May 20, 2015
Contact: Cindy Sandoval, 916/978-6159
cynthia_d_sandoval@fws.gov
Greg Austin Named Project Leader at Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex
Sacramento—The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has selected Greg Austin as the project leader of the Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex, which serves as a vital stopover for migratory waterfowl on the Pacific Flyway.
“Greg brings a wealth of experience and a can-do attitude to the Klamath Basin refuges,” remarked Assistant Regional Director Polly Wheeler. “His in-depth understanding of this landscape and his ability to forge productive relationships with our partners both in and beyond the Klamath Basin will advance the wildlife values of these important public lands."
Before coming to the Service, Austin started his conservation career reintroducing Peregrine falcons along the Big Sur coast and Aplomando falcons in southern Texas.
He also spent three years as a wildlife biologist working in the terrestrial Inventory and Monitoring program at Channel Island National Park.
Prior to his work at the Klamath National Wildlife Refuge Complex, Austin served as the Assistant Refuge Supervisor in the Sacramento Regional Office of the Pacific Southwest Region, were he assisted with the management and operations of over 40 National Wildlife Refuges (NWR) in the Pacific Southwest Region. He also spent many years reintroducing the California condor in southern California and was the Deputy Project Leader at Hopper Mountain NWR Complex. For the past 8 years Austin has served as the Deputy Project Leader of the Klamath Basin NWR Complex, which consists of Klamath Marsh and Upper Klamath Wildlife NWR in southern Oregon and Lower Klamath, Tule Lake and Clear Lake NWR in Northern California.
For information about the Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex, please visit http://www.fws.gov/klamathbasinrefuges/
