Ways to Get Involved
Little White Salmon National Fish Hatchery offers many ways to be involved! Whether you want to further conservation, learn more about nature or share your love of the outdoors, you’ve come to the right place. National fish hatcheries provide many opportunities for you to help your community and fish and wildlife by doing what you love. National fish hatcheries partner with volunteers, youth groups, landowners, neighbors and residents of both urban and rural communities to make a lasting difference. There are opportunities for everyone to get involved!
Volunteers: Gain new experiences and meet new people while helping to advance fish and aquatic conservation.
Friends: Learn more about our own non-profit Friends of Northwest Hatcheries and how they are helping hatcheries.
Local Groups: Find out how communities can work with hatcheries to conserve our shared natural resources.
Youth: Explore paid and unpaid opportunities to learn and develop leadership skills.
Volunteering
Discover for yourself what tens of thousands of volunteers have learned: Volunteering for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is fun and rewarding in many ways. Master new skills. Meet new friends. Enjoy a sense of accomplishment from doing your part to further wildlife conservation for the pleasure of generations to follow.
Daily Opportunities
We are happy to provide volunteer opportunities, including assisting hatchery staff with Kid's Fishing Day, fish production, and light maintenance activities. All volunteers compliment our hatchery programs and offer valuable support! To volunteer, contact cheri_anderson@fws.gov, or call Cheri at (509) 493-1730.
Hatchery Hosts
We also have a special volunteer offering called the Hatchery Host program. Hosts spend 3-4 months on station providing grounds-keeping assistance, fish production, light maintenance, and greeting people at visitors at the hatchery. The Little White Salmon Hatchery has one RV pad for hosts. The pad provides electrical, water, sewer, and telephone hook-ups, with laundry on site. Hosts only have to volunteer 20 hours/week to the hatchery. Please contact cheri_anderson@fws.gov or call Cheri at (509) 493-1730 for further information about our program.
Our Partners
We are proud to work with many different partners in our community and region. Without partners, we couldn't get nearly as much done! From assisting with research and hatchery production, to helping with educational programs, our partners are the best!
Education Programs
The hatchery is active in the Complex's Outreach and Education program. The Education Office offers a very popular Salmon in the Classroom program to schools in the Columbia River Gorge and beyond. Classrooms are equipped with a tank, chiller, and display materials. Students visit a hatchery to see the spawning process and learn why hatcheries are important. Eggs are delivered to the classroom and students make daily observations to see egg/fish development. Staff from our Information and Education Office visit the classrooms throughout the unit and provide lessons on salmon anatomy, watershed health and adaptations. In addition, outreach staff offer a variety of outdoor learning opportunities in the spring and summer that include: field days, archery, stream surveys, summer camps, and special events. Call the Information and Education Office at 509-493-2934 for more information.
Little White Salmon National Fish Hatchery is also active in the Forest Youth Success program that is sponsored by the Stevenson-Carson School District. Youth crews assist at the hatchery with invasive weed removal, maintenance work, fish culture, and more.
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