Final Winthrop NFH Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment

Please cite as: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). 2013. Winthrop National Fish Hatchery: Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment, December 2013. Climate Change Assessment Team for National Fish Hatcheries, Pacific Region. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon. 

This report was prepared by USFWS staff: Bill Gale, Mid-Columbia River Fishery Resources Office; Patty Crandell, Kyle Hanson, Doug Peterson, Abernathy Fish Technology Center; Chris Pasley, Winthrop National Fish Hatchery (NFH); and Don Campton, Pacific Regional Office, with assistance from the Winthrop NFH Hatchery Evaluation Team. The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the USFWS.

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Don Campton, (USFWS-Retired)
Chris Pasley, (USFWS-Retired)
Patty Crandell, (USFWS-Retired)
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