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Dworshak Fisheries Complex Monthly Activity Report

February Highlights

Dworshak

SCS BY16 - 1,646,802

SCS BY 17 - 2,632,975

Coho BY16 - 636,915

SST BY 17 - 2,331,804

SST BY 18 - 2,425,524

Volume 7 Issue 5

Inside this issue:

Manager’s Message 1

Dworshak Hatchery

Production

2

Clearwater and Kalama

Stock - Coho

3

Dworshak Meetings,

Training, Conferences

4

Dworshak Maintenance

& Operations

4-5

Idaho Fish Wildlife

Conservation Office

6

Pacific Region Fish

Health Program

6-7

Kooskia National

Fish Hatchery

8-9

I &E and Staff List 10

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Region 1

Managers Message - Steve Rodgers

Kooskia

SCS BY 16 - 513,231

SCS BY 17 - 791,544

No Report

“The combination of the Bravo and Zulu nautical signal flags, e.g., Bravo Zulu, also

referred to as “BZ”, is a naval signal, typically conveyed by flag hoist or voice radio,

meaning “Well Done” with regard to actions, operations or performance.”- Wikipedia

Credit: google images

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers extends a Bravo Zulu and big thank you to the

Nez Perce Tribe, the Dworshak National Fish Hatchery, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, Idaho

Department of Fish and Game, and the rest of the Technical Management Team for

the excellent efforts, collaboration, and execution of moving around 500,000 Coho

fish from the Dworshak National Fish Hatchery upstream to the Kooskia Hatchery in

order to reduce impacts to the fish from high TDG. (Total Dissolved Gas) We also

want to acknowledge other efforts to minimize the TDG impact.

Respectfully,

Wayne Jousma, P.E.

Walla Walla District

Hydrology Section Regulator

Dworshak Stock - Spring Chinook Salmon (SCS)

Brood Year 2016 (BY16)

At the end of the month there were 1,646,802 BY 16 SCS fry in 30 raceways. Fry averaged 22.9

FPP (fish per pound). All Dworshak SCS are being fed Bio-Olympic Fry 2.0mm. Fry are healthy

with mortality holding at 0.05%. “A” bank ponds have roughly 45,000 fish per pond and “B”

bank ponds have 65,000 fish per pond. Fish were PIT tagged in January.


Brood year 2017 eggs continued to incubate on chilled water in January. As of the end of the

month eggs were on chilled water at an average of 37 degrees. Hatching began in December and

continued through mid-January. Sac Fry will continue to incubate in trays until they are ponded in

the spring.

Dworshak Hatchery Production - Adam Izbicki, Jeremy Sommer

Dworshak Monthly Activity Report February 2018

SUMMARY

Table 1. Total Production - Fish on Station February, 2018.

SPECIES BY Location Number Wt lbs FPP L in L mm

SCS BY 16 16 Raceways 1,646,802 71,869 22.9 5.3 133

SCS BY 17 17 Incubation (Eggs) 2,632,975

SST BY 17 17 Systems 2,331,804 327,306 7.2 7.3 185

SST BY 18 18 Incubation 2,425,524

Total Fish/Fry on Station EOM 9,037,105 399,175

Credit: Jill Olson, FWS

Dworshak Stock- Summer Steelhead (SST)


At the end of February there were 2,331,804 fry from takes 1-10 in System 1, 2, & 3 averaging

7.2 fpp. Mortality in the Systems was 0.06%. Takes 1-10 were on demand feeders being fed

Skretting Classic Trout 3.5mm. Fish will remain on a maintenance diet until release in April.


We spawned BY 2018 Take 3 (61 females) on February 6th and Take 4 (65 females) on February

20th. These were air spawns and the females were utilized by the Kelt research program. On

February 27, we conducted both take 5 and 7, spawning 124 females for Dworshak program and

17 females for Clearwater program. This early spawning was conducted due to low Steelhead

returns to the Clearwater. The early spawning was conducted to maximize female use by pre-

venting otherwise usable females from going over ripe. Males 85 cm and larger were crossed

with up to three different females to enhance the three ocean component of the run.

