Fisheries, wildlife & forestry experiences in my home state of Connecticut!
This was my first seasonal position with the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection’s Wildlife Division (CT DEP). I performed a myriad of wildlife, fisheries, and forestry-related duties while employed under the Habitat Management Program. I participated with a deer drive for a controlled hunt, cleared culverts and water control structures of beaver debris, and partook in wood duck box construction and maintenance activities.
I aided the Furbearer Program by locating collared black bears using radio telemetry, and performed necropsies on fishers and river otters. I also operated pelt tagging stations, and assisted with pelt tagging at a private game club fur auction.
I provided assistance to the Fisheries Division via trout stocking along the Salmon River.
And I assisted the Forestry Division with boundary line marking on state land, and tallied for tree-harvesting project. Participation in a fire management training course, and assistance with prescribed burns were also accomplished.