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National Wildlife Refuges Fox River National Wildlife Refuge 920-387-2658 Gravel Island National Wildlife Refuge 920-387-2658 Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge 920-387-2658 Horicon National Wildlife Refuge 920-387-2658 LaCrosse District Upper Mississippi National Wildlife and Fish Refuge 608-783-8405 Necedah National Wildlife Refuge 608-565-2551 Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge 608-539-2311 Whittlesey Creek National Wildlife Refuge 715-685-2678 Wetland Management Districts Leopold Wetland Management District 608-742-7100 St. Croix Wetlands Management District 715-246-7784
Ecological Services Green Bay Ecological Services Office 920-866-1717
National Fish Hatcheries Genoa National Fish Hatchery 608-689-2605 Iron River National Fish Hatchery 715-372-8510 Fishery Resources Offices Ashland Fishery Resource Office 715-682-6185 Green Bay Fishery Resource Office 920-866-1717 LaCrosse Fishery Resource Office 608-783-8431 Fish Health Center 608-783-8444 LaCrosse Fish Health Center 608-783-8441
Law Enforcement Green Bay Law Enforcement Office 920-866-1717 Madison Law Enforcement Office 608-221-1206 Onalaska Law Enforcement Office 608-783-8420
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2002 Wisconsin State Facts
• The Service employs more than 130 people in Wisconsin.
• Fiscal Year 2002 Resource Management budget for Service activities in Wisconsin totals $10.5 million
National Wildlife Refuge Facts
• Eight National Wildlife Refuges and two Wetland Management Districts in Wisconsin total 177,911 acres
• In 2002, more than 900,000 people visited refuges in Wisconsin to hunt, fish, participate in interpretive programs and view wildlife
• 13,702 school children participated in Service educational programs
Federal Aid to State Fish and Wildlife Programs
• In 2002 Wisconsin received:
$9.5 million for sport fish restoration
$6.0 million for wildlife restoration and hunter education
• Wildlife Restoration Act funds were used to purchase the Simulated Action Firearms Education Training for Youth (SAFETY) system, a high-tech, $120,000 simulator used for hunter education and safety courses.
Endangered Cranes Summer at Wisconsin Refuge
Necedah National Wildlife Refuge continues to serve as the summer home of the only migrating flocks of whooping cranes in the eastern United States. In 2001, a flock made its first migration to Florida's Chassahowitzka NWR, and in September 2002, a second group of whoopers went south. The cranes are led on their first migration south by ultralight aircraft. They are raised and trained to follow the ultralights at Necedah NWR.
Hatchery Continues as Leading Force in Lake Sturgeon Recovery
Restoration efforts for lake sturgeon continue to be a major component of the fishery programs being carried out at Genoa National Fish Hatchery, whose 2002 sturgeon production cycle produced more than 83,500 eggs and fingerlings to support federal, tribal and state restoration efforts. Genoa NFH has been involved with restoration efforts for this species of concern since the mid-1990s, and has developed one of the largest lake sturgeon production programs in the nation. Currently the hatchery produces two distinct strains of sturgeon for restoration programs encompassing four ecosystems in the eastern United States. The program also produces thousands of fish and eggs annually for research programs aimed at facilitating restoration efforts for this ancient fish.
Wetlands Grant Helps Conserve Lake Superior Coastal Wetlands
A 2002 North American Wetland Conservation Act grant of $999,800 will help to conserve more than 5,800 acres of wetlands in Lake Superior's Chequamegon Bay area. The Migratory Bird Conservation Commission awarded the grant to the Superior Coastal Wetland Initiative, a collaboration among nine natural resource agencies, tribes and organizations in northern Wisconsin. Partners contributed $1,350,058 in cash and technical assistance to match the grant. The Superior Coastal Wetland Initiative, will include wetland acquisition, wetland restoration and stream restoration.
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