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Steve Hillebrand /USFWS

Steve Hillebrand /USFWS. Role of Volunteers in the Wildlife Science Program at Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge. Bill Pyle Kodiak NWR. Lisa Hupp /USFWS. Purpose & scope. Describe the role of volunteers in & discuss potential volunteer opportunities Scope – primarily the science program.

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Steve Hillebrand /USFWS

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  1. Steve Hillebrand/USFWS Role of Volunteers in the Wildlife Science Program at Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge Bill Pyle Kodiak NWR Lisa Hupp/USFWS

  2. Purpose & scope • Describe the role of volunteers in & discuss potential volunteer opportunities • Scope – primarily the science program

  3. Outline • My background • Role & importance of volunteers • Science program volunteers • Volunteer opportunities

  4. My background • Started career as volunteer • Rose through the FWS ranks • Senior biologist at 5 NWRs over past 20 years • 12 years at Kodiak NWR • Extensive experience with volunteers supporting wildlife science & management

  5. Volunteer Program 2012 • 4 program areas: • wildlife & habitat • wildlife dependent recreation & environmental education • maintenance • 94 individuals • 17, 241 hours contributed

  6. Volunteers in Wildlife Science • Wildlife science • 43% of volunteers; 68% of hours • Assist research & habitat management • Research – up to 3 months • Habitat management – intermittent, 1 -7 days

  7. Research • Brown bear-salmon interactions • Mountain goat diet & feeding site preferences • Kittlitz’s murrelet nesting ecology • Marine bird surveys • Plant inventory

  8. Photos: USFWS

  9. Research (cont.) • Researcher & team of volunteers • Live in field camps up to 2 months • Long duration & hours & physically demanding • Recruitment starts in November & usually ends in February • Field season: mid-May to mid-August or longer

  10. Habitat Management Bill Pyle/USFWS • Primarily invasive plants • Late May – late September field season • Survey & site preparation are dominant tasks(95%) • Other tasks include herbicide application & monitoring of vegetation response

  11. Leslie Kerr/USFWS Blythe Brown/USFWS

  12. Evaluation Inventory Control Monitoring Outreach Control Photos: USFWS

  13. Survey & map Prepare sites for treatment Photos: USFWS Herbicide treatment Survey, map, remove flowers

  14. Training • 1st Aid & CPR • Bear hazard defense • Basic aviation & dunker Photos: USFWS

  15. M. Weisenberger / USFWS

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