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Dworshak Fisheries Complex Monthly Activity Report

June Highlights

Dworshak

SCS BY16 - 2,242,891

Coho BY16 - 921,407

SST BY 17 (Nursery) -

1,035,619

SST BY 17 (System I) -

1,358,743

Kooskia

Volume 6 Issue 9

Inside this issue:

Manager’s Message 1

Dworshak Hatchery

Production

2-3

Dworshak Meetings,

Training, Conferences

4

Dworshak Maintenance

& Operations

4-5

IFW Conservation

Office

6

Idaho Fish Health

Center

7

Kooskia NF Hatchery 8-9

I &E and Staff List 10

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Region 1

Managers Message - Steve Rodgers

SCS BY 16 - 522,537

Trapped 1,849 adults

When we have a new employee, I try to in-

troduce them to all of you through the ‘Managers

Message’. This month, I’d like to introduce

Lautiss Shebala, one of our new fishery techni-

cians here at Dworshak National Fish Hatchery

(NFH). Lautiss was a temporary for a short

while, and was recently selected for a permanent

position on the production team.

Lautiss was born in Lewiston, but grew up

near the small town of Kooskia. Her family has a

forty acre ranch just above Kooskia NFH, and

Clear Creek runs right through it. Lautiss learned

to fish for salmon in Clear Creek, and now fishes

the many rivers in our area. Her family depends

on the salmon every year as an essential food

supply. She enjoys working at Dworshak, but

also recognizes that a position at Kooskia NFH

would be a great fit, as she could walk to work

and fulfill standby duties from home!

Lautiss has a large family, including four

brothers and one sister. Not only was she raised

fishing for salmon and other fish, she was also

taught to hunt game animals. She absolutely

loves hunting with her brothers. They try to hunt

in as many traditional Nez Perce areas as they

can, so they learn the land of their ancestors and

the animals that live there. She and her brothers

don’t care who kills the animal, or how big it is.

They only care about providing food for the

family, and respecting the animal throughout.

She laughs that packing a big animal out after

dressing it is not so difficult with so many

brothers to help.

After high school at Clearwater Valley High,

Lautiss attended the University of Idaho as a

pre-vet major. She then transferred to Northwest

Indian College, and then to Oregon State major-

ing in animal management. She worked various

jobs during this time, including being a rural

carrier for the USPS in Grangeville. She is very

close to obtaining her undergraduate degree, and

will continue working toward that goal this fall,

back at the University of Idaho. She is

determined to do this while also working full

time at Dworshak NFH.

In addition to hunting and fishing, Lautiss

loves the outdoors and being in the mountains.

One of her favorite aspects of being here is that

she can see the mountains from anywhere on the

facility. She also enjoys learning the biology of

the salmon, as they grow from egg to fry to smolt

before release, and then as they return to spawn

as adults or be caught in places like Clear Creek.

Lautiss truly enjoys attending and dancing in

pow wows. She dances the ‘northern traditional’

style, and has danced since she was a young girl.

As she grew up travelling to these events all over

America and Canada, she discovered a love of

travel as well.

Of interest, Lautiss’s family breeds a combi-

nation of Appaloosas (selected for their tempera-

ment and also their color) and Akahl-Tekes from

Turkmenistan (selected for their endurance). The

family currently has fifteen of these ‘Nez Perce’

horses at home, and she loves to ride.

Please take the time to say hello to Lautiss

when you can. She’s very glad to be here, and is

enjoying the work and all she is learning. I can

say that her positive attitude and appreciation for

her job is a real asset, and we are all glad we

found her. Welcome to the team Lautiss!

Photo Credit: Jill Olson, FWS

Welcome

Lautiss !


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Adam Izbicki unloading the

feed truck and hauling it to

the feed building.

.



“I’m back!” Dan returns to

begin fin clipping the BY 16

steelhead prior to being

ponded in the System 1

outdoor rearing units!


Dworshak Hatchery Production Coho Salmon– Mike Bisbee, Tui Moliga

Coho Brood Year 2016

On July 1, 2017, there were a 784,509 Clearwater Stock Coho and 136,898 Kalama Stock Coho for a total of

921,407 BY16 Coho in four SYS III Burrows Ponds (BP 57-63) and six green incubation tanks (1-6).

Table 1. Brood year 2016 Coho inventory as of July 1, 2017.

MORTALITY:

The monthly percent mortality for Coho for the month was 0.44%.

