Day 10- Spokane Tribe Fisheries/Wildlife Environmental Staff

Spokane Tribe Fisheries/Wildlife Environmental Staff

Short Introductions: 

• Billy Joe Kiefer- Director for Spokane Tribe DNR
• Warren Seyler- BPA Coordinator
• John Matt- Heritage Coordinator
• Bill Matt- Environmental Officer
• Brian Crossley- DNR for Spokane Tribe Program 
• Casey Flanagan- DNR for Spokane Tribes Project Manager
•  Brent Nichols- Program Manager for Lake Roosevelt Fisheries

Thanks for sharing with us your job description and what you do, and giving us contact info!, I'm sure that will be very useful in the future! Nice to meet you all!

Wildlife Biologist- Candice Bennett, 

interns: Jackie, Braden, Vahn

Habitat Operations & Maintenance

• tracks (winter)
• track plate contains smelly old chicken for bait
• scat collection- genetic analysis
• hair snares- pulls off follicles of hair
• monitoring camouflaged cameras 
• Medium-Small carnivores

Preparation of Track Plates

Track Plates

Setting up Track Plate cover

Found a good spot to leave the Track Plates

Band Wagon members camouflaging

the track plates 

OH YEAH! completely camouflaged!

                                                                                        

 Camera set up near the track plates to view images of tempting, hungry animals approaching the track plates

 Thanks to Candice! For giving us some insight of what you do when you're in the field!