All eggs are incubating under heated or secondary water, depending on eye up schedules. Eye up

of takes 1 and 2 occurred in late February and enumeration will begin March 1st. Fry will be

tanked in the Nursery mid-March.


Air spawning method used

during early steelhead take.

Egg weights are taken on air

spawned fish to calculate

fecundity.


Eggs are fertilized and

saline added to activate the

milt!

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Coho Salmon– Mike Bisbee, Tui Moligna

Clearwater and Kalama Stock - Coho

On February 16th, 2018, there were a total of 636,915 BY16 Coho (499,618 Clearwater, 137,297 Kalama) pumped from

Burrows Ponds on to five transport trucks and put into 12 KNFH raceways.

BP Number Weight FPP Length

55 99,231 4,050 24.50 4.89

57 98,468 3,146 31.30 4.50

59 102,082 3,753 27.20 4.72

61 98,913 3,199 30.92 4.52

65 100,924 3,855 26.18 4.78

67 137,297 4,309 31.86 4.48

636,915 22,313 28.66 4.65

MORTALITY:

The monthly average percent mortality for Coho for the month was 0.06%.

Total monthly mortality after inventory was 386 collected by staff.

GROWTH:

Average Clearwater Stock fish per pound decreased from 28.77 (fpp) to 28.02 fpp.

Average Kalama Stock fpp decreased from 31.92 fpp to 31.86 fpp.

Average Clearwater Stock length increased from 4.64 inches to 4.68 inches.

Average Kalama Stock length increased from 4.47 inches to 4.48 inches.

FEED: 1,065 pounds of Bio-Oregon BioPro 2.0mm feed was fed for the month. For a total cost of $1,866.20

WATER:

Average Temperature - 41.5 degrees F.

Average Dissolved Oxygen - 10.39 PPM.

TDG @ collection chamber - 84.8%

FISH HEALTH: See fish health report (18-083)

REPORTS: N/A

MEETINGS/TRAINING: N/A

NLV: 2/28/18 – 297,478 BY16 Eagle Creek Coho were

transported from Eagle Creek NFH to North

Lapwai Valley, and released into two ponds.

Table 1. Brood year 2016 Coho inventory as of February 16, 2018.

Stack Initial Live Dead Mort % Live Eggs

1 80,594 3,709 4.60 76,885

2 76,885 3,474 4.52 73,411

3 77,252 3,815 4.94 73,437

4 81,000 5,021 6.20 75,979

5 82,658 4,056 4.91 78,602

6 82,638 5,008 6.06 77,630

7 60,568 3,684 6.08 56,884

8 0 0 0.00 0

TOTAL 541,595 28,767 5.31% 512,828 Table 2. BY 17 a total of 514,751

BY17 eggs in 7 A-Bank stacks.


Dworshak NFH Meetings, Training and Conferences - Mark Drobish

Preventative Maintenance: Routine vehicle maintenance was completed during the month. Spill prevention and counter control tank inspections were completed. Eye wash stations, AED units and fire extinguishers were tested/inspected during the

month. Monthly flow measurements were collected on the main river pumps one time this month

per the monthly PM schedule. Generators 1, 2, 3, and 4 were inspected and operated. The annual maintenance on the System I Vacuum Degassers was completed. The quarterly and biannual maintenance was completed on Traveling Screens 1, 2 and 3. The annual maintenance was completed on the Sweepster pond scrubber. The PACO submersible pump #1 in Mech I, and PACO pumps #1 and #2 in the raceway

effluent sump received annual maintenance during the month.

DNFH Maintenance and Operations Activity Report - Mark Drobish

Hank Godwin joined the Dworshak Fish Hatchery Team on February 5, 2018 as our new

FWS Maintenance Mechanic.

Russell Brotnov joined the Dworshak Fish Hatchery Team on February 12, 2018 as our

NPT Electrician.