Total monthly mortality after inventory was 4,218 collected by staff.

GROWTH:

Average Clearwater Stock fish per pound decreased from 346.01 (fpp) to 234.83 fpp.

Average Kalama Stock fpp was 769.84

Average Clearwater Stock length increased from 2.02 inches to 2.30 inches.

Average Kalama Stock length was 1.55 inches.

FEED:

1271 pounds of Bio-Oregon BioPro2 #1 and #2 crum feed was fed for the month to Clearwater

Stock Coho. 86.7 pounds of Bio-Oregon BioPro2 starter #0 feed was fed for the month to

Kalama Stock Coho. Costing a total of $2,736.80 for the month.

WATER:

Average Temperature was 45.8 degrees F.

Average Dissolved Oxygen – 9.85 PPM. (Continued page 3)

Spring Chinook salmon

have arrived ! Summer

Intern Jaiden Coomer

assists Jeremy Sommer with

the first sort of the year.

BP NUMBER WEIGHT LENGTH

(inches)

FPP

57 132644 541 2.27 245.00

59 219456 1034 2.38 212.22

61 215848 916 2.30 235.63

63 216561 849 2.24 255.00

1 22850 32 1.58 720.32

2 22904 29 1.54 785.13

3 22731 30 1.55 763.23

4 22769 29 1.54 788.09

5 22757 28 1.53 801.73

6 22887 30 1.55 766.14

921407 3519 1.85 557.25

Dworshak Stock - Spring Chinook Salmon (SCS)

SCS Brood Year 2016

Fish were evened out in the raceways this month for the NPTH and the Selway Parr programs. As the fish grew the small

screens were pulled and the feed booms were pulled back. Flows were also increased to 500 GPM. Raceways are being cleaned

three times a week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Total fry end of June was 2,242,891 averaging 397 fpp. These fry will

be used to populate Dworshak, Selway Parr, and NPTH production programs.

Dworshak Hatchery Production - Adam Izbicki, Jeremy Sommer

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SUMMARY

Table 2. Total Production - Fish on Station June 30, 2017.

SPECIES BY Location Number Wt (lbs) FPP L in L mm

SCS BY 16 16 System 1 Raceways 2,242,891 5,652 397 2.0 52

SST BY 17 17 System 1 1,358,743 20,377 71 3.5 88

SST BY 17 17 Nursery 1,035,619 12,634 221 2.4 60

Total Fish/Fry on Station EOM 4,637,253 38,663

Dworshak Stock- Summer Steelhead (SST)

SST Brood Year 2017

By the end of June all fry were ready and moved from incubation to the nursery, and marking to System 1 was well underway.

At the end of June there were 1,035,619 fry averaging 221 fpp in the nursery. Tagging and move out to System I started on

May 30 with Take 1 fry. Takes 1-5 were moved out to System 1 in June. Each Take is being 100% Ad clipped, except take 10.

This is our Lolo release group and will be no mark/no tag. Takes 1-9 will all have 20,000 coded-wire tagged fish and there will

be 500 fish from each tag group held in the nursery for tag retention Q/C. At the end of the month there were 1,358,743 fry in

System 1 averaging 71 fpp. Fry are being fed Bio-Vita Fry Feeds #0 to #2 crumble, and 1.5mm. Nursery water is being deliv-

ered through the primary reservoir line at temperatures ranging from 54-57 degrees F. System I is being operated on primary

reservoir water supply at similar water temps.

Coho Salmon– Mike Bisbee, Tui Moligna (Continued from page 2)

FISH HEALTH:

See fish health report (17-198)

PERSONNEL:

6/19/17 - Intern, Keanon Wheeler started working with the Coho Project.

REPORTS: NA

MEETINGS/TRAINING: NA


Dworshak NFH Meetings, Training and Conferences - Mark Drobish

Several U.S. Army Corps of Engineers staff from the Walla Walla District visited on June 6-8 to

conduct an updated “Condition Assessment” of hatchery assets. This information will be fed into

the Dworshak Rehabilitation Project to assist in prioritizing assets relative to reliability.

On June 8th, Jim Forsythe, Regional Fire Manager visited the Dworshak Complex to assist and

review fire related activities. Jim was provided a Memorandum of Agreement between the

Dworshak Fish Hatchery and the Orofino Rural Fire Department to assist each entity in the event

of local fires. The primary support function for the hatchery would be to serve as “Water Tenders”

during fires.

