Staff
Manager
Caroline Peterschmidt is the current hatchery manager, arriving at Eagle Creek in August of 2012. She has been with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hatchery program since 2007 and is a graduate of the University of Portland and the University of Washington School of Fisheries. Her strong background in aquaculture and conservation is a good fit to hatchery operations.
Fish
Culture
Fish Culturists Steve Semon and Jeremy Womelsdorff, both Mt Hood Community College Fisheries Program graduates, are responsible for collecting eggs from returning adult salmon, care and inventory of the eggs and the care and feeding of the young fish for one year until release, as well as many facility maintenance projects. Their years of experience are appreciated in both the daily activities and continuing effort to improve fish care.