In March, we’ll be adding a NPT Maintenance Supervisor. Once this position is filled, our

Maintenance Staff will be whole once again!

Throughout March, Dworshak Fisheries Complex staff participate in multiple coordination

calls resulting from high total dissolved gas levels in the North Fork Clearwater River rel-

ative to fish health impacts for on-site smolt production, early release options and discus-

sions of broodstock collection and spawning due to the below average adult steelhead re-

turn.

Dworshak Fisheries Complex staff met on February 9, 2018 to review and ensure we col-

lectively are addressing the various requirements of the biological opinion.

On February 28th, Dr. Rachel Breyta, USGS, Western Fisheries Research Center provided

a presentation on the status and impacts of IHNV throughout the northwest and specifical-

ly how it has impacted steelhead production at the DNFH. Dr. Breyta has been sampling

and researching the various genotypes of IHNV in coordination with Dr. Marilyn Blair of

the Idaho Fish Health Center since 2008. Dr. Breyta’s research has filled many infor-

mation gaps which has allowed the hatchery to manage “around” IHNV. Full steelhead

production targets have been met since 2010.



February marks the beginning

of the tour season for schools

involved in Hatchery in the

Classroom.


Students from two

Lewiston schools gather

in lobby to begin their

hatchery tour.

Volunteer Rod Campbell

loves his job on spawning

day!

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Maintenance and Projects:

The crew removed all of the automatic relief valves on all of the compressors during month and these will be

drained weekly in conjunction with routine rounds.

The maintenance crew plowed late winter snow which added to the 100% plus of normal precipitation for the

winter.

Troubleshoot an overcharging issue with Cart #12.

Repaired 3 unit heaters in the incubation room, 1 in the spawning room, during the month.

Time was spent troubleshooting some electrical lighting issues and source identification in the Main Hatchery

Building.

Time was spent tracing out wiring for various alarms that needed to be tested and verified operational prior to

critical systems going into operation.

Repair the exhaust fan in the Main Pump House.

DNFH Maintenance and Operations Activity Report - Mark Drobish (Continued from page 4)

The annual maintenance on the fuel dispensing pumps was completed.

The two Ford Rangers received annual maintenance.

All 10 Cushman Electrical Carts received annual maintenance.

The circulating pumps for the heat exchangers in the Mechanical II Building received annual maintenance prior to

start up of the boilers and heat exchangers in March.

The annual inspection of the bridge crane in the Main Pump House was completed during the month.

Preventative Maintenance:

Dworshak Monthly Activity February 2018

PIT-tagging at Kooskia NFH was a cooperative effort this year between the Nez Perce Tribe, Jesse

Rivera’s crew, Kooskia hatchery staff, and the Idaho Conservation Office. The NPT provided one of

their commercial tagging trailers as well as personnel and the task was completed in one day following

trailer setup. PIT tag datasets were uploaded into PTAGIS and added all PIT tag data into Excel data-

base summarizing steelhead and chinook tagged at Dworshak and Kooskia for RY18. (see attached

photo)

A poster presentation was completed on mussel work performed in 2017 for Idaho AFS and a mussel

workshop in March. The March workshop will provide information to support a study we are design-

ing with the Abernathy Fish Technology Center. Part of the workshop will take place at the mussel

propagation facility at Genoa NFH.

We accelerated coordination with the NPT, FWS Vancouver office, IDFG, and CRTFC as we plan

lamprey work for 2018. Past lamprey efforts lacked a deliberate plan, objectives, identification of

needs, and prioritization of actions. Working with the aforementioned agencies we are developing a

plan with a basin-wide perspective.

The milkweed seed giveaway at the USFS/BLM Public Lands Center for Western Monarch Butterfly

Celebration Week (see attached poster) started this Month. We packaged milkweed seed from local

growers and BLM Seed Warehouse in Boise, printed out grow cards, and put seed at the reception area

of Public Lands Center and North Fork Ranger District

The NPT approved funding for half of a NPT Clearwater Basin Hatchery Coordinator to sit in the

IFWCO. We are planning on some presence of this person in April and full time presence in May.