Corps of Engineers staff from multiple projects convened at the Dworshak Fish Hatchery to con-

duct a site visit for the “Feeder Replacement Project”. In November of 2015, one of the large elec-

trical conductors failed suppling power to the Mechanical II building and multiple areas on the

downstream end of the facility. Since that incident the hatchery has operated a portion of the facil-

ity from a temporary alternate feed. The Feeder Replacement Project will install 4, 4 inch conduc-

tors to restore full power operation. The construction window will occur in late July and August.

On June 20th, the facility experienced a “planned” electrical outage while Clearwater Power

Company installed the new transformer in Ahsahka. This scheduled two day outage was reduced

to a single day due to the installation going extremely well and ahead of schedule. There will be

one additional outage in August or September to make the final installation and conversion over to

the new transformer.

On June 21st, Steve Juule, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers coordinated a large group of U.S. Army

Corps of Engineers staff from all over the country, staff from the Bureau of Reclamation and the

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for a tour of the Dworshak Fish Hatchery and

Dworshak Dam.

On June 21st, Hatchery staff met with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers staff to assist with the

Engineering Technical Services regarding the conversion of the holding pond raceways back into

adult holding ponds

Credit: Jill Olson/FWS

This fisherman may have

been the first to catch his

limit!


Aidan was there to help

this young lady catch a

fish for the very first time!


There is nothing to it! One of

the youngest participants was

the most bold about getting

messy and handling her

catch.

DNFH Maintenance and Operations Activity Report - Mark Drobish

Preventative Maintenance:

Routine vehicle maintenance was completed during the month.

Quarterly maintenance on the Fire Maintenance System pumps was completed.

Spill prevention and counter control tank inspections were completed.

Load testing was conducted on the 500 KW generators this month. During testing, the

contractor caused two of the units to ground out. This caused damage to a two breakers and

destroyed wiring. The contractor replaced wiring and purchased replacement breakers for

these units. Hatchery electrical staff installed and tested the breakers. All systems were

restored to normal function within 1 week of the incident.

Eye wash stations, AED units and fire extinguishers were tested/inspected during the month.

The Annual maintenance on the exhaust fan for Generator 1 &2 was completed.

The quarterly maintenance was performed on all of the batteries for the electric carts.

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Maintenance and Projects:

On June 1st, The U.S. Army Corps (USACE) brought in electrical experts from the Dworshak Project and USACE Projects

for an on-site visit and planning effort to replace a failed conductor. This work will take place in July and August and will

restore permanent power to the Mechanical II Building, Raceway sumps pumps, System II and III biofilters and various

valves and pumps essential for operations. This line failed in November, 2015 and has been fed via a temporary connection.

The final product will restore power and address the safety issues associated with the temporary feed. This project will be a

combination of USACE staff and Dworshak Hatchery Maintenance staff.

The Overhead Door in Mechanical Building 1 was replaced by Overhead Door, Incorporated.

Miscellaneous repairs to restrooms and plumbing corrections were completed during the month.

The log boom which protects the North Fork Clearwater River Main Pump House intake was removed and replaced on June

6th by USACE staff, Dworshak Hatchery Maintenance staff and Idaho Fish and Wildlife Conservation staff.

The USACE had staff on-site to conduct and update Operational Condition Assessment and both Maintenance and

Production staff provided input and feedback regarding operations, maintenance as well as some of the challenges of our

existing assets.

The Main Hatchery Building air handler belt was replaced and air conditioning is up and running for the summer months.

The Fisheries Complex experienced a planned two day power outage to facilitate Clearwater Power Company to install the

new transformer which failed in November, 2016.

Chillers #1 and #2 plumbing was replaced with shut-off valves and drains to better facilitate annual maintenance.

Terry Weeks removed abandoned equipment from the Mechanical Room in the Main Hatchery Building which is no longer

needed for the HVAC system.

Electrical repairs were made to the Attraction Pump circuitry to restore proper function and to address potential safety

hazards.

The louvers for fresh air for Generator 1 were disconnected and covered. This air supply pulls air from the Chemical Stor-

age Building. A louvered door will provide fresh air to eliminate moving fumes into the Generator #1 Building.

The windshield on the 2012 Chevy Colorado was replaced due to a large crack.

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

Photo Credit: Mark Drobish, FWS

Terry Weeks removing

abandoned equipment

from the Mechanical

Room.


Electrical repairs were

made to the Attraction

Pump circuitry.

