Fish and Wildlife Technician (seasonal) – Wallowa Fish Hatchery – Enterprise, Oregon   

 Oregon DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE

Seasonal Job Opportunity

Location:   Wallowa Fish Hatchery – Enterprise, Oregon   

Job Title:  Fish and Wildlife Technician (Hatchery Technician)

Duration:  Two positions   –   8 months (February 1, 2012 to September 30, 2012) 

                                               6 months (February 16, 2012 to August 14, 2012)

Housing:  Single Occupancy Apartment Provided – No Rental Fees

Job Description:  Employees in these positions will care for fish, perform grounds and equipment 

                            maintenance and other fish hatchery duties.

Purpose:  

Wallowa Hatchery is a program designed to mitigate for summer steelhead losses caused by the four federal dams on the lower Snake River. It is used for adult collection, spawning, acclimation and release of summer steelhead.  The two satellite facilities (Big Canyon and Little Sheep Creek) are used to trap adult summer steelhead and acclimate smolts prior to release.  Wallowa Hatchery also produces legal-size triploid rainbow trout, which provides sport fishing opportunities in northeastern Oregon lakes and reservoirs.

To Apply:  You must apply on line. Go to www.dfw.state.or.us, click on the drop down menu About

                   Us and select Jobs.  Select Jobs at ODFW – Open to the Public – select Fish and 2Wildlife

                   Technician ( Hatchery Technician).

                   Click on the Apply tab and create and account. Note – You must mark Enterprise(Wallowa

                    Hatchery) as a location to be considered for these positions. 

You must apply by December 23, 2011 to get your name on a list of possible applicants.

For additional information contact: 

Ron Harrod

Wallowa Hatchery Manager

82119 Fish Hatchery Ln

Enterprise OR 97828

(541)-426-4467