This should bring some relief to staff workload.

The office started pre-release length/weight, smolt/parr, and precocial sampling for steelhead to deter-

mine condition factor in case an emergency release is required this year due to high TDG/Gas Bubble

Trauma. The office has combined the effort with Dworshak NFH to conduct the sampling at the same

time the hatchery is sampling for cataracts in their steelhead. (See attach photo)

The recently completed biological opinions for DNFH operations include a number of required actions

some of which need to be completed prior to smolt releases in 2018. Due to spill from Dworshak man-

agers are contemplating an early release. We’re trying to get ahead of needed data collections prior to

release.

Downloaded PIT tag interrogations from Dworshak array, submitted the data to PTAGIS using PIFF2

software, added tags to Excel document tracking interrogations at ladder compared to detections during

sort.

Work started on building a database for our work with juvenile Pacific Lamprey. The Conservation

office has cooperated with the Nez Perce Tribe for several years on conducting presence/absence sur-

veys on streams where the tribe has trans-located adult lamprey. The trans-location program covers a

number of streams in the Clearwater basin including but not limited to: Lolo Creek, Newsome Creek,

and Red River to name a few. The work is also carried out on numerous streams in eastern Washing-

ton and Oregon as well.

The office continued to participate in the spawning takes for Dworshak NFH steelhead and for Clear-

water Hatchery South Fork spawning. All associated information has been input into the FINS data-

base.

Staff from the office met with cooperators on a possible irrigation diversion fish passage project, on a

non-anadromous stream near Salmon, containing westslope cutthroat trout and is not connected to the

Salmon River.

Idaho Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office - Michael Murray

Up close look at the mouth of

a jawless fish on a visit to

Peck Elementary School.

Photo Credit: Michael Murry, FWS

Photo Credit: Jill Olson, FWS

USFWS Student Volunteer

Cameron Olson teaching

elementary school children

about anadromous fish as

part of his senior thesis

project on Pacific lamprey.

PIT-tagging at Kooskia

NFH was a cooperative

effort this year between the

Nez Perce Tribe, Jesse

Rivera’s crew, Kooskia

hatchery staff, and the Idaho

Conservation Office.

Photo Credit: Jill Olson, FWS

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Idaho Fish Health Center - Marilyn Blair

Dworshak NFH

Steelhead juveniles:

Monthly monitoring was combined with a preliminary gas bubble exam on Feb 7 for steelhead in system 1. Of the 10 fish ex-

amined, two fish had low levels of gas bubbles found in gills, and one fish had a small bubble in the lateral line. No gas bub-

bles were observed in unpaired fins or eyes. In skin scrapes, low levels of the parasites Ambiphyra and Epistylis were ob-

served. Fish had good levels of fat and were still eating well.

Monthly monitoring combined with gas bubble monitoring also began on Feb. 7 for system 2 and 3 steelhead. Gas bubble

monitoring continued once per week throughout the month, alternating between systems. In system 2 on Feb 7, four fish out of

10 had low levels of gas bubbles (1-5), only in the gills. Low levels of the parasite Ambiphyra were observed on the skin. Cat-

aracts were also noted in one eye of each of four fish out of the 10 examined. Gas bubbles gradually increased and by the end

of the month, six fish out of 10 had 1-5 gas bubbles in the gills, four fish had 1-3 bubbles along the lateral line, and one fish had

one bubble in the anal fin. Fish were still eating well.

For system 3 on Feb 7, four fish out of 10 had 1-12 bubbles in the gills only. By the end of the month, five fish out of 10 had 1

-12 gas bubbles in the gills, one fish had 2 bubbles along the lateral line, and 3 fish had 1-3 bubbles in the caudal fin. Fish were

eating well. Samples were also taken to test for the parasite Nucleospora salmonis.

