Dworshak Fisheries Complex Monthly Activity Report

May Highlights

Dworshak

SCS BY16 - 2,261,951

Coho BY16 - 788,157

SST BY 17 (Fry) - 2,330,505

SST BY 17 (Eggs) - 180,000

Kooskia

Volume 6 Issue 8

Inside this issue:

Manager’s Message 1

Dworshak Hatchery

Production

2-3

Dworshak Meetings,

Training, Conferences

4

Dworshak Maintenance

& Operations

4-5

IFWCO Dworshak 6

Idaho Fish Health Ctr. 7

Kooskia NF Hatchery

Headlines

8-9

Information &

Education

10

Staff List 10

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Region 1

Managers Message - Steve Rodgers

SCS BY 16 - 523,770

Everyone who works in

the Dworshak Fisheries

Complex understands the

term mitigation in relation

to fish production. Our

steelhead program at

Dworshak NFH is mitigation for construction

of Dworshak Dam, which blocked salmon and

steelhead from access to their natal spawning

habitat in the North Fork Clearwater River.

Our spring Chinook are produced under the Ser-

vice’s Lower Snake River Compensation Plan,

which was enacted to mitigate for construction

and operation of the four lower Snake River

dams. Both of these mitigation programs were

congressionally authorized, and are mitigation for

the negative effects of other federal actions. So

what is United States v. Oregon?

In simple terms, United States v. Oregon is the

forum where several states, the Columbia River

Treaty tribes, and the federal government

coordinate to manage anadromous fisheries on

fish originating above Bonneville Dam in the

Columbia River Basin. More specifically, U.S. v.

Oregon is a federal court proceeding that enforces

and implements the reserved fishing rights of the

Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs

Reservation, the Confederated Tribes of the

Umatilla Indian Reservation, the Nez Perce

Tribe, and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of

the Yakama Nation. These tribes are the primary

signatories to the agreement; as are the states of

Oregon, Washington, and Idaho; along with the

National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), the

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and the

Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) on behalf of the

federal government.

The agreement is based on case law within the

U.S. District Court and rulings by Judge Robert

C. Belloni in 1969 (United States v. Oregon) and

Judge George Boldt in 1974 (United States v.

Washington). This case law supported the tribe’s

right to fish in “all usual and accustomed places”,

and also determined the tribes’ are entitled to half

of the harvestable fish returning to those areas.

Since 1977, Columbia Basin fisheries under the

purview of United States v. Oregon have been

managed through a series of short-term

agreements, ranging from several months to five

years, under the jurisdiction of the court.

Beginning in 2008, a ten year Management

Agreement was implemented, and will expire at

the end of 2017. A new agreement is being

negotiated.

Representatives from each of the Parties meet

monthly or as needed. Their primary goals are to

protect and rebuild Columbia River fish runs

while providing equitable harvest for both treaty

Indian and non-treaty fisheries in the ocean and

Columbia River Basin. The group discusses

anadromous fish returns into the basin, fisheries,

harvest rates and reporting, hatchery programs,

relevant research, and other information in an

effort to make sound fishery management

decisions. This collaboration is the heart of the

United States v. Oregon process.

Congressional authority to produce spring

Chinook and B-run steelhead to defined

mitigation numbers at Dworshak NFH, coupled

with inclusion in the United States v. Oregon

agreement, make our programs a top priority

regardless of circumstance. Other programs, like

The Nez Perce Coho Restoration Project, lack

congressional authority but are contained in the

agreement; and are also a priority. Still other

programs (like the spring Chinook at Dworshak

NFH being reared as part of a density

experiment), lack formal authorization and are

not included in United States v. Oregon either.

These programs may be cut or only partially

filled in broodstock short years, or if budgets are

lean, or for other reasons.

Hopefully this gives you a better understanding

of United States v. Oregon and its role in

fisheries in the Pacific Northwest. This

collaborative agreement is a regionally important

mechanism that seeks to fulfill and protect legal

obligations and maximize the use of every fish.

