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<br />Bureau of Reclamation biologist prefers red bandannas to white, collars
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<br />By Reed Harris
<br />Chief of Biological Support
<br />Bureau of Reclamation
<br />Sa~ Lake C~y
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<br />The endangered and protected native fish of the
<br />Colorado River Basin have a true friend in Robert
<br />(Bob) Williams, fishery biologist and researcher.
<br />Bob currently serves as senior staff biologist for
<br />the Bureau of Reclamation in Salt Lake City.
<br />Not your typical "white-collar" federal
<br />employee, Bob can usually be found somewhere
<br />on the Green, Yampa, Colorado or San Juan river
<br />wearing a red bandanna on his head as he seines
<br />backwaters, electro-fishes shallow shorelines or
<br />measures habitats used by native fish.
<br />Bob can occasionally be caught in the office --
<br />wearing a tie when he needs a favor -. preparing
<br />work statements for any of almost a dozen
<br />contracts he oversees as pan of the Recovery
<br />Implementation Program. He serves as
<br />Reclamation's technical representative on almost $2
<br />million worth of endangered fish studies
<br />throughout the Upper Basin and into the Grand
<br />Canyon.
<br />Starting with the Endangered Species office of
<br />the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 1978, Bob
<br />gained an extensive knowledge of the legal
<br />requirements as well as the biological intent of the
<br />Endangered Species Act In late 1980 Bob moved
<br />to Reclamation where he now provides infonnation
<br />on the fishes' habitat requirements and suggestions
<br />on implementing necessary water development
<br />plans and programs while still protecting the
<br />species.
<br />Bob coaches his daughter's baseball team and
<br />is best known as a patient father. His colleagues
<br />describe him as hard-working, fun-loving and
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<br />Bob Williams, biologist for the Bureau of
<br />Reclamation, endures harsh winter
<br />conditions during a snorkeling trip to study
<br />fish habitat.
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<br />given to an occasional practical joke. Apparently,
<br />Bob's only down side is that he is difficult to
<br />contact. And when he's in the office, he is usually
<br />on the phone. In spite of that, Bob is well-liked
<br />and well-respected in the Upper Colorado region.
<br />On behalf of the Recovery Implementation
<br />Committee and its various work groups, I would
<br />like to thank Bob for his continued interest beyond
<br />the job in protecting the endangered fish of the
<br />Colorado River Basin.
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