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• Maintained 4.2 acres of production ponds and surrounding property• Supported hatchery manager in grow out of Redbreast sunfish for stocking• Recorded water quality data daily with YSI meter to ensure successful breeding of Redbreast sunfish• Operation of various vehicles including tractors, zero turn riding mowers, and UTVs

• Assisted with various maintenance tasks around the hatchery and laboratory at Cohen Campbell Fisheries Center• Supported fish culturists in collecting and counting American Shad eggs from recirculating systems• Learned what kind of day-to-day work goes into raising bluegill and channel catfish in grow-out ponds

• Co-managed 13 campers (ages 7-11 and 12-15) throughout the day• Taught campers basics of fishing (i.e. safety, casting, knots, handling fish)• Performed maintenance on fishing gear

- Aided in research on climate resiliency and water infrastructure issues- Assisted in the organization of sections of The Water Resources Development Act of 2022- Constituent Correspondence