2010 Oiled Wildlife Response Workshop Schedule
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Oiled Wildlife Response Workshop
WR&E announces its first workshop of 2010
The workshop is sponsored by a grant from the Texas General Land Office,
Oil Spill Prevention and Response Division
Friday March 12, 2010 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Corpus Christi Area Oil Spill Control Association
Corpus Christi, Texas
Lunch will be provided by CITGO Refining and Chemicals
This is the first of 8 planned workshops for 2010
Port Arthur / Beaumont April 23rd
Houston in June
Wildlife Rehab & Education Center, sponsored by a grant from the Texas General Land Office Oil Spill Prevention and Response Division, will be providing an oiled wildlife response-training workshop on Friday, March 12, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. The workshop will be held at the Corpus Christi Area Oil Spill Control Association, 1231 E. Navigation Blvd., Corpus Christi, TX (361-882-2656). CCAOSCA has been identified in the ACP as a “Temporary Oiled Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.” CITGO Refining and Chemicals will generously provide lunch.
The purpose of the workshop is to certify and train personnel that are interested in assisting the WR&E Oiled Wildlife Response Team during a spill. Certification and training are required for anyone who may participate in any role during an oiled wildlife response. The workshop will cover topics such as the effects of oil on wildlife, initial intake and exam of oiled wildlife, an introduction to OSHA training, wildlife rehabilitation’s role in Incident Command System, actual hands on cleaning of oiled feathers and participants will practice by washing an unoiled white duck.
We would like for all permitted wildlife rehabilitators and trainees, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, state wildlife officials, industry environmental personnel, as well as local veterinarians and veterinarian technicians to participate in this training.
There is no cost for the workshop but space is limited. Please register early by contacting Sharon by phone at 281-731-8826 or via email at SharonSchmalz@WRandE.org
 Since 1997, WR&E has presented oiled wildlife response training workshops regularly along the Texas coast and this is the first workshop for the year 2010. More hands-on training will be provided in the new restructured workshop format.The Gulf Coast supports large concentrations of wintering waterfowl and is an area for an abundance of nesting waterfowl, shorebirds, and water birds. An oil spill in this area could affect large numbers of protected migratory birds requiring many trained responders.
The WR&E Wildlife Center is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to care for injured, ill, and orphaned wildlife through rehabilitation and public education. WR&E personnel have been actively involved in oiled wildlife response for over 20 years. They are HAZWOPER certified and ICS trained. Wildlife Rehab & Education is on the advisory council for the Texas State Animal Resource Team (TXSART), a program of the Texas Veterinary Medical Foundation that coordinates preparedness, response and recovery efforts for animals affected by disasters in the state of Texas.
Oiled Wildlife Response Workshop Agenda
9:00 - 9:15 Welcome – Corpus Christi Area Oil Spill Control Association – Tom Salazar
CITGO Refining and Chemicals
9:15 - 9:45 Wildlife Laws – U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
9:45 – 10:45 Wildlife Rehabilitation’s Role in Incident Command System (ICS) - O’Brien’s Response Management
10:45- 11:00 BREAK
11:00 – 11:20 Effects of Oil on Wildlife – Debbie Mitchell, WR&E
11:20 – 11:45 Effects of Oil on Humans – OSHA Requirements – Sharon Schmalz, WR&E
11:45 – 12:00 Zoonoses – Margaret Pickell, WR&E
12:00 – 12:30 LUNCH sponsored by CITGO Refining and Chemicals
12:30 – 12:50 US Coast Guard Role in Oil Spill Response
12:50 - 1:15 Wildlife Capture, Restraint, & Deterrents – Margaret Pickell, WR&E
1:15 - 1:45 Oiled Wildlife Rehabilitation – Sharon Schmalz, WR&E
PPE Donning/Doffing Demo – Leesa Young & Debbie Mitchell, WR&E
1:45 - 2:00 BREAK
2:00 - 3:45 Tour of Equipment
Donning PPE – student participants
Capture & Restraint – student participants
Triage Demo
Gavage feeding – student participants
Washing Demo
Washing Ducks & oiled feathers – student participants
3:45 - 4:00 Aftercare & Release
Questions & Answers, Certificates
The Wildlife Center now has the following equipment available upon request during an oiled wildlife response:
A Wildlife Center in Houston, TX with capacity to accommodate over 500 adult brown pelicans and veterinary medical assistance.
Response equipment that is stored in 8 “push pact” containers that can be trucked or airlifted anywhere for oiled wildlife response, hurricane response or other wildlife emergencies.
The containers include over 3000 various sizes of plastic crates/kennels, 44 large cases of towels, paper towels, trash bags, feeding bowls, etc.
A 38 ft. bus with 24 stainless cages and 2 surgery tables with anesthesia machines for staging, triage or transport of oiled animals to the Wildlife Center. The bus has a generator and is air-conditioned.
A 48 ft. custom built two section enclosed top trailer with a 10,000-watt generator, three air conditioning units and a built-in water tank and fueling station.
Current oiled wildlife responses by Wildlife Rehab & Education include the following:
A pipeline spill in the Natchez, Mississippi area in October 2003
A pipeline spill in Grand Isle, Louisiana in November 2003
Pipeline spills in Venice, Louisiana after Hurricane Ivan in September 2004
A spill affecting nesting brown pelicans due to a tropical storm in Louisiana in June 2005
Several spills in Louisiana due to Hurricane Katrina in September 2005
Largest oil spill in Southwest Louisiana history in the Calcasieu River/Ship Channel in 2006
Two spills in Louisiana in 2007
A spill in the Mississippi River in New Orleans, LA after a tanker and barge collision in July 2008
A spill involving brown pelicans after Hurricane Gustav in September 2008
Fuel oil spill in Galveston, TX after Hurricane Ike in September 2008 affecting osprey and brown pelicans
A spill in Louisiana affecting brown pelicans and anhinga in January 2010
Photos courtesy of Julie Dermansky
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