Six Biological (Fish) Technician positions - Red Bluff U.S. Fish and Wildlife Office
The Red Bluff Fish and Wildlife Office is excited to announce SIX openings for temporary seasonal Biological (fish) Technicians.
Filing date is open now through NOV 21!
ALL eligible candidates will be considered.
These positions are stationed either in our Red Bluff or Anderson office, and will be working primarily in the field, assisting with Mainstem Juvenile Fish Monitoring, Tributary Monitoring, or Hatchery Evaluation programs. Activities may include sampling out-migrating juvenile salmon using Rotary Screw Traps, counting post-spawned salmon by boat survey, working in tributaries to count salmon and evaluate habitat, collecting fish migration data using acoustic telemetry, collecting samples and bio-data from juvenile and adult salmon at hatcheries, retrieving and decoding coded wire tags, and collecting juvenile sturgeon rearing habitat use data, among other projects. Join our team doing important work for anadromous fish management in the Sacramento Valley!
Please consider joining us in Red Bluff, to implement the mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Work with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people, and please pass this announcement on to others who may be interested and qualified.
USA JOBS Announcement: Biological Science Technician (Fish)
Announcement Number: TS-26-12835957-MR-DE
Control Number: 850169800
Tips for Applicants:
Application requirements have changed! Read the announcement carefully to make sure your application meets the new criteria. Resumes must be no longer than 2 pages.
The Red Bluff FWO is an office of 50+ people with a variety of programs, including monitoring anadromous fish populations in the Sacramento River and its tributaries, and implementing and evaluating restoration projects, water operations, and hatcheries in the northern Central Valley of California. This is an excellent area to work with anadromous fish as Chinook Salmon (all four runs endemic to the area), steelhead, lamprey, and sturgeon are all here.
Red Bluff is a small rural town (approx. pop. 14,000), with the larger cities of Redding and Chico about 30-40 minutes north and south, respectively. Redding has river-based tourist attractions at Caldwell Park and Turtle Bay Museum and Arboretum, is surrounded by mountains, and at the north end of the valley, has the best chance of snow in the winter. Chico is a college town (home to California State University, Chico) and boasts one of the largest municipal parks in the country, with the adjacent foothills a popular destination for hikers and mountain bikers.
The area has many outdoor recreational opportunities close by, including Lassen Volcanic National Park, Whiskeytown Lake and National Recreation Area, Mt. Shasta Ski Park, and Lakes Shasta and Oroville, with a plethora of hunting and fishing opportunities on nearby public lands. Sacramento International Airport is about 1.5 hours south of us. With a 3-4 hour drive from Red Bluff, you can get to world-class skiing at Lake Tahoe, hike in the Sierras, see a Shakespearian play in Ashland Oregon, experience the north coast for fresh seafood and ocean fishing, or go to San Francisco for its world-renowned charm.
Photo collage: Working with the Red Bluff U.S. Fish and Wildlife Office (Photo Credit: USFWS, Red Bluff Office)