The log boom which

protects the North Fork

Clearwater River Main

Pump House intake was

removed.

A new boom was placed on June 6.




Chris Griffith and Frank Mullins

doing quadrant sampling on Lolo

Creek for mussels

Conducted site visits to Lolo Creek to identify mussel beds and get an

initial count. Counts are higher than expected and a reevaluation of the

methods will take place to account for the higher numbers. Working with

the Nez Perce Tribe we also identified suitable locations to transport the

mussels to. On day one of the relocation effort about 30 people participated

from the IDFG, USFS, and NPT. A subsample of mussels were measured

and PIT-tagged.

The methods section on modeling Climate Change scenarios for the

ongoing fall Chinook review paper on migration and spawning success was

finalized.

Cooperation continued with the USGS during the 2017 Hells Canyon fall

Chinook beach seining season.

Staff helped Kooskia NFH with sorting Chinook salmon caught at the fish

ladder for brood year 2017. The office is actively participating in the

sorting of Chinook salmon for brood year 2017 at Dworshak NFH.

Work continued on coded wire tag extractions for the 2017 Steelhead

spawning takes.

Organization of the Hoboware data sets for the NWR Climate Change

Monitoring Project began this week.

The office worked with IPC on the basin wide redd data base and spawn

timing analyses.

The office continued to estimating survival of Hagerman NFH PRAS fish

through hydro system.

Reviewed protocols and planned out monarch/milkweed monitoring sites

and timeline for the monarch projects. Provided pollinator information to

several entities and coordinated a pollinator outreach class with the 4H

summer camp, which we gave a talk on the importance of monarchs.

The office submitted a proposal for funding to monitor monarchs and other

pollinators in Lemhi County, involving youth and citizen scientists

Work started on grant agreements for NFHAP and the NFPP for upcoming

projects.

Idaho Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office - Michael Murray

Chris Griffith collected all of

the Western Pearlshell mussels

he could see on the surface,

got a count and then we dug

down and collected all the

mussels under the substrate.

Frank Mullins attaching pit

tags to individual mussels

using dental cement

Photo Credit: Michael Murry, IFWCO



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Idaho Fish Health Center - Marilyn Blair

Dworshak NFH

Steelhead juveniles: During the month of June steelhead were examined from BP 49 for monitor-

ing. The fish were tagged and ponded from the nursery prior to the exam. The fish appeared to be

healthy and feeding well at the time.

Steelhead Nursery: Steelhead in the nursery were monitored with a fish health exam near the end

of June. Smaller fish collected at the tail end of the trough had coagulated yolk and no food in

stomachs. However, the majority of the fish were doing well.

Spring Chinook juveniles: Spring Chinook were examined mid-June for routine monitoring.

Moribund fish that were collected had a mix of problems including genetic deformities, coagu-

lated yolk, evidence of trauma, or were pinhead dropouts. No treatments were recommended.

Coho juveniles: Coho were examined in June to check for gas bubbles as Total Dissolved Gas

levels had risen in the North Fork of the Clearwater River and in the river water supply in the

hatchery. Upon examination, very few gas bubbles were observed. One fish with an internal

lesion in the kidney was tested for bacteria. No bacteria was observed on bacteriology plates,

but fungus was detected.

Kooskia NFH

Spring Chinook juveniles: Spring Chinook at Kooskia were examined for routine monitoring.

No moribund fish were observed and all fish examined appeared healthy at the time.

Nez Perce Tribal Hatchery

Fall Chinook juveniles: No fish on station.

Spring Chinook juveniles: Fish destined for Meadow Creek, Newsome Creek and Lolo Creek

were examined during the month of June. Increased mortality and visual anomalies were seen,

however fish were CWT tagged during the week of examination. Of the fish destined for

Newsome Creek, many head deformities most likely due to genetics were seen in Tank B20.

However, of the fish destined for Lolo, fish in Tank B13 (more than 50%) had white “sunburn

like” spots on the dorsal surface near the head in addition to deformities. Fish from this group

were sent to John Morrison for histology. Hyperplasia and low levels of Epitheliocystis were

seen in gills. No bacterial or viral pathogens have been detected to date.

Dworshak Monthly Activity Report June 2017 Page 8

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 additional information about other species reared, processed and released in

relation to KNFH operations.

Kooskia Chinook Brood Year 2016

We have 522,537 fry on station, at 2.99 inches (76 mm). We have had a mortality of 1,102 fry.

