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Oregon State Police - Fish and Wildlife Division

Fish and Wildlife Division Personnel
The Division's 117 sworn officers are assigned statewide with specific duties and responsibilities to ensure compliance with natural resource laws.  One professional staff member at General Headquarters supports the entire Division.
 
Division assignments (sworn Senior Troopers/Troopers):
  • 67 General fish and wildlife
  • 13 Healthy streams and habitat
  •   9 Commercial fish
  •   3 Special Investigations Unit (SIU)
  •   3 Aircraft pilots
 
ODFW funds approximately 50% of the positions, in addition to some of the seasonal employment programs.  Other funding sources include Oregon Lottery, Department of Environmental Quality, general fund, Oregon State Marine Board, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Oregon State Parks, and service contracts.
 
 
 

General Headquarters Staff
 
Captain Jeff Samuels – Division Director
Public Service Building
255 Capitol Street NE, 4th Floor
Salem, OR  97310
(503) 934-0221
 

   Captain Samuels oversees the natural resource law enforcement programs within the state.
 
 
Lieutenant David Anderson – Fisheries Section
Public Service Building
255 Capitol Street NE, 4th Floor
Salem, OR  97310
(503) 934-0222
 

   Lieutenant Anderson coordinates the enforcement of commercial fishery regulations, enforcement of sport angling regulations, and supervises the Division’s Special Investigations Unit.  He is OSP's law enforcement representative on the Enforcement Consultant Advisory body to the Pacific Fisheries Management Council and the representative at the Columbia Basin Law Enforcement Council (CBLEC), an organization of law enforcement agencies that enforce regulations pertaining to fisheries in the Columbia River system.
 
 
Lieutenant Ethan Wilson – Wildlife Section
Public Service Building
255 Capitol Street NE, 4th Floor
Salem, OR  97310
(503) 934-0223
 

     Lieutenant Wilson coordinates the enforcement of wildlife and big game regulations, the Division’s compliance reporting process, the seasonal enforcement contracts, and the Division’s training programs, and is the Program Manager of the Oregon State Marine Board contract.

 

GR Castillo - Program Analyst I

Public Service Building
255 Capitol Street NE, 4th Floor
Salem, OR  97310
(503) 934-0226 

 

   The Program Analyst I provides direct support to the three sworn members at General Headquarters and indirect support to the remaining sworn and non-sworn members in the field through collecting and/or disseminating information, providing administrative assistance, and handling projects.  The Program Analyst I is responsible for preparing reports for specific state and federal contracts and Division activities, creating and publishing the monthly newsletter, serving as the Division's web coordinator, and serving external customers by answering and/or routing questions about wildlife, law enforcement, and/or Division issues.

 

 

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Regional Staff
 
Northwest Region
 
Lieutenant Josh Brooks 
3710 Portland Road NE
Salem, OR  97303                           
(503) 934-0324
 
Lieutenant Brooks supervises Fish and Wildlife troopers in Astoria, St. Helens, Newport, Tillamook, Portland, McMinnville, Salem, and Albany.
  
 
Southwest Region
 
Lieutenant David Gifford 
4500 Rogue Valley Highway, Suite A
Central Point, OR  97502                
(541) 776-6114
 

   Lieutenant Gifford supervises Fish and Wildlife troopers in Central Point, Grants Pass, Florence, Springfield, Oakridge, Coos Bay, Gold Beach, Klamath Falls, La Pine, Lakeview, and Roseburg.
 
 
East Region
 
Lieutenant Don Wagner
20355 Poe Sholes Drive, Suite 100
Bend, OR  97701
(541) 633-2224
 

    
Lieutenant Wagner supervises Fish and Wildlife troopers in Bend, Madras, Prineville, La Grande, Enterprise, Baker City, Ontario, Burns, John Day, Pendleton, Heppner, Hermiston, and The Dalles.
 
 
 
You may locate contact information for a specific office in our Regional Contact List. 
  
 

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