John Hagan Email & Phone Number

Forks, Wa

Coordinating freshwater monitoring projects on the western Olympic Peninsula. Current coordinator of the Coastal Watershed Assessment Project (CWAP).

Anchorage, Alaska Area

• Conservation project planning and implementation in the Tyonek Conservation District.• Fisheries project management, including salmonid population monitoring and habitat assessment.• Invasive plant surveys, eradication and identification. • Water quality monitoring and analysis.• Spatial data management and GIS analysis. • Fieldwork in remote Alaska accessed by watercraft, small bush planes and helicopters.

Anchorage, Alaska Area

• Fisheries research and field monitoring. • Temperature monitoring project lead on Anchor River in south-central Alaska. • Curriculum development and field course assistance.• 2015-2016 NASA Alaska Space Grant Research Fellowship recipient. • 2015-2017 At-Sea Processers Association Research Grant recipient. • At-sea juvenile salmon survey in the Northern Bering Sea on the R/V Pandalus, August- September 2015.

Kingston, Wa

• Intertidal surveys to estimate and monitor Surf Smelt and Pacific Sand Lance spawning habitat. • Assess developmental stage of egg and larvae samples in the lab.• Capture and sampling of live fish specimens.• Supervise technicians in the field, operate small watercrafts and maintain field equipment. • Clam and oyster population and habitat monitoring. • Report writing and database management.

Twisp, Wa

• Lead the field component of a steelhead-monitoring project focusing on iteroparity and spawning success in the Methow River Basin. • Serve as crew leader supervising Fisheries Technicians I and II. • Trapping and sampling of adult steelhead using weir traps and hook-and-line methods. • Sampling of juvenile salmonids (length, weight, scale sample, genetic sample, PIT tag etc). This includes use of a rotary screw trap, electro-fishing and seining. • Conduct spawning ground surveys.• Operate and maintain field equipment, including waders, dry suit, rafts, pontoon boats, GPS units, coded wire tag detectors, PIT tags, etc.• Data entry and management (field data and PIT tag arrays).

Crescent City, Ca

• Assist a research and monitoring program focused on pacific salmonid (Coho and Chinook salmon, Steelhead) spatial distributions and population dynamics in the Smith River Basin.• Walk and raft stream reaches to identify Coho, Chinook and Steelhead redds.• Measure redds, assess substrate, take GPS points and use a field computer to log data.• Measure and tag salmonid carcasses and collect scale samples. • Post-process the data into a statewide system. • Monitor and observe predators (both avian and terrestrial) and log locations and species.

John Day, Or

• Create detailed surveys of salmonid habitat and stream topography using Columbia Habitat Monitoring Program (CHaMP) protocol. This includes the use of a Nikon Total Station, Allegro Field PC, Garmin GPS, GIS software and various habitat monitoring equipment (drift nets, velocity meter, conductivity reader, etc.). • Capture and P.I.T tagging of juvenile salmonids, this includes electro-shocking, seining, dip netting, snorkel herding and angling. • P.I.T tag antenna installation and repair.• Data management and entry, this includes 3-D modeling, generating TINs and DEMs and GIS processing. • Working and camping in remote wilderness areas for multiple days.

Frisco, Co

• Participate in the planning and implementation of large-scale watershed restoration projects in the region.• Collect monthly water samples from several rivers and analyze water quality and content. • Organize and facilitate community outreach and educational events for a variety of audiences. • Participate in watershed planning with local, state and federal agencies. • Request grants from both the public and private sectors and managing the granted funds.

Eugene, Or

• Habitat restoration, plant identification, invasive species removal and trail maintenance.• Tree care and overall forestry assessments on a variety of native trees. • Became trained to operate landscape restoration tools and a large variety of trail maintenance equipment.

Grizzly Creek Ranch, Ca

• Environmental education, high ropes course facilitation, backcountry leadership and wilderness safety.

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Fisheries And Aquatic Science

Activities and Societies: American Fisheries Society Chapter PresidentThesis: Assessing the accuracy and uncertainty of Landsat derived.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Environmental Science / Geography