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Distance Learning Classroom Locations

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Satellite Downlink Locations
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) is a member of the Government Education and Training Network (GETN).  An interactive classroom has been installed at each FWS regional office and numerous refuges, hatcheries, ecological services, and law enforcement offices.  

National Park Service Satellite Downlink Locations 
National Park Service (NPS) is a member of the Government Education and Training Network (GETN) and has established interactive digital satellite downlink sites, called TEL Stations (Technology Enhanced Learning), at over 200 NPS sites. TEL Stations are listed by state. Each station has an email point of contact. Please use the appropriate email contact to request the use of an NPS TEL Station. Also, please cc: Randy_Robinson@fws.gov on your request.

SITEFINDER Mapping Tool
Find your nearest FWS or NPS satellite downlink site with the SITEFINDER.
You can search by zip code or driving distance.

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Downlink Locations C-Band-Analog Broadcasts only
For selected training events, NCTC will coordinate with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) National Training Center to broadcast the event to all BLM downlink sites.  FWS field offices can then coordinate to participate in the event at the local BLM site. 
 
Guidance on locating additional C-band (analog) downlink sites

The Government Education and Training Network
(GETN) is a network of Federal Government agencies using a common satellite carrier for interactive television (1-way video, 2-way audio).  FWS  is a member of GETN, and our training can be accessed from GETN sites when prior arrangements are made.  Click on the title to learn more about the GETN community, GETN points of contact, location of GETN sites, and other training offered by GETN members.

The Government Alliance for Training & Education via Satellite
(GATES) serves to promote intragovernmental sharing of distance learning resources.
Program schedules, agency points of contact, and other resources are available at this web site.

FWS Distance Learning Classrooms

State City Facility Point of Contact
AK Anchorage Region 7 Regional Office Chuck Young 907-786-3909
AK Fairbanks
(Eielson AFB - FWS partner site)
Eielson AFB (directions to classroom)
Michael.Stoklosa@eielson.af.mil
Mike Stoklosa 907-377-5106
AL Daphne ES Field Office Bruce Porter 251-441-5181
AL Decatur Wheeler NWR Teresa Adams 256-350-6639
AZ Phoenix BLM National Training Center (NTC) Terry Loftus 602-906-5541
CA Arcata Arcata FWO Greg Goldsmith 707-822-7201
Mike Long 707-822-7201
CA Carlsbad Carlsbad Field Office Don Henry 760-431-9440 x301
CA Newark San Francisco Bay NWRC John Bradley 510-792-0222 x27
Diane Kodama 510-792-0222 x30
Karla Tanner 510-792-0222 x39
CA Red Bluff Red Bluff FWO Keenan True 530-527-3043 x260
Harry Ostapenko 530-527-3043 x259
CA Sacramento Sacramento Field Office Dennis Taylor 916-414-6521
CO Denver Region 6 Regional Office Gerri Purvis 303-236-5414
DC Washington Main Interior Building (Channel 25) Arthur McDaniel 703-358-1703
J. Mike Mason 202-208-4156
FL Vero Beach Vero Beach ES Office Jose Ortiz 772-562-3909 x227
Raymond Roberts 772-562-3909
GA Atlanta Region 4 Regional Office Carolyn Boykin 404-679-4088
GA Folkston Okefenokee NWR Maury Bedford 912-496-7836 x225
HI Honolulu Pacific Islands FWO Luis Mendoza 808-792-9418
Barbara Maxfield 808-792-9531
Ann Bell 808-792-9532
ID Boise Snake River FWO Gina Egusquiza 208-378-5243
Meggan Laxalt Mackey
208-378-5796
IL Marion Crab Orchard NWR Terry Rendleman 618-998-5908
LA Lacombe Lacombe Field Office Byron Fortier 985-882-2025
Douglas Hunt 985-882-2024
LA Lafayette Lafayette ES Office Jim Boggs 337-291-3100
Robert Greco 337-291-3150
LA Monroe Black Bayou NWR Sharon Fuller 318-387-1114
Kelby Ouchley 318-387-1114
MA Hadley Region 5 Regional Office Greg Thompson 413-253-8587
ME East Orland Craig Brook NFH Thomas King 207-469-6701
MI Ludington Ludington Field Office Dennis Lavis 231-843-7302
Joe Tyron 231-845-6205
MI Marquette Marquette Biological Station Gregg Baldwin 906-226-1211
MN Fergus Falls Fergus Falls Wetland
Management District Office
Ken Garrahan 218-736-0938 x11
Dawn Johnson 218-736-0645
MN Fort Snelling Region 3 Regional Office Pat Percy 612-713-5122  
MS Grenada North Mississippi Refuges Steve Gard 662-226-8286 x11
MT Bozeman Bozeman Fish Technology Center Jon Gilleen 406-994-9914
Cal Fraser 406-994-9948
NC Columbia Pocosin Lakes NWR Howard Phillips 252-796-3004 x226
ND Bismarck Bismarck Field Office Billie Yantzer 701-355-8511
Chuck Loesch 701-355-8537 x537
ND Coleharbor Audubon NWR Jenifer Zorn 701-442-5474 x20
Jackie Jacobson 701-442-5474 x17
NM Albuquerque Region 2 Regional Office Steven Hamlin 505-248-6592
Pat Simms 505-248-6610
NM Socorro Sevilleta NWR Renee Robichaud 505-864-4021 x110
Virginia Alguire 505-864-4021 x118
NV Las Vegas Desert NWRC Ted Ihringer 775-861-6318
Cynthia Martinez 702-515-5452
NY Basom Iroquois NWR Kelly Chase 585-948-5445 x208
Tom Roster 585-948-5445
OK Indiahoma Wichita Mountains NWR Chip Kimball 580-429-3222
Lori Jones 580-429-8487
OR Ashland FWS National Forensics Lab Verlin Cross 541-482-4191
OR Portland Region 1 Regional Office Carrie Costello 503-231-6136
Mike Lee 503-231-2234
PA Philadelphia John Heinz NWR Gary Stolz 215-365-3118
Bill Buchanan 215-365-3118 x104
UT Brigham City Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Steve Hicks 435-734-6431
Betsy Beneke 435-734-6436
UT Vernal Utah Fish & Wildlife Mgmt Assist Off Dave Irving 435-789-4078 x17
Shirley Eksund 435- 789-4078 x12
VA Arlington Arlington Square Office Joe Piehuta 703-358-2519
User Support 703-358-2200
VA Chincoteague Island Chincoteague NWR Visitors Center Kimberly Mills 757-336-6122x302
WA Lacey Western Washington Field Office Chris Allar 360-534-9320
Diane Iglesias 360-753-4373
WI Onalaska Upper Miss. River NWR
LaCrosse District Office
Randy Mulholland 608-781-6261
Kathy Mock 608-783-8405
WV Shepherdstown National Conservation Training Center (NCTC) Mark Chesna 304-876-7342
WY Jackson National Elk Refuge Ann Blakley 307-733-9212 x222
Lori Iverson 307-733-9212 x227


Last Updated: April 23, 2008

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