Steelhead adults: Fish health samples were taken at three steelhead spawning days in February for virus, bacteria, and para-

sites.

Spring Chinook juveniles:

Monthly monitoring combined with gas bubble monitoring began on Feb. 7 for spring Chinook in B bank. Gas bubble moni-

toring continued once per week throughout the month. On Feb 7, five fish out of 10 had low levels of bubbles in the gills, and

three fish had 2-5 bubbles along the lateral line. By the end of the month, six fish out of 10 had 1-6 bubbles in the gills, eight

fish had 3-15 bubbles along the lateral line (6 fish of rank 1 and 2 fish of rank 2), and one fish had 2 bubbles in the dorsal fin.

Spring Chinook were also examined at the end of February for pre-release inspection. Sixty fish were collected and samples

were taken to test for virus, bacteria, and parasites.

Coho juveniles:

Monthly monitoring was conducted along with gas bubble monitoring February 7th. At this time, five fish had gas bubbles in

the gills and one fish had bubbles in the lateral line, rank 1. Gas bubble monitoring was conducted again on Feb 15th. On this

date, three fish had bubbles in the gills and 6 fish had bubbles in the lateral line that were all rank 1 except one fish with rank 2.

Coho prerelease inspection was performed on Feb 21. Fish were transferred to Kooskia NFH earlier than planned due to the

high TDG’s at Dworshak NFH.

Kooskia NFH

Spring Chinook juveniles: Fish were examined at the end of the February for pre-release inspection. Sixty fish were collected

and samples taken to test for virus, bacteria and parasites.

Nez Perce Tribal Hatchery

Fall Chinook juveniles: Fish have recently been moves into the nursey tanks. Low mortality was seen this month

Spring Chinook juveniles: A pre release exam was performed mid month for yearling spring Chinook. Results are pending.


This activity report is implemented by the Tribal Fish Hatchery Manager, Kent Hills. All information in

this report was collected and or performed by the hatchery staff during the preceding month.

Under SRBA and the Clearwater Annual Operating Plan, the Tribe, Service and Idaho Fish & Game have

agreed to implement other fish production actions related to KNFH mitigation. Reports will include addi-

tional information about other species reared, processed and released in relation to KNFH operations.

Kooskia Chinook Brood Year 2017

The incubation chiller operated on well water without problems the entire month at 37 degrees F. On Feb

22 Take 4 water temperature was increased by adding well water from hose to bring the temperature to 48

degrees F to speed up the growth of the sac fry. The next day the well water from the hose had no water

flowing on our take 4 causing low oxygen levels and killing 6,884 sac fry. Most of the morts were in a

couple trays. The morts were picked and the water source improved. Hatchery personnel have been clean-

ing egg shells and morts out of the trays during the month. At the end of February good egg total 791,544

eggs and total of all bad eggs including all picks is 34,592 eggs.

Further information from Anatek Lab results from the foam/suds water samples tested last month came

back with no contaminates, and after discussion the test results with the hatchery manager it was deter-

mined that the suds were caused by high proteins released by eggs hatching. There was no abnormally

high mortality in any of the effected incubation trays. The well water coming into the incubation system

was tested clean with no contaminants.

Kooskia Chinook Brood Year 2016

We have 513,231 fish in the Burrows Ponds on station, they are 5.32 inches (135 mm), and we have had a

total mortality of 126. From that 60 of the fish were live fish used for the Pre-Release Inspection on Feb

26. They have been on creek water the average temperature is at 37.2 degrees F. Fish consumed 2,192

pounds with a cost of $3,660.24. This month we have fed all month so the fish will make 20 fish to the

pound this year because of the light winter and being able to feed the fish some every month. Smolts will

be replaced the end of March.

Kooskia Adult Trap Operations

A total of 165 adult Steelhead were removed from the trap this month. Of which 28 males and 67 females

were transported to Dworshak for spawning. 44 males and 5 females were transported to the South Fork

of the Clearwater River and released for natural spawning. Lastly, 15 males and 6 females, 2 of which

were wild fish were released into Clear Creek above the weir for natural spawning.

