Jobs and sources of employment in this field continue to diversify, and the following listing should be viewed as provisional and likely incomplete. You are limited mostly by your imagination – go forth and conquer!

Potential Jobs:

Fisheries Fish hatchery biologist Aquarium keeper Aquaculture specialist Fisheries biologist Endangered species coordinator Marine biologist Restoration ecologist Research scientist Fisheries manager Ecotoxicologist Law/Policy Related Environmental consultant Lobbyist Environmental attorney

Wildlife Wildlife biologist Wildlife manager Endangered species coordinator Coordinator, local wildlife interest groups Marine biologist Zoo keeper Animal trainer Animal damage control specialist Research scientist Habitat restoration ecologist Veterinary Medicine Veterinarian (zoo, private, wildlife) Wildlife rehabilitator

Ecosystem / Habitat Conservation biologist Forest / Park ranger Forest manager Park biologist/manager Habitat restoration ecologist GIS specialist Education/Communication Environmental journalist Nature photographer Environmental instructor Reserve docent Peace Corps volunteer Eco tourism Teacher / Professor

Potential Employers:

State

California Departments:

• Fish and Game www.dfg.ca.gov
• Water Resources www.water.ca.gov
• Parks and Recreation  www.parks.ca.gov
• Forestry and Fire Protection  www.fire.ca.gov
• Transportation  www.dot.ca.gov
• Environmental Protection Agency   www.calepa.ca.gov

Similar agencies in other states

State and Regional Water Quality Control Boards   www.swrcb.ca.gov

Federal

NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service

www.nmfs.noaa.gov

Environmental Protection Agency   www.epa.gov

USDA Forest Service www.fs.fed.us

Department of Interior:

• US Fish and Wildlife Service  www.fws.gov
• National Park Service   www.nps.gov
• Bureau of Land Management  www.blm.gov
• Bureau of Reclamation   www.usbr.gov
• US Geological Survey  www.usgs.gov

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers  www.usace.army.mil

Local, International

Planning / parks departments of counties, cities, and regional agencies

Non-government Organizations:

• Conservation International   www.conservation.org
• Ducks Unlimited www.ducks.org
• National Audubon Society   www.audubon.org
• Cal Trout  www.caltrout.org
• World Wildlife Fund   www.worldwildlife.org
• The Nature Conservancy   www.nature.org
• California Waterfowl Association   www.calwaterfowl.org

Local watershed groups

Environmental consulting firms