{"id":56555,"date":"2025-09-18T12:05:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T19:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=56555"},"modified":"2025-09-18T12:05:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T19:05:08","slug":"job-spawning-ground-surveyor-dept-of-fish-and-wildlife-rochester-wa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/job-spawning-ground-surveyor-dept-of-fish-and-wildlife-rochester-wa\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Spawning Ground Surveyor, Dept. of Fish and Wildlife (Rochester, WA)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Spawning Ground Surveyor – Scientific Technician 2 – Non-Permanent – 2025-06550<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Salary: <\/strong>$3,581.00 – $4,771.00 Monthly<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Location:<\/strong> Thurston County \u2013 Other, WA<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Job Type:<\/strong> Full Time – Non-Permanent<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Job Number: <\/strong>2025-06550<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Department: <\/strong>Dept. of Fish and Wildlife<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Opening Date: <\/strong>09\/17\/2025<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Closing Date: <\/strong>09\/24\/2025 11:59 PM Pacific<\/div>\n
Category:<\/strong> Environmental Services \/ Parks and Beaches \/ Recreation \/ Parks and Recreation \/ Natural Resources \/ Wetlands \/ Sciences \/ Green-Collar\/Environmental \/ Wildlife<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Title-<\/strong>\u00a0Spawning Ground Surveyor<\/p>\n

Classification-<\/strong>\u00a0Scientific Technician 2 (ST2)<\/p>\n

Job Status-\u00a0<\/strong>Full-Time \/ Non-Permanent<\/p>\n

Appointment Length-\u00a0<\/strong>3.5 months\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 October 16, 2025 \u2013 January 30, 2026<\/p>\n

WDFW Program-<\/strong>\u00a0Fish Program \u2013 Fish Management Division
Duty Station-<\/strong>\u00a0Rochester, Washington \u2013 Thurston County<\/p>\n

Learn more about being a member of\u00a0Team WDFW<\/a>!<\/p>\n
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Steelhead \u2013 Photo Credit: Dec Hogan<\/em><\/p>\n

Join WDFW and play a vital role in advancing salmon and steelhead research and management in the Newaukum River basin.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

In this position, you\u2019ll monitor adult salmon populations by conducting spawner surveys \u2013 identifying and recording redds, documenting live fish observations, and performing carcass counts.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fieldwork is hands-on and dynamic. You\u2019ll collect biological samples from salmon carcasses, such as scales, DNA tissue, and coded wire tags, while recording fin marks to determine hatchery or wild origin.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Together, these efforts provide critical information that guides fisheries management decisions and conservation strategies.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What to Expect-<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Among the varied range of responsibilities held within this role, the\u00a0Spawning Ground Surveyor\u00a0<\/em>will,<\/p>\n

Adult Salmonid Monitoring:<\/strong><\/p>\n