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Catching poachers and zapping fish

Wildlife biologist and education coordinator Ashley Mueller celebrates with the 2022 Native American Fish and Wildlife Society National Summer Youth Practicum completion of the Colorado State University ropes course.
Wildlife biologist and education coordinator Ashley Mueller (green hat, big smile) celebrates with the 2022 Native American Fish and Wildlife Society National Summer Youth Practicum completion of the Colorado State University ropes course, where they built comradery, trust and confidence in themselves and their peers. (Photo courtesy of Native American Fish and Wildlife Society) On a July…
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Fisheries - Our Team

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VACANTNational Fisheries Program LeaderNat GillespieAssistant National Fisheries Program LeaderDr. Chris CarlsonNational Program Leader for Aquatic Ecology ResearchLinkedInFind a Forest Service Regional Fisheries Program LeaderNorthern RegionScott Spaulding - Fisheries Program Manager406-329-3287Justin…
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Fisheries

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About UsWe improve people’s lives through our role in stewarding the Nation’s fish and aquatic resources.One way we improve people's lives is through Rise to the Future initiative. Rise to the Future: National Fish and Aquatic Strategy – Check out the Forest Service’s updated national strategy to guide its efforts in fish and aquatic stewardship, commemorating 30 years of success and…
#Fish, #Fisheries, #Biology, #Science, #Water

Partnership restores brook trout in five ponds within five years

Man holding a brook trout in the middle of a lake
Native brook trout migrate in a waterway in Maine. The USDA Forest Service, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, and Trout Unlimited are working together to restore native brook trout within their historic range. (Freshwaters Illustrated photo by David Herasimtschuk) A fine mist rolled off the…
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Gone fishing? Biologists share how anglers can support healthy native fish populations

Eurasian milfoil hybrid view from both underwater and above surface
Bonneville cutthroat trout are an important native species in western Wyoming where Forest Service land managers and partners are at work restoring habitat and monitoring for invasive species. (USDA Forest Service photo) Late spring heralds the start of open water fishing season. In much of…
#Fish, #Fishing, #NativeFish, #InvasiveSpecies, #Biology, #FishHabitat, #Water, #Restoration, #Environment, #Science, #InsideTheForestService

Harmony on the river: Chinook salmon and boaters coexist on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River

Resource specialists, in a raft on the river,  are conducting a work survey.
Resource specialists conduct a redd survey on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River; Salmon-Challis National Forest. (USDA Forest Service Photo) The Middle Fork of the Salmon River originates at the confluence of Marsh and Bear Valley Creeks in central Idaho near Stanley. The wild and scenic river winds 104…
#Salmon, #Idaho, #Fish, #Recreation, #SalmonChallisNationalForest