Volunteers Mike and his son Cameron made the long journeys from Texas and Kentucky to
work at Fish Springs. While here they spent many hours making much needed repairs to our boundary fence and worked on landscaping for our new bunkhouse.
We really appreciate their contribution to the Refuge.
Thanks Guys!

Volunteer of the Year 2008 - Paul Oppel

 

Employment: 

Fish Springs presently has a staff of 3 full time and 1 part time employees. We sometimes hire a seasonal Biological Science Technician for 6 months from May to October. This position offers an excellent opportunity for a person to learn the workings of a wildlife refuge. Biotech positions are posted each January - June on the government's employment site usajobs.opm.gov. This is a general posting for all refuges. It is typically listed as - Biological Science Tech (Wildlife), GS-0404-2/6 Seasonal various locations. We also may hire college students under a student program that is not posted on the usajobs site. Call Fish Springs at 435 831 5353 to verify if we are hiring.

Permanent positions don't open very often at Fish Springs, but when they do they will also be posted on usajobs also.

Volunteers:

Each year nearly 36,000 people donate more than 1.3 million hours to the National Refuge System. These events can be found at http://www.volunteer.gov/gov/.

 At Fish Springs NWR volunteers perform a wide array of functions from maintaining refuge facilities to counting birds.

 To accommodate these volunteers we provide them with lodging in our bunkhouse, transportation to and from the airport and a variety of subsistence support.

Volunteers are needed at all times during the year. Please call Fish Springs NWR for information on volunteering.

Current Volunteer projects:
Refinishing Refuge Entrance Signs: Timeframe: Can be done anytime but might be best Feb-March. About 30-40 hours per sign and there are three signs.

Refinish Refuge Interpretive Signs: Best done in March-May. About 4-5 hours per sign. Four signs.

Livestock Exclusion Fence Repair:: August-October. A week or more

Visitor Survey Assistance: Weekends. April and May.

Fish Springs NWR Administrative Volunteer needs
We have the following needs for volunteer help. Previous experience is helpful especially if you can help train our staff. We will train those without experience in some duties.

* General office support, answering phones etc.
Help cleanup and organize office files.
* Organize digital picture library and archive to CD.
Useful skills: Windows knowledge, Adobe, PhotoImpact (or other image editing applications) and knowledge of scanners etc.
* Experience with digital photography would be very helpful. May need to sit in
a photo blind for many hours and take pictures of wildlife. Bring you favorite digital camera.
* We also have some need for someone with Garmin GPS knowledge. Knowledge of GIS would be a real plus.

Contact Robert Sims
              435 831 5353 x4
              Robert_Sims@FWS.gov

 

 

Volunteer of the year 2007
Jack Skalicky.

Jack provided a valuable service to the Refuge by conducting bird surveys on the Refuge.
Jack found the first sighting ever of a Sabine's Gull.

                                                              Thanks Jack

 

Last Updated November 15 2007

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