Field Skills

Aquatic field skills

• Measure stream flow & assess channel characteristics

• Fish identification, tissue & otolith collection, stomach removal, & MS-222 euthanasia

• PIT tag and acoustic telemetry tag insertion 

• Gill netting from a motorized and non-motorized vessel 

• Motorized and non-motorized watercraft operation (inboard and outboard motorized vessels, rafts, catarafts, and kayaks)

• Use and maintenance of YSI, secchi disc, zooplankton net

• Use and trouble-shooting of floating pit-tag reader

• Experience constructing beaver dam analogue (BDA), post-assisted log structure (PALS), and other woody habitat for riparian restoration

• Redd counts & snorkel surveys

Terrestrial field skills

• Plant identification in the Western U.S.

• Invasive species removal, including Russian Olive removal 

• Post-fire surveys for tree mortality, morel densities, and basic forestry metrics (e.g. DBH)

• Snow research techniques including transect surveys for density, snow pit construction and evaluation, and snow crystal identification

• Avalanche assessment and mitigation including charge handling and deployment 

• Over-snow travel including operation of 2 and 4-stroke snowmobiles, and backcountry skis

• Extended backcountry fieldwork experience camping, backpacking, and multi-day rafting

• Mammal identification using snow tracks