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Federal Staff

Walt Duffy

Walt Duffy Unit Leader Website: http://www.humboldt.edu/cuca/duffy/index.html Tel: (707) 826 - 5644

Dr. Duffy has been leader of the California Unit since 1997. He is active in fisheries and watershed restoration ecology.

Margaret Wilzbach

Margaret Wilzbach Assistant Unit Leader Website: http://www.humboldt.edu/cuca/wilzbach/index.html Tel: (707) 826 - 5645

University Staff

Leslie Farrar Administrative Support Coordinator Tel: (707) 826 - 3268

Students and Post Docs

Chris Adams fishing

Chris Adams

Received BS degree from Lake Superior State University in 2007. Is currently pursuing a MS degree in Fisheries Biology from Humboldt State University. My research objectives of the study are to increase understanding of life history tactics and estimate apparent survival of coho during key periods in order to identify potential limits in juvenile production in the Shasta River. I am also a fanatic fisherman and fly tier as well as an artist.

Mark Ashenfelter

Philip Colombano

Stephen Gough

Jang-Won Lee

Sampling for polychaetes

David Malakauskas

Kimberly McFarland Tel: (707) 826 - 3268

Matthew Metheny

Matthew Metheny

Matt received his BS degree in Fisheries Biology in 2006 from Humboldt State University and is currently pursuing a master's of science in fisheries there. Has done population monitoring of all life cycle stages of salmonids in Prairie Creek in Redwood National Park.

Tancy Moore

Tancy Moore

Tancy received her Bachelor of Science from University of Mississippi in 2007. She began work on a master's degree in Fisheries Biology at Humboldt State University in 2011 with Walter Duffy as her advisor.

Brian Poxon

Brian Poxon Tel: (707) 826 - 3268

Christopher "Olie" Smith

Olie Smith

Olie received his BA from UC Santa Cruz in 2004. He received his credential in Biology in 2006 from Humboldt State University. He is currently pursuing a master's degree in Fisheries Biology with Margaret Wilzbach as his advisor.

Michele Wheeler

Katrina Wright in the field

Katrina Wright

 

Current Staff

Federal Staff: 2

Masters Students: 12

Phd Students: 1

Post Docs: 0

University Staff: 1

5 Year Summary

Students graduated: 13

Scientific Publications: 17

Presentations: 25

 

Contact Us

California Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Arcata, CA 95521-8299 Phone: (707) 826 - 3268 Fax: (707) 826 - 3269 Our University Web Site

Unit Leader

Walt Duffy
Walt Duffy

Dr. Duffy has been leader of the California Unit since 1997. He is active in fisheries and watershed restoration ecology.

California Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Cooperators

  1. California Department of Fish and Game
  2. Humboldt State University
  3. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  4. U.S. Geological Survey
  5. Wildlife Management Institute