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Dworshak National Fish Hatchery Complex is located at the confluence of the North Fork and mainstem Clearwater River in Ahsahka, Idaho, 3 miles west of Orofino, Idaho. The Complex consists of Dworshak National Fish Hatchery, Idaho Fishery Resource Office, Idaho Fish Health Center and the Kooskia National Fish Hatchery located at Kooskia, Idaho (managed by the Nez Perce Tribe). Dworshak hatchery production is co-managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Nez Perce Tribe.
We are open year-round for self-guided tours. Guided tours are available by reservation only. Call 476-4591 or email us with your request.
For more information please forward all questions and comments to our Information and Education Office, Dworshak Fisheries Complex, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 18, Ahsahka, ID 83520. If you would like to reach us by telephone, please dial (208) 476-4591.
Directions
To visit the hatchery, turn off State Highway 12 at the Orofino bridge and continue one block north. Turn left and follow State Highway 7 about 3 miles to the hatchery. Visitors are welcome from 7:30a.m. until 4:00p.m. daily. Please call in advance for information about group tours and dates of hatchery activities. To map your trip, use this driving directions link.
Need information on the local area? Visit the Orofino Chamber of Commerce. Click here to visit
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In order to carry out its Service and Mission, and ensure the preservation, conservation and enhancement of the valuable ecological resources with which we are entrusted, the Dworshak NFH Complex team will practice exemplary environmental stewardship. In conducting our activities, we will incorporate best management practices, foster the sustainable use of natural resources, promote pollution prevention, reduce waste generation, purchase environmentally preferable products, and recycle and reuse all materials where practicable.
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Dworshak Complex NFH
Larry Peltz
Complex Mgr, U.S.Fish & Wildlife Service
Ed Larson Co-Manager,
Nez Perce Tribe Hatchery
4147 Ahsahka Rd
Ahsahka, ID 83520
Open 7:30am-4pm Daily |
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Kooskia NFH - Managed by Nez Perce Tribe
Adam Izbicki, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Interim Hatchery Mgr
318 Toll Rd
Kooskia, ID 83539
Open 8am-4pm Daily
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Idaho FRO
Howard Burge
Project Leader
4147 Ahsahka Rd
Ahsahka, ID 83520
Open 7:30am-4pm Daily |
Idaho Fish Health Center
Kathy Clemens
Project Leader
4147 Ahsahka Rd
Ahsahka, ID 83520
Open 7:30-4pm Daily |
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The mission of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Serivce is working with others to conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people
