannaRiverBasin –Phase III,July1, 1997 to September30, 1998: Final ReportNA76FG0082 to
National OceanicandAtmosphericAdministration,National Marine FisheriesService,Gloucester,MA
01930
Carney,R. S. 1999. Abundance andDistributionof JuvenileAmericanShadinthe SusquehannaRiver–
JobIV,Restorationof AmericanShadto the SusquehannaRiver, Annual ProgressReport,Susquehanna
RiverAnadromousFishRestorationCooperative, February2000
Carney,R. S. 1998. Bio-monitoringandAssessmentof AmericanShadandRiverHerringinthe
SusquehannaRiverBasin –Phase II,July1, 1996 to September30,1997: Final ReportNA66FG0203 to
National OceanicandAtmosphericAdministration,National Marine FisheriesService,Gloucester,MA
01930
Carney,R. S. 1998. Abundance andDistributionof JuvenileAmericanShadinthe
SusquehannaRiver–JobIV,Restorationof AmericanShadtothe SusquehannaRiver,Annual Progress
Report,SusquehannaRiverAnadromousFishRestorationCooperative,February1999

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Carney,R. S. 1997. Bio-monitoringandAssessmentof AmericanShadandRiverHerringinthe
SusquehannaRiverBasin,July1,1995 to September30,1996: Final ReportNA56FG0252 to National
Oceanicand AtmosphericAdministration,National Marine FisheriesService.
Gloucester,MA 01930
Carney,R. S. 1997. EngineeringDesignandSupportActivitiesforthe Breaching,Demolition,and
Disposal of RockHill Dam and HammonsDam, July1, 1995 to June 30, 1997: Final ReportNA56FU0395
to National OceanicandAtmosphericAdministration,National Marine FisheriesService,Gloucester,MA
01930
Carney,R. S. 1997. Abundance andDistributionof JuvenileAmericanShadinthe
SusquehannaRiver–JobIV, Restorationof AmericanShadto the SusquehannaRiver,Annual Progress
Report,SusquehannaRiverAnadromousFishRestorationCooperative, February1998
Carney,R. S. 1997. PennsylvaniaSection,RemovingImpedimentstoMigratoryFishesinthe
Chesapeake BayWatershed,1996 Annual ProgressReport,U.S. EPA Chesapeake BayProgramFish
Passage Workgroup,October1998
Carney,R .S. 1996. PennsylvaniaSection,RemovingImpedimentstoMigratoryFishesinthe
Chesapeake BayWatershed,1995 Annual ProgressReport,U.S. EPA Chesapeake BayProgramFish
Passage Workgroup,October1997
Carney,R. S. 1996. ConsultationandGrantProgramfor Fish Passage andHabitat Restoration,
Pennsylvania Anglerand BoaterMagazine,PennsylvaniaFishandBoatCommissionBureauof
InformationandEducation,Harrisburg,PA 17106, Volume 66,Number5, September/October 1997
Carney,R. S. 1996. Susquehanna RiverAnadromousFishRestorationCoordination - Phase II,July1,
1995 to June 30, 1996: Final ReportNA56FU0365 to National OceanicandAtmosphericAdministration,
National Marine FisheriesService,Gloucester,MA 01930
Carney,R. S. 1996. Abundance andDistributionof JuvenileAmericanShadinthe
SusquehannaRiver–JobIV, Restorationof AmericanShadtothe SusquehannaRiver,Annual Progress
Report,SusquehannaRiverAnadromousFishRestorationCommittee,
February1997
Carney,R. S. 1995. SusquehannaRiverAnadromousFishRestorationCoordination - Phase I,July1,
1994 to June 30, 1995: Final ReportNA46FU0250 to National OceanicandAtmosphericAdministration,
National Marine FisheriesService,Gloucester,MA 01930
Carney,R. S. 1995. PennsylvaniaSection,RemovingImpedimentstoMigratoryFishesinthe
Chesapeake BayWatershed,1994 Annual ProgressReport,U.S. EPA Chesapeake BayProgram