The slight increase in mortality is due to moving fry from rearing tanks to burrows ponds. They are

on well water at 51degrees. Fish were fed a total of 1420 lbs. of feed and weight gain was 2,112

lbs. Idaho Fish Health Center evaluated the fish on the 15th no internal abnormalities were ob-

served, low levels of sanguinicola were found on one fish, no parasites were seen. Guppy stated,

“The fish appear to be healthy at this time.” The Clearwater fry were moved from the vats to the

burrows ponds 1, 2, and 3 on June 2.

Kooskia Adult Trap Operations:

Trap is open. We have removed 1,849 Chinook from the trap this month; 419 were hatchery

females, 400 were hatchery males, and these fish were transported to Dworshak for holding. Also

321 hatchery females and 330 hatchery males were transported to Clearwater Fish Hatchery for

holding. A total of 355 hatchery jacks went to the Nez Perce Tribe for ceremony and subsistence

needs. There were 7 wild females and 13 wild males were released at the second bridge 9 miles up

Clear Creek for natural spawning. We had a mortality of 4 adult males which went to the land fill.

Maintenance & Operations:

Jun 02: Moved fish from vats 1, 7, 8, 17, 24 through 32 to Burrows Ponds 1, 2, & 3.

Jun 02: Two adult females Chinook and one jack were removed from the trap and transported

to Dworshak for holding.

Jun 03: The chiller was started to reduce the temperature in the burrows ponds and outside

nursery.

Jun 04: Set up the vacuum pumps for cleaning the Burrows Ponds.

Jun 04: The well flows were increased to 265 gpm. It was also determined well #1 is only

producing about 15 gpm. The well company was contacted to evaluate the well.

Jun 07: Upon further investigation it was determined Well #1 is pumping properly into the

mixing chamber however it is not reaching the degassing chamber. It is believed the

gasket on the pipe entering the mixing chamber was damaged during winter freeze. This

in turn was allowing the water from well #1 to enter directly into the well side of the

mixing chamber as opposed to being piped through the degassing chamber. This issue

cannot be repaired until we are off well water in the fall.

Jun 07: A total of 3 hatchery male chinook, 2 hatchery females and 1 hatchery jack were

removed from the trap and transported to Dworshak for holding. Also 5 jacks were put

back into the trap for tribal subsistence.

Jun 08: Kayla finished power washing the bio-filter. (Continued on page 9)

Kooskia National Fish Hatchery - Kent Hills

Credit: File photo Kooskia NFH/NPT

Kooskia hatchery has

522,537 fry on station, at

2.99 inches (76 mm).

We have removed 1,849 Chi-

nook from the trap this month;

419 were hatchery females,

400 were hatchery males, and

these fish were transported to

Dworshak for holding

Three-hundred and twenty-one

hatchery females and 330

hatchery males were transport-

ed to Clearwater Fish Hatchery

for holding. A total of 355

hatchery jacks went to the Nez

Perce Tribe for ceremony and

subsistence needs.


Credit: File photo Kooskia NFH/NPT

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Kooskia NFH - Kent Hills (Continued from page 8)

Kooskia NFH Training and Conferences:

Maintenance & Operations:

Jun 09: A well water leak in the mechanical building was discovered during chiller inspection, the leak was repaired with clamps.

Jun 12: A total of 37 hatchery male chinook, and 35 hatchery females were removed from the trap and transported to Dworshak for

holding. Also 3 jacks were returned to the trap for tribal subsistence.

Jun 13: A total of 11 hatchery male chinook and 7 hatchery females were removed from the trap and transported to Dworshak for

holding. Also 6 hatchery jacks were returned to the trap for tribal subsistence.

Jun 14: Guppie from Fish Health inspected fish from BY16, the fish that were inspected appeared healthy.

Jun 15: A total of 43 hatchery male chinook and 34 females were removed from the trap and transported to Dworshak for holding.

Also 48 jacks were returned to the trap for tribal subsistence.

Jun 19: A total of 291 Chinook were removed from the trap, 111 were hatchery males, 113 were hatchery females, 64 were

hatchery jacks. The adults were transported to Dworshak for holding. The Nez Perce Tribe picked up the jacks for tribal

ceremony and subsistence. There were also 2 wild males and 1 wild female which were released into Clear Creek above

the weir.

Jun 21: A total of 24 male Chinook, 17 female and 4 jacks were removed from the trap, the adults were transported to Dworshak

for holding. The jacks were returned to the pond for distribution.