Dworshak Stock - Spring Chinook Salmon (SCS)

SCS Brood Year 2016

Installation of the Low-head Oxygenators on A bank was completed. The baffles to improve

water quality and waste management were also completed. All SCS fry were moved from

incubation to the Raceways on May 9 and 10. Total fry end of May number 2,261,951. These fry

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

Dworshak Hatchery Production - Izbicki, Sommer, Bisbee

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(Continued page 3)

The baffles to improve

water quality and waste

management were also

completed.

LHO head boxes on raceways.

Credit: Jill Olson, FWS

Credit: Jill Olson, FWS

Installation of the Low-head

Oxygenators on A bank was

completed.

Credit: Jill Olson, FWS

Coho Salmon

Coho Brood Year 2016 (Fingerlings):

On May 26, 2017, 790,786 BY16 Coho were inventoried and split from Burrows Pond(55) into

four SYS III Burrows Pond (57-63) using the Vaki counter and fish pump. On June 1, 2017,

there were 788,157 BY16 Coho. The monthly percent mortality for Coho for the month was

1.85%. Average fish per pound decreased from 941.08 (fpp) to 346.01 fpp. Average length

increased from 1.45 inches to 2.02 inches. 786 pounds of Bio-Oregon BioPro2 starter #0 and

#1 crum feed was fed for the month. Costing a total of $1,748.56 for the month. Average

Temperature – 44.4 degrees F. Average Dissolved Oxygen – 9.49 PPM.

Coho Brood Year 2016 (EGGS):

TU’s – As of June 1st, 2017, Temperature Units for BY16 Kalama Stock were 1,155.2.

There are 137,468 BY16 Kalama Stock Coho in two A-Bank Stacks on chilled water.

Table 1. Kalama Stock Coho Eggs in A-Bank

PERSONNEL: 5/11/17 - Oshae Perez started work.

MEETINGS/TRAINING: Mike, Tui and Steve all attended Sexual Harassment Training

during the month.

Stack No. Initial Live Dead Mort % Live Eggs

Stack # 11 70,436 1,674 2.38% 68,762

Stack #12 70,428 1,722 2.45% 68,706

Total 140,864 3,396 2.41% 137,468

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SUMMARY

Dworshak Hatchery Production (Continued from page 2)

Table 2. Total Production - Fish on Station May 31, 2017.

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

SCS BY 16 16 System 1 Raceways 2,261,951 2,287 989 1.5 38

Coho BY 16 16 System 3 BP 57-63 788,157 14,196 346.01 2.02 -

SST BY 17 17 Incubation (Eggs) 180,000 - - - -

SST BY 17 17 Nursery 2,330,505 10,225 212 2.5 64

Total Fish/Fry on Station EOM 5,560,613 26,708

Dworshak Stock- Summer Steelhead (SST)

SST Brood Year 2017

By the end of May all fry were ready and moved from incubation to the nursery except take 10. At the end of May there were

2,330,505 fry averaging 212 fpp in the nursery. Take 10 remains in incubation and number approximately 180,000. Eye up on

take 10 this year was poor at only 83%. Tagging and move out to System I started on May 30 with Take 1 fry. Fry are being

fed Bio-Vita Fry Feeds #0 to #2 crumble. Nursery water is being delivered through the Primary reservoir line and being heated

to 54°F. System I is being operated on primary reservoir water supply.

Credit: Jill Olson/FWS

Jeremy Pike conducting

monthly inventory sampling on

spring Chinook.

Steve Coomer takes a break from washing up the Coho rearing units .

Credit: Jill Olson/FWS

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Dworshak NFH Meetings, Training and Conferences - Drobish

Preventative Maintenance:

Routine vehicle maintenance was performed during the month.

In the Main Pump House, annual PM for Traveling Screens #1, #2 and #3 was completed.

The System I Clarifiers’ Scraper and Sludge Collector maintenance (Mechanical and Electrical)

was completed.

Bulk storage tanks were inspected.

PM (Mechanical and Electrical) on the Adult Fish Ladder and Screen was completed.

In the System III clarifier, Pump #2 PM (electrical) was completed.