Coho were transported to the Kooskia Hatchery early this year due to the Core needing to drop the level of

the water in the Dworshak Reservoir for winter run off. This causes a high dissolved gas problem in the

hatchery water system just down from the dam, so to avoid a high mortality situation at Dworshak the

Coho were transported to the hatchery on February 16, by hatchery personnel and trucks from the Nez

Perce Hatchery and the Idaho Fish and Game Clearwater Hatchery. We had just finished the ramps to

load into the circular tanks but didn’t have a good number for how many fish we could put in each tank.

So the Coho went into the 12 Raceways for acclimation to the Clear Creek water.

On February 23 Coho personnel moved 80,000 Coho from raceways 11 & 12 and put them into the West

recirculation tank. These fish were moved with the fish pump and were counted using a fish counter from

the Cherry Lane Hatchery.

On February 26 Coho personnel moved 139,000 Coho from raceways 7 & 8 and put them into the East

recirculation tank. The DO’s have been really good running in the High 11.6o to a low of 9.50. (Continued on page 9)

Kooskia National Fish Hatchery - Kent Hills

Idaho Fish and Game held

their Hunter Education

shoot at the hatchery

Credit: Kooskia NFH/NPT

Coho personnel moved

139,000 Coho from raceways

7 & 8 and put them into the

East recirculation tank.



To avoid a high mortality

situation at Dworshak the

Coho were transported to the

hatchery on February 16.

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Kooskia National Fish Hatchery - Kent Hills (Continued from page 8)

Training and Conferences:

Maintenance & Operations

Feb 06: Staff deflated the big Obermeyer weir as water levels were high.

Feb 07: Staff had a training session with Idaho Fish and Game in the preferred method of collecting steelhead from the South Fork of the

Clearwater. A total of 54 steelhead were taken from the trap with a total of 18 females, 13 males were transported to Dworshak for brood

stock needs with a minimum fork length for females of 70 cm and 72 cm for males. A total of 4 females and 19 males that were too short

were transported to the Stites Park and released into the South Fork of the Clearwater River.

Feb 08: A total of 56 steelhead were taken from the trap with a total of 24 females, 6 males were transported to Dworshak for brood stock

needs. We had 1 female and 25 males that were to small and were transported to the Stites Park and released into the South Fork of the

Clearwater River.

Feb 09: Support strut project for bay 2 of the bio-filter was completed.

Feb 12: The big Obermeyer weir was inflated to force more creek water into the screen chamber.

Feb 13: Removed 52 adult Steelhead from the trap. A total of 7 males and 24 females were transported to Dworshak for brood stock. A

total of 15 males and 6 females were released into Clear Creek above the weir, 2 of which were wild fish. Nez Perce Fisheries Coho person-

nel arrived today and set up the raceways in preparation for moving Coho smolts from Dworshak to Kooskia for acclimation.

Feb 16: All Coho raceways were swept and prepped by Kooskia Hatchery personnel for the arriving Coho in the afternoon, all fish were

put into the raceways.

Feb 17: Idaho Fish and Game held their Hunter Education shoot at the hatchery, there were approximately 60 people present.

Feb 20: Had a low of 16 degrees, ice on Burrows ponds, raceways and recirculating tanks, put off moving Coho from raceways to recircu-

lating tanks until Monday when the temperature warms up.

Feb 21: Kenny, Kayla, Kent and Jim to Dworshak for hearing tests.

Feb 22: Jim and Kayla attended the Nez Perce Tribe Department of Fisheries Research Management meeting at Clearwater River Casino.

Feb 23: Coho personnel moved 80,000 Coho from raceways 11 & 12 put them into the West recirculation tank. These fish were moved

with the fish pump. Anatek Lab results from the foam/suds water samples tested last month came back with no contaminates, and after dis-

cussion the test results with the hatchery manager it was determined that the suds were caused by high proteins released by eggs hatching.