Paramount Pest Control sprayed the hatchery with insecticide and herbicide for unwanted insects and weeds.

Jun 22: A total of 158 Chinook were removed from the trap, 63 were hatchery males, and 64 were hatchery females; these fish

were transported to Dworshak for holding. There were also 25 hatchery jacks that went to tribal ceremony and subsistence.

Removed from the trap were wild males, 1 wild female and 3 wild jacks, all wild fish were released into Clear Creek

above the weir.

Jun 23: A total of 358 Chinook were removed from the trap, 161 were hatchery males, and 149 were hatchery females. These fish

were transported to Clearwater Hatchery for holding. Forty-six hatchery jacks went to tribal ceremony and subsistence.

There was 1 wild male and 1 wild female that was released into Clear Creek above the weir.

Jun 26: A total of 324 Chinook were removed from the trap, 15 hatchery males and 25 hatchery females were transported to

Dworshak for holding. Also a total of 112 Hatchery males and 121 hatchery females were transported to the Clearwater

Hatchery for holding. Also 48 hatchery jacks went to tribal ceremony and subsistence. There was 1 wild male and 2 wild

females released into Clear Creek above the weir for natural spawning.

Jun 27: A total of 106 Chinook were removed from the trap, 40 hatchery males and 37 hatchery females were transported to

Clearwater Hatchery for holding. Also 29 jacks went to tribal ceremony and subsistence.

June 3: Kenny completed Privacy Awareness Training and Controlled Unclassified Information Training.

June 7: Kayla completed the Cyber-Awareness Challenge (FISSA) 2017 and the 2017 Records Management Awareness and

Section 508 training.

June 8: Bruce set up a Spawning and Fish Health meeting in Lapwai to discuss how the Idaho Fish Health Department would be

used during spawning.

June 8: Kayla completed Controlled Unclassified Information Training and Privacy Awareness Training.

June 11: Kenny completed 2017 Records Management Awareness and Section 508 training.

Dworshak Fisheries Complex Management:

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

Mike Faler - Aquatic Conservation Lead

Dr. William Conner - Fall Chinook Research Lead

VACANT - Fish Production M&E Lead

Kent Hills - Kooskia NFH Manager

VACANT- 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, Jayson Thompson, Aidan

Frye, Jeremy Pike, Levi Carson

Administration: Brian Devlin-Administrative Officer, James

Pritchard- Budget Technician

Dworshak NFH Maintenance: Terry Weeks, Rick King, Rob

Kellar, James Oatman, James Paddelty, 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 Production: Kenny Simpson, Kayla Warden

Volume 6 Issue 9 June 2017 Page 10

Dworshak - Jill Olson

Facebook: Reach - 2,654; Engagements - 635 Website: Page Loads - 20 Unique - 16 First Time - 13; Returning - 3

Visitors: We received 267 visitors from 17 states and Switzerland; hosting 174 adults and 93 children (<18 years of age).

Tours: Two pre-arranged guided tours were conducted for 54 people.

Outreach: Our annual Kid’s Fishing Day kicked off National Fishing and Boating Week on Friday, June 2 at Tunnel Pond on

Upper Ford’s Creek in Orofino, Idaho. There were approximately 60 people over the age of 13 in attendance and 44 children

under the age of 13 who signed up to fish. The fish were unusually large, thanks to the generosity of Trout Lodge who reared

the rainbow trout specifically for the event. The Nez Perce Tribe arranged for multiple dates of fish planting by the Nez Perce

Tribe, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, and Lower Snake River Compensation Plan which made for a busy day of fishing

and catching! Prior to the fishing event, area elementary age children were invited to participate on a poster contest. The

Dworshak FC staff voted on their favorite entry. The winners from three age categories were awarded fishing poles, tackle

boxes and fish identification posters. It was a joy to see faces light up when they were handed shiny new fishing rods! Thank

you to all of those employees and volunteers who helped make the event a success!

Volunteer Hours: Nine volunteers contributed a total of 131.30 hours. The majority of these hours were contributed by a

student intern, studying Fish and Wildlife Science from Texas A&M. The others were involved in our annual Kids’ Fishing Day

event at Tunnel Pond.

Kooskia - Kent Hills

Visitors: There were 257 visitors to the hatchery during this month; this figure is compiled by staff. Visitors are interested in

viewing the adult Chinook in the trap.

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