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Salary– $2,864.00 – $3,701.00 Monthly

Assist the supervisor to monitor fish passage conditions on tributaries to Rimrock, Keechelus, Bumping, and Kachess reservoirs to identify and remedy fish passage issues that develop as reservoir levels decline. (July – October).  Tasks include, but are not limited to: 

• Document fish passage conditions temporally and spatially at each stream using GPS and cameras.
• Construct, by hand, channel training bars, weirs, or other features to maintain and improve fish passage.
• Monitor constructed features and iteratively adjust them to maintain adequate surface water flow.
• Monitor the streams, isolated pools, and dewatering sections for fish.
• Fish at risk for being stranded are to be relocated to the nearest sustainable portion of the stream – fish rescue may include the use of dip nets and electrofishing units.

Deckhand – Columbia River non-native fish monitoring and sampling.   (May – June). Tasks include, but are not limited to:

• Work is conducted on a boat during day and night.
• Reaching, lifting, and bending to Dip fish from the water, from the bow of a boat.

Assist partners with other bull trout recovery actions.  Tasks include, but are not limited to:

• Fish rescue (bull trout) for captive rearing program which will require night work.
• Collection of stream flow data using a flow meter.

WORKING CONDITIONS:        

• Work Setting, including hazards:
  1. Working outside with potential extreme weather exposure including sun, rain, snow, and wildfire smoke.
  2. Often carrying 50-75 lbs. of gear such as a backpack, buckets, nets, coolers, etc. over rough and uneven terrain, night work, deckhand on a boat, work in cold flowing water, walking 3-8 miles per day & loud noises.
  3. Working alone in remote locations with limited communication.
• Schedule:
  1.  24/7 non-scheduled 40-hour work week and evening work required.
• Travel Requirements: 
  1. Travel and hotel stays are required.
• Tools and Equipment: 
  1. Motor vehicles including 4×4 trucks, ATV’s, ability to safely tow a trailer.
  2. Hand tools such as rakes, shovels, post pounders, and hay hooks.
• Customer Interactions:
  1. Frequent interactions with the public, area recreationalists, neighboring private landowners, United States Forest Service (USFS), Yakama Nation tribal members and fisheries staff (YN), United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBOR), United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and local Bull trout recovery partners such as Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group (MCFEG), Kittitas Conservation Trust (KCT) and others.

Qualifications

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

           OR 

Please Note: College course work involving major study in biology, zoology, fisheries, chemistry, natural sciences, or closely allied field will substitute, year for year, for experience, provided the course work includes at least six semester or nine quarter hours of natural science classes.

Certifications/Licenses: 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Certification to operate the assigned watercraft and/or completion of agency training.
• Boat Operator Safety certification.
• Experience with Fish Biometrics.
• Experience with Columbia and Yakima River Fish identification.
• Prior manual labor experience including the use of various hand tools.
• Familiarity with fishing techniques for Walleye, bass, and other Columbia River fishes.