Carney,R. S. 1994. PennsylvaniaSection,RemovingImpedimentstoMigratoryFishesinthe
Chesapeake BayWatershed,1993 Annual ProgressReport,U.S. EPA Chesapeake BayProgramFish
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PROFESSIONALPRESENTATIONS
Carney,R. S.EnergizingEnvironmental ConservationandStewardship, NationalAssociationof
ConservationDistricts NortheastAnnualMeeting,CanaanValley,WV,August2015
Carney,R. S.BuildingPrivate andPublicPartnershipsforConservation,AlleghenyChapterof National
ForestSocietyAnnual Meeting,Scranton,PA,February 2014
Carney,R. S.PartneringwithLand Trusts, PA Land ConservancyConference,State College,PA,April 2013
Carney,R. S. Dam Removal inPennsylvania,SucceedingwithaDam Removal Project,Universityof
Wisconsin,College of Engineering,Philadelphia,PA,September2010
Carney,R. S. Overviewof the PFBC’sDivisionof HabitatManagement,AFSAnnual Meeting,Pittsburgh,
PA,September2010
Carney,R. S. Keynote Speaker:Social Benefitsof StreamRestoration,MidAtlanticStreamRestoration
Conference,Morgantown,WV,November2009
Dam Removal inPennsylvania, D.O.I.‘sSubcommitteeonSedimentationforDevelopingGuidelinesfor
AssessingDamRemoval ImpactsWorkshop,State College,PA,September2009
Carney,R. S.PFBC’sStreamHabitat ImprovementTechniques,PennsylvaniaNRCSandCounty
ConservationDistrictAnnualMeeting,State College,PA,May2009
Carney,R. S.PennsylvaniaFishandBoatCommission’sDivisionof HabitatManagement,NortheastFish
and Wildlife Conference,Hershey,PA,April 2008
Carney,R. S.Ecological Effects of Dam Removal,Universityof Wisconsin:SucceedingwithaDam
Removal Project,Amherst,MA,October,2006
Carney,R. S. FishPassage ImplementationandHabitatRestorationinPennsylvania throughthe
Removal of Non-beneficial,Low-headDams,2005 NortheastFishandWildlife Conference,Virginia
Beach,VA,April 2005
Carney,R. S. The Use of State Wildlife GrantFundingtoSupportDam Removal inPennsylvania,2005
NortheastFishandWildlifeConference,VirginiaBeach,VA,April 2005
Carney,R. S. Impactof Dam Removal onAestheticsandRecreation,EWRIDamRemoval:Lessoned
Learned,Knoxville,TN,February2005
Carney,R. S. The PFBC’sDam Removal andHabitatRestorationProgram, PennsylvaniaFederationof
Sportsman’sClubsAnnual Meeting,Oil City,PA, November2004
Carney,R. S. The PFBC’sDam Removal andHabitatRestorationProgram, UnifiedSportsman’sClubsof
PennsylvaniaAnnualMeeting,Milesburg,PA,September2004

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Carney,R. S. Small DamRemoval inPennsylvania, Associationof State DamSafetyOfficials,Annual
Meeting,Phoenix,AZ,September2004
Carney,R. S. AestheticandRecreational ConsiderationsAssociatedwithDamRemoval,DamRemoval:
LessonedLearned, EWRIDamRemoval Workshop, FortCollins,CO,August2004
Carney,R. S. Impactof Dam Removal onSelectedFlat-WaterRecreation, EWRIDamRemoval
Symposium,Baltimore,MD,August2003
Carney,R. S. Small DamRemoval inPennsylvania, NYChapterAFSAnnual MeetingCanandaigua,NY,
January2003
Carney,R. S. Social, Economic,andEcological Benefitsof Small DamRemoval, PA ParkandRecreation
SocietyAnnual Meeting,Hershey,PA,March2000
Carney,R. S. StreamRestoration throughthe Removal of Non-BeneficialDam,TrainingCourse:USFWS
National ConservationTrainingCenter,Shepherdstown,WV,October2002