Annual PMs for Generators #1, #2, #3, #4 were completed. Contractor to complete additional

items such as valve adjustments will occur in June.

Fire Extinguishers, Eye Wash Stations and Portable AED Lifepack systems were checked/tested

as appropriate.

The 72 inch Main Supply Gates’ maintenance was completed.

The maintenance on the Adult Holding Pond Valves was completed.

Maintenance and Projects:

Electrical testing and troubleshooting occurred in multiple stages in the Main Pump House during

the month. Power outage simulations and testing provided insight to multiple problems linked

with unreliable performance of the backup systems. These issues have been corrected and ranged

breakers failing to close to replacement of bad relays as well as some previous changes to cover

short-term problems that were never corrected to restore normal operation.

Breaker maintenance was completed (May 16th/17th) in the Main Pump House and all breakers

are functioning normally and reliably.

Main River Pumps were re-wired and “Grounded” for equipment and human safety.

The Low Head Oxygenation units were installed, plumbed for water, the cabinets and flow meters Installation of the bulk 3,000 gallon

Liquid Oxygen Tank.

DNFH Maintenance and Operations Activity Report - Koehler

Spencer Berg, Region 1 Heavy Equipment Coordinator and Steve Money, Facility Operations Specialist

(Abernathy FTC) provided forklift training to staff at Dworshak and Kooskia Fish Hatcheries on May 1st.

Hatchery staff participated in a conference call with the Corps of Engineers to discuss boiler replacement

serving the needs for heating egg incubation water and providing building heat for the Main Hatchery Build-

ing. The existing boiler will be replaced with independent systems with redundancy for heating egg

incubation water along with a separate system to provide heat to the main hatchery building.

On May 10th-12th, Adam Izbicki, Mark Drobish and Steve Rodgers attended the Hatchery Manager’s

Training in Richland, Washington.

On May 15th, Ann Setter, Greg Parker, Joyce McDonald and Lucian Stewart (Corps of Engineers) visited

the hatchery for the quarterly coordination meeting with staff at the Dworshak Fisheries Complex. High-

lights of the coordination meeting focused on the status of the Unit #3 repair and the delays associated with

the rejection of the contractor’s stator bars. The delays in this work will increase Total Dissolved Gas levels

above normal operating levels due to the increased spill associated with operations to meet temperature

requirements per the Biological Opinion as well as possible flood control releases depending on precipitation

over the next year while the Unit #3 repair work continues.

All Hatchery staff attended a two hour “Sexual Harassment Training” hosted by the Nez Perce Tribe on May

17th and 18th.

Credit: Mark Drobish, FWS

Flowmeters in cabinet providing oxygen to

Low-Head Oxygenator.

Credit: Mark Drobish, FWS

Low-Head Oxygenator unit in a raceway.

Credit: Mark Drobish, FWS

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were installed and plumbed ahead of spring Chinook ponding into raceways A1 through A15. The maintenance staff did a great

job in all aspects regarding installation of these units and accessories.

Norco, Incorporated installed the bulk oxygen tank and supply piping to the “A Bank Raceway” headboxes.

Nursery roof and roof drains were cleaned.

Nursery site tubes on the degassing towers were cleaned.

Fire Maintenance Pump Starter was replaced to restore reliability.

The alarm probe for the Mechanical Building Sump was replaced/improved to facilitate easier testing via a removable

probe.

Motion sensors installed for the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office to provide lighting for early and late access.

The exhaust fan was replaced in the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office.

Functionality of the Electrical systems in the Generator Building was tested/verified following contracted work late this

winter.

The final plumbing was completed on the Formalin Building for treating broodstock steelhead, spring Chinook and coho

salmon.

Minor plumbing problems in the Quarters #1 were addressed (e.g. leaky faucet, drains).

Adjustments were made to the garage door in Quarters #1 to restore proper function.

Flood lamp replaced in the car port for Quarters #2.

A Bollard was installed adjacent to Raceway 15 to protect a domestic water line and oxygen supply line from the liquid ox-

ygen bulk tank.

