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The Fisheries Training Committee (Committee) reviewed the “Shaping Our Future” Summary Report to identify training options that enhance implementation. In the Report, Director Dale Hall outlined the future of the Service with the following directives:
1. Emphasize working cooperatively with others by expanding our use of collaborative approaches to resource conservation.
2. Develop a more integrated approach to problem solving. Work together and share resources to get the job done.
3. Learn new skills and competencies to adapt and lead through change.
These directives from Director Hall, and the recommendations of Workshop participants, have established ambitious goals to make the Service more effective in carrying out its mission. The Committee believes a straightforward first step towards meeting these goals can be achieved by enhancing employee ability to take advantage of job swap, detail and cross-training opportunities already available, but not broadly recognized.
The NCTC has now established a listserv to collect and announce opportunities for job swaps, details and cross training for use by Fisheries Program employees. The listserv is accessible to all Fisheries Program employees. Click on the link below to access and subscribe to the listserv:
https://www.fws.gov/lists/listinfo/fisheriesjobswap
In addition, the NCTC has created and maintains this web site that contains all information collected from the listserv.
Employees, in consultation with their supervisors, have an opportunity to review, select and participate in a specific activity. Employees should follow side boards established by the participating offices and both the employee and her/his supervisor should ensure that participation meets pre-established IDP goals.
Any questions you might have regarding a specific job swap or job detail opportunity should be directed to the person listed as the contact.
General questions regarding this page and the Fisheries Job Swap ListServe can be directed to:
1. Iron River National Fish Hatchery, Iron River, WI:
Contact - Kurt Schilling, Assistant Project Leader (715-372-8510)
Iron River spawns lake trout beginning the first week of October annually. Fish are checked for ripeness and sorted on Mondays, and spawned on Tuesdays (Wednesdays if needed). Once the lake trout spawning is complete (1st week of November), coaster brook trout spawning continues through the first week of December. The days for sorting and spawning of coasters in not as rigid as it is for lake trout.
Lake Trout and Coaster Brook Trout Spawning
- Week of September 30, 2007
- Weeks of October 7, 14, 21, and 28
- Weeks of November 4, 11, 18, and 25 (lake trout and coaster brook trout)
- Weeks of December 4 and 11 (coaster brook trout)
Expenses usually covered by Iron River (please call first to verify):
- per diem and hotel
- mileage for POV or fuel for government vehicle
- any required overtime for travel or work at haychery
- gear needed to work with the fish (spawning gear)
Expenses NOT covered by Iron River:
- base salary
- warm clothing worn under spawning gear
- airfare
- rental cars
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2. Warm Springs Regional Fisheries Center:
Contact - Vincent Mudrak, Center Director (706/655-3384)
On-site housing will be provided for these opportunities
Warm Springs National Fish Hatchery
- Mussel propogation work - 2 weeks
- Lake Sturgeon propogation work - late spring 2007, 2 weeks
3. Red Bluff Fish & Wildlife Office, Red Bluff, CA:
Contact - Matt Brown, 530/527-3043
Monitor juvenile Chinook salmon and steelhead trout populations on tributaries to upper Sacramento River
- 3 weeks - any 3 week period between December 15 and April 30
- Tasks- operating rotary screw traps and data management
Red Bluff office will pay travel and per diem expenses
Candidate's station will need to pay salary during detail
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4. Red Bluff Fish & Wildlife Office, Red Bluff, CA:
Contact - Kevin Niemela, 530/527-3043
Evaluation of artificial propagation to contribute to recovery of endangered winter Chinook salmon
- 3 weeks - any 3 week period May 15 through July 31
- Tasks - field work and data management and analysis
Red Bluff office will pay travel and per diem expenses
Candidate's station will need to pay salary during detail
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5. Colorado River Fish Project - Vernal, UT:
Contact - David Irving (Project Leader), 435/789-0351 ext. 17
Most of the work involves electrofishing in rafts and hard bottom craft, often in whitewater conditions and often for extended periods.
- Work dates: April through September
- Expenses are negotiable - contact David Irving to discuss
For more, follow link to Page Two and Genoa NFH and Sullivan Creek NFH opportunities
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