There was no abnormally high mortality in any of the effected incubation trays. The well water coming into the incubation system was tested

clean with no contaminants.

Feb 26: Coho personnel moved 139,000 Coho from raceways 7 & 8 and put them into the East recirculation tank. Today we removed 3

adult Steelhead from the trap, 2 males and 1 female they were transported to Dworshak for holding. The Idaho Fish Health picked up 60 fish

from BY16 from Burrows Ponds 5 and 6 for the pre-release inspection.

Feb 27: Staff training on Asbestos and Lead in the hatchery.

Feb 1: Hatchery Manager attended the project leaders meeting at Dworshak

Feb 7: Staff had a training session with Idaho Fish and Game in the method of collecting steelhead from the South Fork of the Clearwater.

Feb 15: Hatchery Manager attended a Steelhead conference call meeting.

Feb 21: Hatchery personnel traveled to Dworshak for Audiogram testing

Feb 22: Jim and Kayla attended the Nez Perce Tribe Department of Fisheries Research Management meeting at the Clearwater River Casino.

Feb 28: Hatchery Manager presented the safety meeting at Dworshak in the morning on Asbestos and Lead in the work place. Hatchery staff

attended an IHNV lecture at Dworshak in the afternoon.

Feb 27: Staff training on Asbestos and Lead.

Dworshak Fisheries Complex Staff

Steve Rodgers, Dworshak Fisheries Complex Manager

Mark Drobish, Dworshak NFH Manager

Adam Izbicki (FWS) & Jeremy Sommer (NPT) Dworshak

NFH Assistant Hatchery Managers

Mike Tuell, SRBA Coordinator

VACANT, Dworshak NFH Maintenance Supervisor

Doug Nemeth, Project Leader, Idaho Fish and Wildlife

Conservation Office

VACANT, Aquatic Conservation Lead

Dr. William Conner, Fall Chinook Research Lead

VACANT, Fish Production M&E Lead

Kent Hills, Kooskia NFH Manager

Jim Oatman, Kooskia NFH Maintenance Supervisor

Dworshak NFH Production: Angela Feldmann, Tom

Tighe, Rob Bohn, Wayne Hamilton, Mike Bisbee, Tui Moliga,

Steve Coomer, Carter Lopez, Steve Jeffers, Aidan Frye, Jeremy

Pike, Levi Carson

Administration: Brian Devlin-Administrative Officer,

VACANT- Budget Technician

Dworshak NFH Maintenance: Rick King, Rob Kellar, Hank

Godwin, Russ Brotnov, Melissa Wright, Kurt McCorkle

Idaho Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office: Aaron Garcia,

Frank Mullins, Jody Brostrom, Chris Griffith, Mike Murray

Complex Information and Education: Jill Olson

Kooskia NFH: Kenny Simpson, Kayla Warden

Volume 7 Issue 5 February 2018

Dworshak - Jill Olson

Facebook: 1.25 K Website: Page Loads - 4 Unique - 4 First Time - 3 Returning - 1

Visitors: We logged 147 visitors from 6 states; hosting 45 adults and 102 children (<18 years of age).

Tours: Staff and volunteers hosted 15 guided tours for 328 students and 52 adults.

Outreach: I and E staff and volunteers held 3 outreach events including a cooperative Hatchery in the Classroom

workshop with area teachers and Idaho Dept. of Fish and Game, and one tank set up for Peck Elementary School which

is new to the program, and one anadromous fish teaching opportunity using a live lamprey for demonstration.

Volunteer Hours: Eight volunteer recorded 109.25 hours during the month of February.

Kooskia - Kent Hills

Visitors: There were 243 visitors to the hatchery during this month; this figure is compiled by staff.

Hatchery visitation is down due to cold weather.

Outreach: Idaho Fish and Game held their Hunter Education shoot at the hatchery, approximately 60 people present.

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