The remaining bollards were installed on the north side of the fencing for the liquid oxygen tank.

DOT inspections were completed by the contractor for the Fish Distribution Trailers during the month and necessary repairs

were made.

Daiken Incorporated performed the annual maintenance on Chillers #1 and #2 during the month.

The barrel spring for the overhead door in Mechanical I needs to be replaced. Overhead Door Company has ordered the

spring and this unit will be replaced around June 1st.

DNFH Maintenance and Operations Activity Report - Koehler (continued from page 4)

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A report on the Snake River basin fall Chinook Salmon life cycle modeling with the USGS,

NOAA, and NPT was coauthored by the office.

Cooperation continued with the USGS for the 2017 fall Chinook salmon beach seining effort.

An issue with the Kooskia PIT Tag array was resolved. This should make data collection in

the future easier without any data being lost due to a poor internet connection. The array’s

reliability will also be investigated.

Worked with members from Abernathy Fish Technology Center to troubleshoot PIT array at

Dworshak and determine operating efficiency, hard-wired system to AC power to eliminate the

need for batteries.

Coded wire tag extractions continued for 2016 Kooskia Chinook spawn takes.

NOAA requested a historical document for juvenile Steelhead PIT-Tag detections at Bonne-

ville Dam, with information on survival estimates, travel days, and median travel days for each

year. The document was completed and delivered to NOAA.

Discussions were started with partners on potential new work to examine the relationship

between run timing and spawn timing of steelhead returning to DNFH and natural production

of adult hatchery-origin steelhead in the Clearwater.

Completed an Excel document with CWT release numbers for Dworshak NFH and Kooskia

NFH, this data will be sent to the Regional Mark Processing Center to be inputted into RMIS

database.

Conversations began with the Lower Columbia FWCO about long-term mussel work in the

Columbia Basin and inter-office collaboration. Coordination occurred with the USFS and NPT

re: the Lolo Cr. habitat rehab project and associated mussel work.

Followed up with Idaho Panhandle National Forest to ensure that our new 2017 fish passage

agreement was moving smoothly, and a problem with the statement of work from last week

had been rectified. This agreement is associated with a culvert removal and bridge

construction that approaches a half million dollars in total cost. Partners include the Forest

Service, Kalispel Tribe of Indians, and Bonner County, Idaho.

Pollinator Pathway festival occurred this month and the office hung art with children and

preformed educational outreach.

Students were interviewed for the YIGO high school intern, and developed schedule for

pollinator monitoring and school garden education and outreach

The office website was updated with Fall Chinook post-release performance reports for 2005,

2006, 2008-2012

Completed annual Safety Audit for IFWCO, office was briefed on requirements for electro-

fishing, filing vehicle accident reports for GOV, and general requirements for towing and

trailers.

Steve Jeffers rigs up a line

for an Idaho State Veteran

during one of two free

Veteran’s Fishing Days

sponsored by USFWS and

the Nez Perce Tribe.

Volunteers use a game called

“Know your Water Address”

to teach salmonid life history

Hatchery in the Classroom

students at Spalding Park.

Credit: Jill Olson/FWS

Credit: Jill Olson, FWS

Credit: Jill Olson, FWS

Idaho Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office - Michael Murray

Stephanie talks about egg

development and life as a

Fish Culturist during fish

release days for Hatchery

in the Classroom 2017.

Credit: Jill Olson, FWS

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Idaho Fish Health Center - Blair

Dworshak NFH

Steelhead juveniles: Monthly monitoring was conducted in tank 114 on May 25, 2017. All fish

had remnant coagulated yolk but also had full stomachs and intestines. Fish looked good.

Spring Chinook juveniles: BY16 Dworshak spring Chinook juveniles were examined on May

24. Two fish of the 5 examined from the tail end of the raceway area had low levels of bacteria

and mucus on gills. Two fish also had low levels coagulated yolk.

Coho juveniles: Monthly monitoring was conducted 25 May 2017. All fish were still in bur-

rows pond 55. Five of the seven moribund fish examined had remnant coagulated yolk. Light

Ichthyobodo (Costia) was observed but no flashing seen in the pond. Four of the seven had abra-

sions on their sides. Cleaning has been difficult due to high densities. The pond was to be split

into four different ponds within a couple days of the examination.