Carney,R. S. Trout HabitatRestorationandDam Removal,PA State Council of TroutUnlimitedAnnual
Meeting,State College,PA,October2002
Carney,R. S. FishPassage andStreamHabitat Restoration throughthe Removal of
Non-Beneficial,Low-HeadDams,NortheastRegionalMeetingof the Associationof State DamSafety
Officials,Harrisburg,PA,June2001
Carney,R. S. Selective DamRemoval inPennsylvania,NortheastRegionalMeetingof the Associationof
State WetlandManagers,Plymouth,MA,May 2001
Carney,R. S. Dam Removal andHabitatRestorationinPennsylvania, Small DamRemoval Workshopand
WorkingMeeting, National TroutUnlimitedandRiverAlliance of Wisconsin,Kohler,WI,April 2001
Carney,R. S. Social ConcernsandEcological Benefitsof Small DamRemoval, WesternPennsylvania
Conservancy’sSpringConference,CaliforniaUniversityof PA,March2001
Carney,R. S. Dam Removal ProceduresinPennsylvania,SoutheastRegional Meetingof the American
FisheriesSociety,Jacksonville,FL,February2001
Carney,R. S. Dam Removal ProceduresinPennsylvania,PennsylvaniaSection,AWRA Fall Conference,
October2000
Carney,R. S. Rock Hill DamRemoval Project,ConestogaRiver,LancasterCounty
Pennsylvania- A Case Study,AspenInstitute DialogueonDamsand Rivers,Queenstown,MD,
September2000
Carney,R. S. FishPassage andHabitatRestorationinthe SusquehannaRiverBasin,
Pennsylvaniathroughthe Removal of Non-Beneficial,Low-HeadDams,USFWSNE/SERegional
HydropowerWorkshop,Shepardstown,WV,August2000

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Carney,R. S. Dam Removal andPublicParticipationinPennsylvania, TroutUnlimitedNational
Convention,Small DamRemoval Workshop,Syracuse,N Y,August2000
Carney,R. S. Dam Removal andHabitatRestorationinthe SusquehannaRiverBasin,
Pennsylvaniathroughthe Removal of Non-Beneficial,Low-HeadDams,61st
MidwestFishandWildlife
Conference,Chicago,IL,December1999
Carney,R. S. Dam Removal andHabitatRestorationin the SusquehannaRiverBasin,
Pennsylvaniathroughthe Removal of Non-Beneficial,Low-HeadDams,AmericanFisheriesSociety1999
Annual Meeting, Charlotte,NC,August1999
Carney,R. S. Alosine Bio-monitoringinthe SusquehannaRiverBasin,Pennsylvania,
U. S. EPA Chesapeake BayProgramAlosidBio-monitoringWorkshop,August1998
Carney,R. S. FishPassage andMigratory FishRestorationinthe SusquehannaRiverBasin,Pennsylvania,
US EPA Region3 Annual Meeting,Willow Valley,PA,November1998
Carney,R. S. Pennsylvania’sFishPassage Program,U.S.EPA Chesapeake BayProgram’sLiving
ResourcesSubcommittee Meeting,Annapolis,MD,March 1998
Carney,R. S. AmericanShadRestorationinthe SusquehannaRiverBasin,Pennsylvania,
PresentedatChesapeakeBayAdvisoryCommittee tothe State ConservationCommission
Fall Meeting,Harrisburg,PA,December1997
Carney,R. S. MigratoryFishRestorationinthe SusquehannaRiverBasin, SusquehannaRiver
Conference,Wilkes-Barre,PA,October1996
Carney,R. S. MigratoryFishRestorationinthe SusquehannaRiverBasin, Pennsylvania, NationalMarine
FisheriesService MigratoryFishRestorationWorkshop,Raleigh,NC,July1996
Carney,R. S. MigratoryFishRestorationinthe SusquehannaRiverBasin, Pennsylvania,
PennsylvaniaFederationof SportsmanAnnual Meeting,Jefferson,PA,April 1996
Carney,R. S. Dam Removal andMigratoryFishRestorationinthe SusquehannaRiverBasin,
Pennsylvania, PennsylvaniaAssociationof ConservationDistrictsAnnual MeetingYork,PA,July1995