Kooskia NFH

Spring Chinook juveniles: Spring Chinook at Kooskia were examined on May 18. Fish had low

levels mucus and debris on their gills. Recommendations were to split fish as soon as possible as

planned.

Nez Perce Tribal Hatchery

Fall Chinook juveniles: Pre-transfer exams were performed for fall Chinook at Sweetwater on

May 3. These fish are being transferred to Lukes Gulch and Cedar Flats acclimation sites.

A diagnostic exam was conducted on May 24, 2017 on fish located at Lukes Gulch. Mortality

increased to approximately 20 fish per day in one of the tanks. No bacteria or parasites were ob-

served on the skin scraping but varying levels of Ichthyobodo (Costia) were observed on the gills

in nine out of the ten fish. A formalin treatment was recommended.

Pre-release exam for fall Chinook at the Nez Perce Tribal Hatchery was conducted on May 11th.

Spring Chinook juveniles: A pre-release exam was performed for spring Chinook at the Nez

Perce Tribal Hatchery on May 31, for fish being released at Meadow Creek. Fish appeared in

good condition at the time of the exam.

Dworshak Monthly Activity Report May 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

The Kooskia Hatchery picked up 248,276 button-up fry from Dworshak Hatchery.

Kooskia personnel traveled to Dworshak on May 2nd and 3rd transporting the fry.

We used fry containers that the FRO had at DNFH. Three trays of fry were placed in

each fry container and then placed in the 400 gallon tank in the back of the truck. Fry

were acclimated to 55 degree water during the trip and at the hatchery. This brings

the total fry on station to 527,010 at the first of the month. Total fish on station at the

end of the month was 523,770, they average 2.36 inches (60mm). Mortality was 3,24,

high because of button up fry deformities and pin heads. They are on well water at 55

degrees. All fry are feeding and have consumed 780 pounds of feed this month.

Kooskia Adult Trap Operations:

The trap was opened on the 15th, with only one adult female Chinook trapped. This

fish was transported to Dworshak for holding. Water flows remain high in Clear

Creek and cold turbidity is up. The Clearwater River has been high all month.

Kooskia Bio Filter Maintenance:

By the first part of May all the media from bay 3 collapse was removed from the

bottom of the bio filter floor and placed into four boxes on the cement supports. Each

box was 4 feet wide and 8 feet long. The remaining media was lifted off the floor

after some of the new bracing and expanded media floor was put into place. All the

broken air cleaning pipes have been repaired. All braces in bay three have been

replaced and the media put back in. Bay two hasn’t shown any broken supports so we

will look at replacing the braces in the fall when the bio filter is off line. The grating

in the bio filter that supports the media is going to need replaced soon. Bay three of

the bio filter is back online.

Maintenance & Operations:

May 01: Kent and Kayla to Dworshak for forklift training.

May 02: Kent and Kenny to Dworshak to pick up 124,138 fry for rearing at Kooskia Fish

Hatchery.

(Continued on page 9)

Kooskia National Fish Hatchery - Hills

Credit: Kooskia NFH/NPT

The remaining media was

lifted off the floor after

some of the new bracing

and expanded media floor

was put into place.

The Kooskia Hatchery picked

up 248,276 button-up fry

from Dworshak Hatchery.

Kooskia personnel traveled to

Dworshak on May 2nd and

3rd transporting the fry.

Three trays of fry were placed

in each fry container and then

placed in the 400 gallon tank

in the back of the truck.

Credit: Kooskia NFH/NPT

Credit: Kooskia NFH/NPT

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Kooskia NFH - Hills (Continued from page 8)

Kooskia NFH Training and Conferences:

Maintenance & Operations:

May 03: Kenny & Kayla to Dworshak to pick up 124,138 fry for rearing at Kooskia Fish Hatchery.

May 05: Received new media grills for the Bio-filter.

May 10: Staff removed all the media from number 3 bay in the bio-filter and installed the grills and PVC air pipes.

May 15: Staff began replacing remaining struts in bio filter bay 3 and redistributing the media.

May 15: Trap was opened. Staff began power washing the Burrows ponds.

May 22: Children from Nez Perce Schools arrived at the hatchery for tours.

May 25: Forest Service hosted the Kamiah 3rd grade class at the hatchery. Hatchery staff had three stations in which the

children were taught fish husbandry.

May 26: Removed one adult female Chinook from the trap. She was transported to Dworshak for holding. Staff installed

two of the covers on the Burrows Ponds.

May 30: Staff began power washing the Bio Filter.

May 31: Staff installed the remaining cover on the Burrows Ponds, and began filling the Burrows ponds with well water in

preparation for moving fish from the outside nursery to the Burrows ponds.

May 01: Kayla & Kent to Dworshak for forklift training.

May 15: Kenny completed FISSA training. All hatchery staff completed Harassment training.

May 22: Nezperce School had a field trip to the hatchery with 50 kids.

May 23: Chinook coordination meeting.

May 25: Kamiah schools had a field trip to the hatchery there were 40 kids.

May 25: Spawning coordination meeting at DNFH.

Photo Credit: KNFH/NPT

Forest Service hosted the

Kamiah 3rd grade class

at the hatchery. Hatchery

staff had three stations in

which the children were

taught fish husbandry.

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

Scott Koehler, Dworshak NFH Maintenance Supervisor

Doug Nemeth, Project Leader, Idaho Fish and Wildlife Conserva-

tion 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: Kenny Simpson, Kayla Warden

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Dworshak - Jill Olson

Facebook: Reach - 486 ; Engagements -13 Website: Page Loads -13; Unique - 12 First Time - 9 ; Returning - 3

Visitors: We received 226 visitors from 11 states and Ghana, Africa; hosting 162 adults and 64 children (<18 years of age).

Tours: Two tours were provided to during the month of May. The tour conducted on May 30 included 17 adults and 42

school-aged children from a private school in Grangeville, ID as part of the Hatchery in the Classroom program. Jill Olson

gave a hatchery tour to Moses Tia and Robert Blair on May 12. Moses is an International Eisenhower Fellow from Ghana,

Africa . His interest in fisheries and youth in agricultural development brought him to Dworshak Fisheries Complex. More

information on Mr. Tia can be found on the Eisenhower Fellowship website at

https://www.efworld.org/meet-our-fellows/moses-tia . (cntrl+alt+click)

Outreach: I & E had nine outreach engagements in the month of May. Environmental Awareness Days, hosted by the Nez

Perce Soil and Water Conservation District, were held on May 2-3 at Hell’s Gate State Park. We used the Hooks and Ladder

game to introduce students to the challenges fish experience on their migration to the Pacific Ocean. On May 15 and 19 we

hosted two fishing events at Tunnel Pond for the Idaho State Veteran’s Home in Lewiston, ID. On May 15 classrooms from

the Camas Prairie met at Lawyer Creek to celebrate and release the fry they had been rearing since March. On May 17-18 we

met with the Lewiston and Clarkston Hatchery in the Classroom schools to celebrate the release of their fry for a day of learn-

ing, fun and games at Spalding Park, in Lapwai, ID. On May 23, Jill and Aaron Penny (NP Fisheries) hosted a tour of the

Cherry Lane Hatchery and the Lamprey Translocation Project for students from Peck Elementary School.

Volunteer Hours: Nine volunteers contributed 100.5 hours. The majority of the hours were for environmental education.

Kooskia - Kent Hills

Visitors: There were 230 visitors to the hatchery during this month; this figure is compiled by staff. Visitors are increasing

due to nie weather and in search of Chinook returning. Outreach: On May 22 Jill and Kayla Warden provided 50 students

from Nez Perce Elementary School a tour of the hatchery and the historical Mill Pond. The kids made bead bracelets to teach

about the anadromous fish life-cycle. On May 25, 40 Kamiah students arrived for a tour and 3 husbandry learning stations.

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